Marijuana News

This is a long article that was two months in the making. from Politico, 5/24/2020 Lavish Parties, Greedy Pols and Panic Rooms: How the ‘Apple of Pot’ Collapsed MedMen was the country’s hottest pot startup—until it flamed out. Its fall has exposed the gap between “green rush” hype and the realities of a troubled industry. […]

Good news from William Barr’s confirmation hearing! In a break from [Jeff] Sessions, [William] Barr said his Justice Department would “not go after” marijuana companies operating in states that have legalized cannabis. Marijuana remains illegal at the federal level, and Sessions had rescinded the Obama administration’s rules that such companies wouldn’t be targeted — the

It’s exciting when TV stars run for office, especially because the ones who get elected are indubitably wonderful — just terrific, fantastic — public servants. Cynthia Nixon vowed to fight for stricter gun-control laws, stand up for black voters, and support the legalization of marijuana in her first national TV interview since declaring her candidacy for governor of New York.

People are now dying from what’s being called “synthetic marijuana” — the worst-possible collateral damage from marijuana prohibition.  If marijuana were legal, no one would resort to smoking stuff that’s essentially potpourri (no pun intended) sprayed with lab-made chemicals. “… mock marijuana that is spreading across Chicago and the central part of the state, causing