U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions said today that the guidelines and policies of President Obama regarding federal interference in state marijuana laws will remain in effect.
It didn’t take DEA head Chuck Rosenberg long to get himself in the hot seat. Chuck Rosenberg recently made comments that referred to medical marijuana
Unless you have lived under a rock your whole life, than you are aware that the federal government considers marijuana to be illegal in all
By Phillip Smith In a 45-minute speech at the NAACP convention in Philadelphia Tuesday, President Obama laid out a far-reaching roadmap for criminal justice reform,
By Phillip Smith President Obama announced yesterday he has granted clemency to dozens of federal inmates, the vast majority of them sentenced under draconian crack cocaine laws.
A senior F.B.I. official and former U.S. attorney, Chuck Rosenberg, has been selected by President Obama as acting director of the Drug Enforcement Administration. Rosenberg
I have long been a fan of President Barack Obama. I first got a chance to see him in Portland in 2007. Long before his
President Obama has been frustrating in a lot of ways to marijuana activists. Has he taken some steps to reform marijuana laws? Sure. For instance his
In anticipation of President Obama’s delivery of the State of the Union address, former United States Representative Anthony Weiner published an article for Business Insider
I remember when Barack Obama was elected in 2008, I had so much hope that he would be the first President to end marijuana prohibition
By Phillip Smith President Barack Obama today commuted the prison sentences of eight drug offenders and issued pardons for 12 other people who had already
By Allen St. Pierre, NORML Executive Director In a completely unexpected move by the Obama Administration, the US Department of Justice released a memo on
The Obama Administration has pushed back hard against Congress’s attempt to gut the recently-passed marijuana decriminalization law in Washington, DC. The Office of Management and Budget
United States President Barack Obama has been a mixed bag at best when it comes to his marijuana policies. I remember when he was elected
By Phillip Smith In an unusual move, the Obama administration Thursday told defense lawyers they should suggest more inmates serving time on drug charges who
Barack Obama is considered by marijuana activists to be the worst President ever when it comes to marijuana enforcement. The math definitely backs up that
Many medical marijuana reform supporters have been hoping since the historic 2012 Election to see President Barack Obama change his stance against medical marijuana. Would
By Steph Sherer, Executive Director, Americans for Safe Access Did you know that the Department of Justice has already spent nearly a half a billion
By Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Director The Obama Administration has released its National Drug Control Budget for the FY 2014 and despite their claims that
By, Eugene Davidovich, Chapter Coordinator, San Diego Americans for Safe Access Laura E. Duffy was sworn in as the Presidentially-appointed United States Attorney for the
Urge President Obama To Respect State’s Rights By Jasmine Tyler, Acting Director – Office of National Affairs, Drug Policy Alliance President Obama has finally spoken about the
Marijuana Activists Across America Are Anxious To See What A Second Term For Obama Means For Marijuana Policy Marijuana is now legal in Washington State
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
