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Vermont Legalization Not Dead Yet as Vermont Governor Phil Scott Lays Out Requirements for Legalization.

Vermont's Governor Vetoes Marijuana Legalization, Sets Stage For ore Restrictions in Summer Session;

Trump's Budget includes largest requests ever for High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) and Drug-Free Communities Grants. President Donald Trump is seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for two anti-drug grant programs that the White House Office of Management and Budget called “duplicative” and worthy of elimination. After swift push-back from lawmakers and outside interest groups earlier this month, Trump sent Congress "the highest funding amounts ever requested" for the two programs, according to the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy.

Drug Czar Website is Back Online, Budget Cuts Could Fizzle as the Trump administration is proposing to gut the budget of the White House "drug czar" by 95 percent.

S. 22, a bill to legalize cannabis in Vermont for adults over 21, landed on Republican Governor Phil Scott's desk – potentially making the state the first in the country to legalize marijuana through the legislative process, and not a ballot initiative. The bill has already been approved by both chambers of the state legislature; now the governor has five days to decide whether to sign or to veto it. But even if he does neither, on Wednesday, May 24th, it would automatically become law.

Drug Policy Alliance Board Member and Columbia neuroscientist Dr. Carl Hart has been directly targeted by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.

Democratic lawmakers called for legalizing marijuana, taking a step toward tolls, cutting aid to towns, and opening a third casino as part of budget recommendations released Tuesday. ven though marijuana legalization is included in the proposal, Democratic legislators concede that they do not have enough votes in their own caucus to pass the measure. But they placed the item into the package to spur conversation and help balance the $20 billion annual budget.

New Jersey files legislation legalizing commercial marijuana sales, personal possession, but no home-grow. New study on risks from propylene glycol thinning agents used in cannabis vaporizer cartridges.

Bipartisan Political Backlashing Against Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ memo detailing a new charging criminal policy .

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has ordered federal prosecutors to pursue the toughest possible charges and sentences against crime suspects, reversing ease of penalties for some nonviolent drug violations.

New Hampshire Marijuana Decriminalization Up for Passage as the New Hampshire Senate is expected to vote on a marijuana decriminalization bill.

Vermont Legislature to Pass Marijuana Legalization, and the Senate is set to consider a conference committee report to expand medical cannabis.

Michigan Activists Start 2018 Legalization Campaign as efforts to legalize it for recreational use have stalled in recent years.

Tom Marino Withdraws Name From Drug Czar Consideration as the U.S. Rep. has withdrawn his name from consideration to become President Donald Trump's drug czar

Congress's new proposed funding legislation would even further crack down on D.C.'s ability to spend its own money legalizing and regulating marijuana

National Institute on Drug Abuse Admits Marijuana Helps Opiates, that medical marijuana could reduce the use of opioids needed to control pain.

Colorado Marijuana DUIs Drop 33 Percent as the number of citations for driving while under the influence of marijuana dropped by 33.2 percent in the first quarter of 2017.

Presidential Advisor Jared Kushner and Attorney General Jeff Sessions are at Odds Over Criminal Justice Policy.

Liberals Introduce Bills to Legalize Canadian Marijuana by July 2018 as Adults 18 and can soon legally buy and cultivate small amounts of marijuana.

Guam’s governor drops his support for his own legalization bill,also citing the threat of Jeff Sessions as Attorney General. Concerns in the current administrations ideals of marijuana. Sessions said he was surprised the american people didn't like his comments about marijuana.

California anti-pot group Project SAM faces campaign finance violations from its work opposing marijuana legalization in California.

New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez vetoes House Bill 527 a measure that would have made improvements to the medical cannabis program.

Argentina legalizes medical marijuana, after the Senate unanimously approved a bill that was already passed by the House of Representatives last November.

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones suggests the NFL stop banning marijuana use among its players at the recent National Football League owners-only meeting in Arizona.

South Africa Marijuana Use At Home Now Legal as a High Court has declared that it is an infringement to ban the use of dagga by adults in private homes.

President Donald Trump named New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to a commission on combating opioid abuse.

Oregon law enforcement’s report on Cole Memo violations obscene amount of cash the cops are stealing under civil asset forfeiture; Supreme Court decision on Friday that may decriminalize dagga in South Africa; How will we sell tax and regulate on a $30 ounce? ancient Chinese understanding of cannabis as medicine; Nevada’s liquor distributors want no part of pot

Reuters reports that U.S. Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill is seeking details from the nation's top opioid drugmakers on their sales and marketing practices, as lawmakers step up efforts to tackle the country's deadly opioid crisis.

Marijuana in Canada will be legal by July 1, 2018 as the federal government will be in charge of making sure the country's marijuana supply is safe and secure and Ottawa will license producers.

DEA Approves Syndros® THC Oral Solution as the new pharmaceutical drug has received approval for placement in Schedule II classification by the DEA.

New Mexico, Nebraska, and Nevada press forward on marijuana-related bills including a proposed Nevada decriminalization bill and a passed Nebraska Medical Marijuana Bill.

Marijuana Questions Asked as West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin made the second of four appearances in a town hall setting, fielding questions in a packed LaBelle Theatre in South Charleston.

In 2016, Colorado marijuana dispensaries bagged $1.3 billion in recreational and medical cannabis sales, based on Colorado Department of Revenue tax data released Thursday.

Oregon state legislators are moving toward consolidating the state’s medical and recreational pot industries into one regulatory system.

Colorado Senate passed a bill expressly permitting marijuana clubs. But Gov. Hickenlooper is hinting he'll veto unless it bans indoor marijuana smoking...

Gov. Susana Martinez on Saturday vetoed another bill that would have established a research program for industrial hemp, a measure that legislators of both parties said could create enormous business opportunities for New Mexico’s farmers. Martinez offered no explanation for her decision, which she announced in a brief statement.

In a bid to crack down on drug trafficking, the Colorado House on Monday voted to put new limits on marijuana home grow in Colorado that would dramatically

The US Senate has given its approval to rescinding an Obama-era Department of Labor rule regarding drug testing for unemployment benefits...

Rep. Jared Polis has a plan to keep the feds from prosecuting Cannabis businesses in states that have voted to legalize the drug...

.Gov. John Hickenlooper downplayed the possibility that the Trump administration would take aim at Colorado’s recreational marijuana industry.

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions reiterated his opposition to marijuana legalization while addressing a collection of the nation’s attorneys general on..

Congressman Tom Garrett, a Republican from Virginia, has introduced legislation aimed to federally decriminalize marijuana.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions indicated in a press conference this afternoon that he will recuse himself in any investigation over Russian interference...

The cabinet approved on Sunday the decriminalized use of marijuana in Israel. According to the proposal formulated by the Public Security and Justice ministries

The Arkansas State Senate voted down a move to ban the smoking medical marijuana Monday -- but the sponsor is promising to bring it up again.

The Legislature on Wednesday approved a bill allowing medical marijuana research in Utah. HB130 was approved in the House after lawmakers...

White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer is suggesting the Trump administration may crack down on states that have legalized recreational marijuana. Spicer says during a press briefing Thursday that the issue rests with the Justice Department. But he says, "I do believe that you'll see greater enforcement of it.

The cannabis industry was rattled Thursday after White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer said he expects the Department of Justice to increase enforcement of federal laws prohibiting recreational pot, even in states where it’s already legal.

Chronic pain will added to list of ailments for medical marijuana in New Jersey’s legislation. Texas veterans and activists gather at Texas state capitol to push for medical marijuana legislation. Marijuana Tax revenue has declined in Oregon, new legislation to hope to turn that around.

The Respect State Marijuana Act got two more bipartisan co-sponsors, bringing the total to 14. The two new sponsors joins the other 6 democrats, and 6 republicans. Bills advanced in Arkansas to make improvements to the medical Marijuana laws. North Dakota makes revisions to medical marijuana laws to create harsher stipulation who can physically smoke marijuana. A new University of Texas poll shows that a majority of Texans support the legalization of marijuana in the state of Texas. The dutch government has made a stride towards more leniency on cultivating marijuana. This will end a paradox on their current laws on the use of it.

Colorado’s governor on Tuesday warned California lawmakers that their state has a “steep hill” ahead in legalizing recreational marijuana hurtles, urging them to pay close attention to aspects such as home-grow regulations, pesticides and public safety.