Articles tagged with "DEA"
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The Shake: How Much Did Stoner Sloth Cost Taxpayers?
Lisa Rough - Published on February 19, 2016Read moreVermont elected officials are hopping on the legalization train, a former U.S. surgeon general like Bernie’s cannabis plan, and a new report says the DEA is careless with its drugs. It’s the (Friday!) Shake.
Justice Department Shuts Down Major Property Seizure Program
Ben Adlin - Published on December 29, 2015Read moreThe Justice Department will suspend indefinitely one of the most controversial pieces of its asset forfeiture operations.
DEA Eases Restrictions on Cannabidiol Studies
Ben Adlin - Published on December 23, 2015Read moreThe change will allow researchers easier access to CBD supplies, but the government still denies that cannabis offers any medical benefit.
The DEA Allows Unlikely Candidate to Import Cannabis Internationally
Lisa Rough - Published on December 15, 2015Read moreThe United States Drug Enforcement Administration approved the New Jersey-based organization Catalent to receive imported cannabis for research purposes.
Blumenauer Stands Up to the DEA for Medical Marijuana
Lisa Rough - Published on November 20, 2015Read moreUpon hearing the contentious words from DEA Chief Chuck Rosenberg that caused an outrage among the medical marijuana community, Rep. Blumenauer took action.
Petition to Fire DEA Chief Gains Traction
Lisa Rough - Published on November 18, 2015Read moreDEA chief Chuck Rosenberg has come under fire for his remarks on cannabis and marijuana supporters are firing back, supporting a petition calling for his resignation.
New DEA Report Finds Cannabis is Least of America’s Drug Worries
Lisa Rough - Published on November 7, 2015Read moreThe 2015 National Drug Threat Assessment Summary asked a sample of 1,100 law enforcement officers what they perceived to be the nation’s biggest drug threat. Their response?
DEA Chief Calls Medical Marijuana “a Joke,” But These 5 Studies Say Otherwise
Bailey Rahn - Published on November 5, 2015Read moreThe DEA chief says that medical marijuana is a joke, at least if you’re smoking it, so we dug up some studies that demonstrate the fallacy of such a statement.
Federal Court to DEA: Hands Off Medical Marijuana Providers
Lisa Rough - Published on October 21, 2015Read moreA California federal court decision is pulling no punches in its ruling against the DEA, saying its interpretation of the Rohrabacher-Farr amendment “defies language and logic.”
New Bill Would Protect Legal Cannabis States from Asset Seizures
Lisa Rough - Published on September 22, 2015Read moreA bipartisan bill called the “Stop Civil Asset Forfeiture Funding for Marijuana Suppression Act” would cut off all funding to the DEA’s Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program.