The opening day of the Seattle Hempfest was cancelled for the first time in the event’s historical twenty-four year run. A downpour of rain, unlike what organizers had seen, along with some lightning, made it unsafe. However, the weather has turned for the better and the Hempfest is back on, […]

Illinois Republican Governor Bruce Rauner today took advantage of his state’s unusual veto rules to amend a bill that would decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. The bill, HB 218, as proposed by Illinois lawmakers, would have made possession of up to 15 grams of marijuana a civil […]

In yesterday’s Part 2: It Will Set the Stage for Bad Legalization, I showed how the anti-legalization campaign “No on I-502” warned that Washington’s no home grow and per se DUID would spread to other future legalization states (they didn’t). In Wednesday’s Part 1: Feds Will Never Allow $600 Ounces, […]

A California medical marijuana union organizer is accused of bribery and union-rigging, according to an FBI complaint filed on Monday. According to the document, Dan Rush, a Bay Area organizer involved in unionizing medical marijuana workers, used his influence to manipulate unions’ decisions in exchange for bribes from stakeholders in […]

Cyd Maurer, who made national headlines after being unjustly fired for using marijuana on her own personal time, will be speaking at the Oregon Medical Marijuana Business Conference (OMMBC) in Portland, September 12-13. Specifically, Ms. Maurer will be on a media panel providing insight into how the TV news media […]

In Part 1: Feds Will Never Allow $600 Ounces, I showed how three years ago at Seattle Hempfest, leaders of the “No on I-502” campaign were making claims that pot shops would never exist and we’d never make any tax money in Washington State, but if we did, an ounce […]

In more ways than one, Donald Trump is an unusual presidential candidate. Many people have tried to write off his unorthodox presidential campaign, but polling numbers seem to indicate that Trump has staying power, as he leads among GOP primary voters nationally and in the early states of Iowa and […]

UPDATE: Leafbuyer.com now providing listings for more states. The cannabis industry is certainly a growing industry that will only continue to grow as marijuana moves mainstream and expands from state to state. However, competition is getting more fierce as those that have been working in the cannabis industry, whether in […]

Democratic National Committee Chairperson Debbie Wasserman Schultz discredits her party with her malevolent views and actions on cannabis.  The Florida congresswoman’s backwardness and obstruction on one of the 2016 election’s premier issues, cannabis prohibition, may cost the Democrats important votes. Many of us will not vote for the Democratic presidential […]

If you live in Colorado, your favorite marijuana edibles may soon have a very different look. According to a draft of new rules just released by state marijuana regulators, all edibles would be required to be marked with an octagon-shaped “stop sign” with the letters “THC” clearly visible. Additionally, the […]

The ResponsibleOhio marijuana legalization measure has been a controversial one within the cannabis law reform community, both in Ohio and across the country, and the controversy isn’t over as ResponsibleOhio has collected the requisite number of signatures to qualify for the November 2015 ballot. Many advocates are concerned about the […]

Bernie Sanders has certainly captured the hearts of progressives in the Democratic Party and many of those that have been fed up with politics as usual. Many in the cannabis law reform community have rallied around the Vermont Senator, prompting the establishment of the Facebook group Cannabis Advocates for Bernie since […]

As I prepare to speak at my tenth Seattle Hempfest, I think back to the Hempfest three years ago. No state had yet legalized marijuana, but Washington State had I-502 on the ballot. How exciting it would be to be surrounded by fellow legalizers on the cusp of legalization! Then […]

As we have covered a lot, Congressman Earl Blumenauer has been one of the foremost leaders on marijuana law reform at the federal level. The Portland, Oregon, representative has been helpful to the cannabis law reform cause at all levels of government and he is continually working to expand the […]

My friend sent me the link, asking if I could believe this shocking story: “Cops Forcibly Search Woman’s Vagina After Smelling Weed in Her Car”. Of course I believe it, I replied to my friend, I reported on it three years ago. No, not the “Texas state troopers caught on […]