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01/04/2018 / By Mike Adams

Jeff Sessions re-criminalizes cannabis nationwide… the full TYRANNY of Washington D.C. lunatics is now on display

By now, you’ve probably heard that U.S. DOJ head Jeff Sessions just “re-criminalized” all cannabis nationwide, regardless of state-based legalization of cannabis for medical and recreational use. “The Justice Department chief effectively withdrew federal guidelines that helped limit prosecutions of businesses and individuals who sold pot in a legal manner under state law because marijuana […]

03/31/2017 / By Tracey Watson

Marijuana to be legalized in Canada by mid-2018

The long-awaited countrywide legalization of marijuana is reportedly set to take effect in Canada by 1 July 2018. Canada’s CBC News is reporting that the decision will be announced officially in the week of April 10, and that the law will be set out in harmony with the recommendations of a task force appointed by […]

01/29/2017 / By JD Heyes

Possible new head of the FDA is a supporter of medical marijuana … Could Trump’s FDA finally stop suppressing cannabis?

For decades, cannabis advocates have pushed for universal legalization of medical marijuana. Citing scientific study after scientific study, they have forcefully (and truthfully) argued that legalization would provide much needed relief to millions of people suffering from a host of medical ailments. But the federal government has only responded with continued bans and regulatory restrictions […]

01/17/2017 / By Vicki Batts

US reclassifies CBD as schedule 1 drug as UK reclassifies it as medicine

While the United Kingdom has recently made a tremendous leap forward by acknowledging the unparalleled medicinal benefits of CBD oil, the good old United States continues to lag behind at an embarrassingly slow, essentially backwards pace. Prior to the UK unveiling its decision to reclassify CBD oil as a medicine, the Drug Enforcement Agency in […]

01/09/2017 / By JD Heyes

Voters pass medical marijuana legalization in Florida, but some officials still want to block it

Last November, on Election Day, Florida became one of the latest states to approve the use of medical marijuana, with some 71 percent of residents voting in favor. But despite that overwhelming margin, some state lawmakers now appear to be looking for ways to subvert the will of the people—not a smart thing to do, […]

01/09/2017 / By Daniel Barker

More and more countries awakening to the benefits of legalizing marijuana

Over the past few years, the United States has taken great strides towards legalizing marijuana nationwide, but we aren’t the only country moving in that direction. Around the world there is a growing push for the legalization of medical and recreational cannabis, especially as the therapeutic value of the plant becomes more widely documented and […]

12/12/2016 / By Vicki Batts

Collusion: DEA bans plant medicines, then Big Pharma patents them for profits

Is the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) really looking out for anyone’s best interests with their latest stand on natural, medicinal plants like cannabis and kratom? Most would tend to disagree with them, just on principle. But a deeper look into the matter reveals that their intent may be far more sinister than they want us […]

07/20/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia

Will Arizona surprise the country and become the latest state to legalize recreational pot?

(Freedom.news) Arizonans may raise some eyebrows this fall by voting in favor of a ballot initiative legalizing recreational marijuana, according to the state’s former health director. “It’s a much more conservative state than Colorado, but we have a real libertarian streak and so we might surprise people across the country,” said Will Humble, a neutral voice in […]

05/10/2016 / By usafeaturesmedia

Pot legalization measure headed for November ballots in Maine and other states

(Freedom.news) In what appears to be part of a national trend, an initiative to legalize the recreational use of marijuana won a spot on Maine’s November ballot after the secretary of state determined on Wednesday that the measure had garnered a sufficient number of valid signatures. On Friday, Maine’s House of Representatives and Senate voted […]

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