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COLUMBIA, S.C. – The man widely regarded as the front-runner for South Carolina's top federal prosecutor job is a Republican state representative who gave early support to Donald Trump's campaign in this early voting state. But Rep. Peter McCoy – whose name frequently circulates in legal...

For decades, marijuana legislation has been a source of consistent stress for stoners across the United States. Many states have loosened pot restrictions in recent years, but weed is still considered a controlled substance by the U.S. government, a discrepancy that has created a judicial grey...

We're disappointed that White House press secretary Sean Spicer recently said "greater enforcement" of federal drug laws, including prohibition of marijuana, is coming. "There's a federal law that we need to abide by when it comes to recreational marijuana and other drugs of that nature," he...

"The Trump effect is good news for the cannabis industry," said lawyer Lawrence Horwitz at the California Cannabis Business Expo in San Diego on Monday. That comment shocked many attendees who fear that the Trump administration is going to crack down on recreational marijuana. Horwitz, of the...

A freshman Republican representative from Virginia introduced legislation this week that would end the federal prohibition on marijuana use and allow states to fully set their own course on marijuana policy. The bill seeks to remove marijuana from the federal Controlled Substances Act and...

A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators, including Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Cory Booker...

Senators from eight states that have legalized the recreational or medicinal use of marijuana are asking Attorney General Jeff Sessions to uphold the Department of Justice's existing enforcement policy toward states with voter-approved marijuana laws. Massachusetts Democratic Sens. Elizabeth...

A bipartisan group of senators sent a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Thursday, urging their former colleague not to undo a 2013 policy permitting states to set their own recreational marijuana regulations. Led by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) and Senator Lisa...

The South Carolina State Legislature has only been in session for two months, yet over half a dozen bills related to cannabis have been introduced. One of those bills, The Compassionate Care Act (CCA), would establish a medical cannabis program which would give patients with severe and...

A freshman Republican representative from Virginia introduced legislation this week that would end the federal prohibition on marijuana use and allow states to fully set their own course on marijuana policy. The bill seeks to remove marijuana from the federal Controlled Substances Act and...

In an effort to push back against repressive federal control of marijuana policy, bipartisan legislation was introduced in Congress by representatives Tom Garrett (R-VA) and Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) to exclude cannabis from the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA), which absurdly lists marijuana...

In withdrawing federal protection for transgendered students, the Trump administration paid tribute to our federalist system. "The president believes that this is a states' rights issue," said White House spokesman Sean Spicer, "We are a states' rights party. The president in a lot of issues...

Ohio regulators have proposed restrictions on how much medical marijuana a patient could buy that would be among the strictest in the nation. Under Ohio's medical marijuana law, patients with 20 medical conditions can buy and use marijuana if recommended by a doctor. The state's program is...

Even though recreational marijuana may have just recently been legalized in Massachusetts, the White House now says it may try to step in and change that. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said Thursday, "I do believe that you'll be seeing greater enforcement of it." Marijuana...

Portland - The White House says there will be greater enforcement of federal laws, when they come into conflict with states that allow recreational pot. This is a reversal from the Obama Administration's stance. Question 1 became law at the end of January, allowing Maine residents to use...

The uncertainty created by President Donald Trump's views on marijuana legalization -- especially recreational marijuana — has led a four members of the House of Representatives from states that have legalized cannabis to band together on behalf of the cannabis industry. Led by Congress members...

Davis County, Utah – For years, marijuana has been labeled a so-called "gateway" drug, blamed for leading drug users down the path toward harder, more destructive drug use. A review of studies in the journal Trends in Neuroscience, however, indicates that not only is cannabis unlikely to lead...

When Massachusetts voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure in November to legalize recreational marijuana, Josh Miller saw this as a sign that his time had finally arrived. The Rhode Island state senator has a reputation among colleagues as a cannabis crusader – a battle that, so...

In his appointment testimony before members of the Senate Judiciary Committee in January, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said that it is not the responsibility of the Attorney General to pick and choose which federal laws to enforce. "One obvious concern is the United States Congress has...

Lawmakers looking to draw attention to pet issues have formed groups in favor of everything from auto care to zoos. Now, there's a caucus for cannabis. Rep. Earl Bluemenauer said the move – to be announced at a press conference Thursday – is a sign of how mainstream the drive for marijuana...