Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) was the first elected official when he (rightly) called for the removal of DEA Chief Chuck Rosenberg on the House floor, but he certainly wasn’t the last. True to his history, Rep. Blumenauer not only has demonstrated great leadership, but also the ability to garner bipartisan […]

Update: Thanks to the cannabis community rallying together, the Medford City Council voted to table the vote on banning personal marijuana cultivation indefinitely. Council members may look into putting the issue to a vote of the people. Stay tuned to Marijuana Politics for updates.  It is great to see firsthand […]

We’re at the lunch break of Day One of the International Drug Policy Reform Conference in Washington, DC. This is the largest gathering the Drug Policy Alliance has ever held, with over 1,400 attendees from 71 countries. You can find plenty of photos and notes at the #ReformConf15 hashtag on […]

  At Saturday’s Oregon Marijuana Business Conference in Ashland, Bixel will present on branding, marketing and packaging. Widely known as an industry leader in creative branding, she sits on the Oregon Liquor Control Commission’s packaging and labeling subcommittee.   Use the OLCC pre-approval process on labeling and packaging. The OLCC […]

Update: Thanks to the cannabis community rallying, the Medford City Council tabled their vote on banning personal gardens, but may send the issue to voters. The Mail Tribune reports: The Medford City Council voted down an ordinance Thursday night banning all growing of residential marijuana inside city limits, indoor and […]

I’m on my way to the Drug Policy Alliance’s biennial International Reform Conference in Washington DC. I’ll bring you daily diaries here on MarijuanaPolitics.com, social media highlights @RadicalRuss on Twitter, Instagram, Periscope, and Facebook, and live coverage on CannabisRadio.com. The Drug Policy Alliance Conference is notable for its broad scope […]

Alex Rogers, the founder of Marijuana Politics (and my longtime friend), knows first-hand the harmful consequences of cannabis prohibition as he has seen the inside of a prison cell. While he didn’t serve the draconian prison sentence levied against Jeff Mizanskey or others sentenced to life in prison for marijuana, […]

UPDATE: It appears now the 18 Karat Reggae post was false, according to Urban Islandz: “No she (Rihanna) is not going into the marijuana business at least not anytime soon,” sources told us. “As of right now she is fully focused on finishing her album as well as her other […]

The online audience declares Bernie Sanders the debate winner again following the second Democratic primary debate that focused heavily on foreign policy following the recent tragic terrorist attacks in Paris and Beirut. It doesn’t come as a surprise that Bernie Sanders wins online polls as his base of support includes […]

UPDATE: Holly Holm defeated Ronda Rousey to win the UFC bantamweight championship at UFC 193. Ronda Rousey is obviously not afraid of speaking her mind. From her belief that women don’t need others to take care of them to sex, Rousey seems to speak authentically off the cuff. Some love […]

The Marijuana Business Conference and Expo, sponsored by Marijuana Business Daily, is in Las Vegas and the enthusiasm for the burgeoning cannabis industry is certainly palpable. The conference is teeming with people looking to network and learn about marijuana business opportunities in various states as more than 5,000 attendees and […]

In Part 1 – Can Massachusetts Legalizers Learn from Maine?, we began our look at competing marijuana legalization initiatives for the 2016 election. 2010 was the year when medical marijuana shifted away from being primarily about compassion and started focusing on being about money. It was then that Marijuana Policy […]

On a day when Americans across the nation celebrate the work and sacrifices of military service members, dozens of veterans chose to protest for medical marijuana access by dumping prescription pill bottles at the White House. While progress is being made federally for veterans’ access to medical cannabis, advances are […]

There is a fascinating development in the world of marijuana legalization. At first, our struggle was over whether or not marijuana should be legalized. Now it is a question of how it should be legalized or which legalization shall prevail. In four states, that question is boiling down to a […]

For a country that claims to support military veterans, the United States government’s treatment of veterans often leaves much to be desired. The denial of medical cannabis for post-traumatic stress, severe pain, or any other serious medical condition is just one example of how we have collectively failed those that […]