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Proposed Laws Would End Federal War on Pot

Two Democratic congressmen introduced bills yesterday that would drastically reform federal policy on marijuana. Colorado Rep. Jared Polis introduced The Ending Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2013, which would allow...more

Recent Conviction of Medical Marijuana Distributor Highlights Continuing Federal Efforts To Prosecute Medicinal Marijuana Under...

On January 7, 2013, Aaron Sandusky, operator of three medicinal marijuana dispensaries in Southern California, was sentenced to ten years in federal prison for violating federal drug laws. Sandusky’s conviction highlights the...more

Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Are Now Operating in Arizona

On December 3, 2012, an Arizona Superior Court judge issued an order holding that the federal Controlled Substances Act (CSA) does not preempt the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act. Three days later, the first medical marijuana...more