Attorney General William Barr is said to have directed improper antitrust investigations into multiple cannabis company mergers, based on his personal distaste for the industry.
Another press release about the omnibus spending bill’s marijuana riders: The Justice Department will continue to be prohibited from interfering in state medical marijuana laws
Today, California Representatives, Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA13) and Congressmen Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA48) and Sam Farr (D-CA20), urged Attorney General Lynch to reconsider enforcement actions against
Today, Representative Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) welcomed the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenberg’s acknowledgement that “heroin is clearly more dangerous than marijuana,” and called
Below is Americans for Safe Access’ reaction to media reports about the United States Department of Justice giving misleading information to Congress prior to a
A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) told the Los Angeles Times that a bi-partisan amendment passed by Congress last year prohibiting DOJ
United States Representative Earl Blumenauer has sent a letter to Oregon agriculture heads urging them to implement Oregon’s 2009 hemp law, and allow farmers to
The U.S. Department of Justice’s response to state marijuana laws generated many headlines last week. While the federal government’s concession is a clear political victory for drug
I’m curious to see what questions are asked at the upcoming federal Senate hearing dealing with the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) approach to marijuana legalization
By Rob Kampia, Executive Director, Marijuana Policy Project Last week, the Department of Justice announced that it would not prioritize marijuana enforcement against businesses that were following
The marijuana legalization movement danced a victory dance last night at the announcement by the US Department of Justice of eight new priorities to guide
Right now as I post this article, medical cannabis advocates are protesting United States Attorney General Eric Holder at Berkeley Law School where he is
US Attorneys Urged To Use Discretion To Allow Successful State Implementation - Teleconference With Prosecutors, Cops & Judges Who Say Let States Legalize WASHINGTON, DC —
Eighteen Members Of The United States Congress Send A Letter To DEA And DOJ Urging Respect Of State Marijuana Laws U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer and
by Phillip Smith Washington state Gov. Chris Gregoire (D) met Tuesday with Deputy Attorney General James Cole to discuss her state’s passage last week of
Justice Department Uses Prosecutorial Discretion To Seek Decades In Prison For Legal Michigan Cultivators Detroit, MI — Four medical marijuana patients and caregivers will be
Advocates Argue DOJ Attacks Unnecessarily Harm Over 1 Million Patients And May Endanger Obama’s Re-election Effort Washington, D.C. — Hundreds of patients will hold rallies
by Scott Morgan On Thursday, Eric Holder lied to Congress about DOJ’s escalating attacks against medical marijuana: Mr. Holder said federal officials are not going
California NORML’s Dr. Dale Gieringer Wrote A Letter To Nancy Pelosi Below is a letter that I was e-mailed by the legendary California marijuana activist
By Steve Elliott of Toke of the Town Colorado has been mercifully spared — so far — from the federal crackdown on medical marijuana. Some
From The California Cannabis Coalition The full text of a February 2011 memo outlining the California U.S. Attorneys’ guidelines for federal medical marijuana prosecutions in
PATIENTS, PROPERTY OWNERS AND COOPERATIVES SUE U.S. GOVERNMENT, SEEK IMMEDIATE HALT TO MEDICAL CANNABIS CRACKDOWN SAN FRANCISCO — Lawyers for a growing coalition of Californians
In a joint effort between Congressional Representatives and Americans for Safe Access, several members of Congress sent a letter to President Obama expressing “concern with
by Noah Mamber A funny thing happened on Monday. The Department of Justice filed a brief regarding state medical marijuana laws in Arizona . .
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