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The DEA’s Shift on Marijuana: What You Need to Know
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Ohio THC Drinks Are Back — For Exactly 10 Companies
Ohio THC drinks are legal again — if they come from the right ten companies. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey J. Helmick issued a preliminary injunction on Monday, July…
The IRS Wants Its 280E Refunds Back — TerrAscend Sued for $8.3 Million
The 280E refund gold rush just met the collections department. The Department of Justice is suing multistate operator TerrAscend for $8.3 million plus interest, arguing the refund it…
Pentagon: Rescheduling Doesn’t Change the Military Marijuana Ban
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Schumer’s Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act Is Back — With Union Muscle
One day after the DEA closed the record on rescheduling, Congress raised the bid. On July 16, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senators Cory Booker and Ron…
The Marijuana Rescheduling Hearing Is Over — Now One Judge Decides
The marijuana rescheduling hearing is over. After two weeks of testimony at DEA headquarters in Arlington, the evidentiary hearing on moving marijuana to Schedule III wrapped up on…
Legal on the Ground, Illegal in the Air: TSA Yanks a Flyer Over Weed
TSA Marijuana Rules: Flyer Booted at PDX Welcome to federalism’s dumbest layover: TSA marijuana rules just got a Portland traveler pulled off his flight for something he could…
A Deadly Dispensary Robbery Is Really a Safe-Banking Story
Dispensary Robbery Turns Deadly in Beaverton A dispensary robbery in Oregon ended with a man dead and three officers on leave — and the root cause traces straight…
The Army Raided Four Texas Smoke Shops Selling THC to Soldiers
Army Raids Texas Smoke Shops Over THC Sales When the Army is the one kicking in the door of Texas smoke shops, you know the state’s hemp mess…
Seniors Are the Fastest-Growing Medical Marijuana Patients
Seniors Medical Marijuana: The Fastest-Growing Group Forget the stoner stereotype: the fastest-growing seniors medical marijuana patient is probably your grandmother, and she’s using it to get off the…
Kansas Marijuana Legalization Becomes a Governor’s-Race Wedge
Kansas Marijuana Legalization Splits Governor Race Kansas marijuana legalization just became a live issue in the governor’s race — in one of the last states with no medical-cannabis…