All posts tagged "Rohrabacher-Farr amendment"

Politics

Dana Rohrabacher Talks Trump & Why He Thinks Cannabis Will Likely Be Legal By 2020

Dana Rohrabacher, former Republican Congressman from Southern California, speaks to Cannabis Now about the outlook for...

Economics

John Boehner, Formerly Anti-Pot, Enters the Cannabis Industry

Despite the fact that he once opposed marijuana legalization, John Boehner announced this week that he...

Politics

Should State-Legal Cannabis Growers Worry About Trump’s Death Penalty Threat?

After Jeff Sessions issued a memo urging prosecutors to seek the death penalty for those "dealing in...

Politics

Medical Pot Protections in Jeopardy on Capitol Hill

Only more one stage in the legislative process keeps Jeff Sessions away from prosecuting state medical...

Politics

AG Sessions to Congress: Let Me Prosecute Cannabis Patients

A recently revealed memo from AG Jeff Sessions urging Congress to overturn restrictions on DOJ prosecution...

Politics

How Trump’s War on Weed Could Start on Saturday (And Why It Probably Won’t)

The most important Congressional action on cannabis — ever — is set to expire this Friday at midnight;...

Legal

Pot Patients’ Federal Cease-Fire Extended

Medical marijuana patients, caregivers and their providers can breath a little easier until election day.

Legal

Major Decision: Federal Court Affirms War on Medical Pot Is Over

In a major legal decision, a federal appeals court ruled that the United States government’s war...

Legal

Is the Federal War on Medical Marijuana Over?

With the pending dismissal of the federal government’s highest profile case against a state-legal medical marijuana...

Legal

Federal Court Ruling Stands: DOJ Cannot Target MMJ Providers Operating Within State Law

This week cannabis activists going to battle in the War on Drugs officially gained a huge...

Joint Opinions

New Obama Budget Could Allow DEA Interference

A couple of weeks ago, President Obama said that he had no plans to reform the...

Industry Events

Bipartisan Legalization on Display at ICBC

With a presidential election season in full swing, most political discussions highlight the stark divisions between...

Legal

Judge: Feds Cannot Block Dispensaries Operating Within State Law

In a landmark decision that carries potential ramifications nationwide, a federal judge ruled Monday that the...

Politics

5 Ways Medical Marijuana Could Be Federally Legalized

Currently, 23 states and the District of Columbia have legalized medical marijuana. Fifteen other states have...

Legal

FBI Hints At Softer Attitude Towards Cannabis

Two weeks ago, a prominent cannabis industry figure in California was indicted on federal charges of...

Legal

Lawmakers Slam DOJ: Stop Prosecuting Against State MMJ Law

The battle between Representatives Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) and Sam Farr (D-CA) and the Department of Justice...

Politics

Congress Fails to Stop Federal Prosecution of Recreational Cannabis

An amendment that could have finally stopped the federal government from persecuting individuals and organizations who...