President Biden’s Department of Justice takes historic steps to reclassify marijuana, aiming to end a ‘failed approach’ and recognize its medical benefits, sparking mixed reactions from lawmakers and advocates. Source Views: 0
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Biden administration moves to reclassify marijuana: A major shift in US drug policy
Thailand to RECRIMINALIZE recreational marijuana following spike in cannabis-related hospitalizations and criminal incidents
(NaturalNews) Thailand is set to recriminalize recreational marijuana use just 18 months after the country decriminalized it.The major reversal in government… Source Views: 0
Broken promises: How marijuana legalization failed communities hit hardest by the drug war
In the long and contentious fight for marijuana legalization, lawmakers across the country won over skeptical colleagues by promising social justice: The economic benefits of cannabis sales would be targeted at communities marred by decades of racist drug enforcement policies. New York’s plan would be “transformative” for afflicted communities, said Majority Leader Crystal D. Peoples-Stokes […]
Government Uses Propaganda to Argue Against Guns For Marijuana Users
On Wednesday, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a briefing in a case challenging the prohibition of marijuana users owning firearms out of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. The case, United States v. Erik Matthew Harris, is one of many court cases challenging the federal prohibition on marijuana users possessing guns. Erik […]
Exclusive: Ramaswamy Eyes Enabling Access to Marijuana, DMT, MDMA for PTSD Treatment in Veterans Policy Plan
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s veteran policy platform includes taking “a holistic approach” to aid veterans during and after their time in service, including making marijuana, ayahuasca, and MDMA accessible for veterans as part of the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Source Views: 0
Secret Service admits it found marijuana twice at the White House in 2022
The Secret Service has confirmed that, apart from its recent discovery of cocaine, it also found marijuana twice at the White House in 2022. This is according to a classified Secret Service briefing to members of the House Oversight Committee during an investigation into the recent discovery of cocaine in the White House’s West Wing […]
Kamala Harris Visits Brittney Griner To Lock Her Up On Marijuana Charges
SAN ANTONIO, TX — Vice President Kamala Harris recently visited the home of WNBA star Brittney Griner to welcome her back to the US after her release from a Russian prison. After greeting Griner with a hug, Harris slapped handcuffs on her and tossed her into the back of a waiting police cruiser. Source Views: […]
Why are the US and Europe Legalizing Marijuana?
Recently, there have been increasing reports in the American and Western media about the legalization of marijuana in various countries. Although using marijuana is illegal in many countries, in the US the process has been very active in recent years, giving a major boost to an entire industry. The process of drug legalization in violation […]
US Open: Nick Kyrgios can smell ‘f***ing marijuana’ from crowd during match
Greek Australian tennis sensation Nick Kyrgios has sensationally complained to the umpire that he had ‘breathed in”marijuana coming from the crowd during his US Open match against World No. 50 Benjamin Bonzi on Thursday morning in New York. According to media reports, during the second set Kyrgios told the chair umpire he could smell marijuana […]
Decriminalized Marijuana Reinvents Racism and Poisoning
by Don Fitz and Susan Armstrong The change in marijuana laws across the US raises issues far beyond, “Hey, dude, we can blow a joint now without getting busted.” The racism that permeated the age of criminalization now lurks throughout the phase of decriminalization. The burgeoning business of growing pot raises the specter of corporate […]
4-Yr-Old Found with Marijuana, Human Smuggling Group near Border in Texas
Border Patrol agents and state police in Texas found a four-year-old boy and his mother as they interdicted a smuggling operation involving migrants and marijuana. The group of 15 people brought 116 pounds of marijuana into the U.S. Views: 0
India Police Charge Amazon Execs in Alleged Marijuana Smuggling Case
LUCKNOW, India—Indian police said on Saturday they had charged senior executives of Amazon.com’s local unit under narcotics laws in a case of alleged marijuana smuggling via the online retailer. Police in the central Madhya Pradesh state arrested two men with 20 kg (44 lb) of marijuana on Nov. 14 and found they were using the […]
To help Democrats survive 2022, Biden should legalize marijuana right now
marijuana close up Medical marijuana is already available in 36 states. Recreational marijuana is legal in 18, while 27 states have decriminalized its use. In states where recreational marijuana is legal, things are going well. Tax revenue has surpassed expectations in many places, opioid deaths are down, and teenagers are actually using marijuana less. With […]
New Study Puts the Nail in the Coffin of the Myth that ‘Marijuana is a Gateway Drug’
New Study Puts the Nail in the Coffin of the Myth that ‘Marijuana is a Gateway Drug’ Waking Times RSS Feed / WakingTimesBrad Polumbo, FEEWaking Times Politicians defending the criminalization of recreational marijuana use have long riled up voters with dire warnings that the substance acts as a “gateway drug.” They insist that even if deaths […]
Cunningham announcing plan to legalize marijuana in SC
Joe Cunningham — the former one-term Democratic congressman now running to unseat South Carolina Republican Gov. Henry McMaster — is pushing for medicinal and recreational legalization of marijuana, changes he says would offer health care options and spin off millions in tax revenue for state coffers. “This is going to be a game changer in […]
‘Joints for Jabs’: Washington States Bribes Residents With Free Marijuana To Encourage Innoculation
‘Joints for Jabs’: Washington States Bribes Residents With Free Marijuana To Encourage InnoculationDate: June 10, 2021Author: Nwo Report Source: NworeportIn yet another desperate move by the government to encourage more vaccination, Washington State has introduced a new program called “Joints for Jabs.”The state’s Liquor and Cannabis Board announced this week that it grant state-licensed cannabis […]
Matt Gaetz trip to Bahamas with marijuana entrepreneur under investigation, report claims
Federal investigators are reportedly probing whether Congressman Matt Gaetz travelled to the Bahamas as part of a broader inquiry into allegations of sex trafficking, according to CBS News. The outlet reports that the Florida congressman travelled with an Orlando hand surgeon who is also co-founder and chair of the Medical Marijuana Physicians Association. Dr Jason […]
Protection or Pain Treatment: Choosing Between Your Gun and Medical Marijuana
If you’ve ever filled out a Form 4473, you’re familiar with the Question 11e: “Are you an unlawful user of, or addicted to, marijuana or any depressant, stimulant, narcotic drug, or other controlled substance?” In case you thought there was any ambiguity with regard to medical marijuana, you were wrong. Indeed, there is a warning in bold […]