The ban on industrial hemp has long been the most glaringly senseless prohibition in America. Nearly everybody knows that hemp is “marijuana’s sober cousin”, that
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has weighed in on the political firestorm that has ensued since the DEA recently seized legal hemp seeds bound for
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Michele Leonhart, administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), repeatedly criticized the Obama administration at a hearing Wednesday on the DEA’s budget
There is a lot of hypocrisy, confusion, and ridiculousness when it comes to the federal government and it’s policies towards marijuana. The fact that marijuana
DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart recently stated that the lowest point of her career was seeing a hemp flag flying at the Colorado state capital. Not
A petition was created yesterday by the Marijuana Policy Project that has already received over 23k signatures. It calls on the federal government to remove
If you are like me, you have long despised the DEA. I also despise Mexican drug cartels. I’m so tired of the media trying as
The butane hash oil (BHO) phenomenon has resulted in a new request from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to create a new drug code for
By Ethan Nadelmann, Executive Director, Drug Policy Alliance Thanks to you, marijuana legalization is a reality. But ex-DEA heads are pressuring the Obama administration to
By Ethan Nadelmann, Executive Director, Drug Policy Alliance We’re making huge strides in changing drug policy throughout the nation, but the Drug Enforcement Administration is
By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director DEA seizures of indoor and outdoor cannabis crops declined dramatically from 2011 to 2012 and are now at their lowest reported
Sign-On Letter Highlights Numerous Recent DEA Scandals: Secret Use of NSA and CIA Surveillance Records, Unfettered Access to Citizens’ Phone Records, and Many More Signatories
By Phillip Smith Spurred by recent revelations of the DEA using NSA and CIA programs ostensibly designed to fight terrorism to try to make drug
By Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Friday, September 6, 2013 marks the 25-year anniversary of an administrative ruling which determined that cannabis possesses accepted medical
I often have conversations with my friends about the likelihood that the government is spying on our phone records and activities. I have always envisioned
By Phillip Smith A group of Democratic senators and congressmen want Attorney General Eric Holder to answer questions about a Reuters report earlier this month revealing that
By Phillip Smith A federal judge Tuesday awarded $3 million to the family of an 18-year-old Los Angeles honors student who was gunned down by undercover DEA
The DEA Has Done Everything That It Can Think Of To Make The Medical Marijuana Industry ‘Cash Only’ Without Security Services The DEA is getting
Three raids confirmed in Detroit, one in Warren; Ann Arbor raid follows Walled Lake and Ypsilanti federal actions For the third time in three weeks,
With news earlier this week that the DEA has been illegally spying on people for the purpose of drug investigations, it is important to demand
By Richard Shrubb Is a DEA agent reading your emails discussing who you’re buying your weed from tonight? There are signs that he may just
By Phillip Smith At an undisclosed location in Virginia, a publicity-shy DEA unit is feeding surveillance data from the National Security Agency (NSA), as well
Through shocking new revelations from Reuters today, we’re learning how the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) uses information collected from secret wiretaps, databases and informants to construct its
Drug Enforcement Agency Special Agent Rich Isaacson confirms this week’s second raid on a medical marijuana distribution center in southeastern Michigan. Bazonzoes, located on West
