For several weeks, the Obama administration and the Department of Justice have been nearly silent about how they will react to Colorado and Washington legalizing marijuana, but the silence may not last. Except for warning that marijuana is still an illegal substance according to the federal government, nothing has been said about what actions, if [...]
25,000 voters and politicians of all stripes urge White House to respect state cannabis policy Republicans in Congress, Democratic governors and now a legion of concerned voters have come together to urge Barack Obama to respect the will of voters in Washington, Colorado, and more than a dozen other states which have passed some kind [...]
Pot Legalization and Gary Johnson upset the battle for Colorado In the final days before the election, Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are battling furiously for the electoral votes of Colorado. The western state, which proved so helpful in securing Obama’s victory over John McCain in 2008, has become a near toss-up, with polls showing [...]
Mystery accompanied the federal Justice Department’s crackdown on California’s state-legal medical marijuana industry since Oct. 7, when prosecutors formally declared their war on weed. Who was behind the feds deciding it was time to shut down hundreds of California dispensaries — rogue prosecutors? Drug warriors in the Attorney General’s office? Eric Holder himself, despite multiple [...]
