Bullshit Alert: The Border Wall Won’t Stop Drug Smuggling
admin Drug smugglers tried to drive over the US-Mexico border wall near Yuma, Arizona in October 2012. (CBP) Phillip Smith | September 6, 2017 Donald Trump sure loves his border wall.…
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House Rules Committee Blocks Multiple Marijuana Amendments
House Rules Committee chair, Rep. Pete Sessions (R-TX) NORML | September 7, 2017 Late Wednesday night, the House Rules Committee, led by prohibitionist Representative Pete Sessions (R-TX), blocked multiple amendments…
House Committee Denies Vote on Medical Marijuana Protection Amendment
The United States Capitol in Washington, DC (Wikimedia/David Maiolo) Marijuana Policy Project | September 6, 2017 WASHINGTON, DC — An amendment that would keep the Department of Justice from interfering…
Chart: More banks serving cannabis sector, but Cole Memo repeal threatens to slow progress
The number of banks and credit unions actively serving the marijuana industry has jumped nearly 30% from a year ago. But U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ decision to repeal the…
Teen Marijuana Use at Lowest Level Since 2002, Government Survey Shows
Marijuana Policy Project | September 7, 2017 WASHINGTON, DC — The annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health released Thursday by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration…
Study: Military Veterans More Likely to Consume Cannabis for Therapeutic Purposes
A team of investigators from the University of Michigan and the Ann Arbor VA Center for Clinical Management Research assessed the prevalence of marijuana use among a nationally representative sample…
Study Finds Little Evidence to Support Claims that Legal Marijuana is Diverted to Illegal States
NORML | September 8, 2017 SAN DIEGO, CA — There is little evidence to substantiate claims that large quantities of cannabis produced legally in adult use states are being diverted…