Articles tagged with "politics"

The CARERS Act would allow patients, doctors, and businesses in states with legal medical marijuana laws to participate in the cannabis industry without fear of federal prosecution.

Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Rand Paul (R-KY) are planning to introduce a historic bill tomorrow that could revolutionize cannabis in the U.S.

The Pew Research Center recently released a survey indicating that 63% of “Millennials” who consider themselves to be Republican support cannabis legalization.

Political comedian and cannabis enthusiast Bill Maher ended last week’s Real Time episode with a final “New Rule” about marijuana.

In a recent Reddit AMA, Edward Snowden had some inspiring words about progressive topics such as cannabis that are mired in the violation of law:

On Friday, Representatives Jared Polis (D-CO) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) introduced two bills to Congress concerning the legalization and taxation of cannabis at the federal level.

Let’s take a closer look at some prominent elected officials who have the chance to make a difference for their state when it comes to cannabis legislation.

Last Tuesday the Veterans Equal Access Act was reintroduced, a law that would grant VA doctors the ability to recommend medical marijuana for PTSD.

President Obama released his budget for 2016 this week and there have been reports that he renewed the War on Drugs, a Reagan-era concept that has been largely regarded a failure.

In an interview with CBS, the new U.S. Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy, made some very interesting statements about medical cannabis, saying he thinks it can be helpful.