Ore. smokejumpers skydive into illegal pot garden A team of smokejumpers parachuting into a fire in the mountains of Southern Oregon landed in an illegal marijuana garden being prepared for growing season. The six smokejumpers from a base in Redmond found the site Monday evening, when there was a rash of lightning strikes. More
Police confiscate 4-foot, 2-pound marijuana joint California police confiscated a mammoth joint during a 4/20 pot rally on Saturday, reports the Los Angeles Times. As the paper notes, hundreds of UC Santa Cruz students gather each year for the event, and each year campus police confiscate things like bongs and dime bags. More
On Marijuana Tax, Colorado Asks: What’s Too High? If marijuana is legalized and properly regulated, its proponents have long said, it could generate millions of dollars in state tax revenue. But how the drug should be taxed has proved to be a thorny question. More
Court: Drug dog sniff is unconstitutional search The Supreme Court says police using a dog to sniff outside a Miami-area house being used to grow marijuana violated the homeowner's constitutional rights. More
Rapper creating deluxe medical marijuana strain Bone Thugs-N-Harmony member Stanley "Flesh-N-Bone" Howse has partnered with a medical marijuana facility in Otisville, Mich., to create a new strain for patients in the area. More
Health News A near-total abortion ban was defeated in South Carolina with the help of the only three Republican women in the Senate, and now they’re losing their election bids A new report has for the first ... 06/10/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Will Ohio sell recreational marijuana soon? Dispensaries can now apply to sell it While people will eventually be able to buy recreational marijuana in Ohio, it's still illegal in Pennsylvania. So even if it's bought legally in Ohio, it's against the law to have it across the ... 06/7/2024 - 6:11 am | View Link
Blumenauer, Joyce, Lee Urge Biden Admin To Annul VA Directive Prohibiting Doctors From Recommending Medical Marijuana To Veterans Three bipartisan congressional lawmakers are urging the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to reconsider its directive constraining VA doctors from helping veterans access medical marijuana in states ... 06/7/2024 - 3:12 am | View Link
Biden Administration's Move to Reclassify Marijuana: What It Means for Military and Veterans U .S. President Joe Biden’s reclassification of marijuana as a less risky and dangerous drug on the federal government’s list of controlled substances last month could mark one of the most significant ... 06/4/2024 - 9:46 pm | View Link
NCAA, states reach agreement in lawsuit to permanently allow multiple-transfer athletes to compete The NCAA and a coalition of states suing the organization announced a proposed settlement of a lawsuit Thursday that would ... 05/30/2024 - 8:48 am | View Link