Under court review: A little marijuana, a life sentence

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A military veteran who was sent to prison for life after selling less than 1 gram (0.04 ounce) of marijuana to an undercover investigator should be allowed to pursue an appeal of the harsh sentence, defense attorneys told the Supreme Court of Louisiana on Monday. Attorneys representing Derrick Harris said that... Read More

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November 21, 2019

Divided US House committee backs pot decriminalization

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A divided U.S. House committee approved a proposal Wednesday to decriminalize and tax marijuana at the federal level, a vote that was alternately described as a momentous turning point in national cannabis policy or a hollow political gesture. The House Judiciary Committee approved the proposal 24-10 after more than two hours... Read More

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Marijuana, Pot

October 24, 2019

Medical pot on campus: Colleges say no and face lawsuits

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Colleges are becoming a battleground in the conflict between federal and state marijuana laws as students who use medical pot challenge decades-old campus drug policies. In states were medical marijuana is legal, students disciplined for using it are taking their schools to court. College officials argue they could lose federal funding... Read More

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Marijuana, Sheida Assar

November 2, 2018

Colorado jury’s pot verdict may discourage similar cases

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Colorado jury likely threw cold water on future legal challenges against cannabis companies by homeowners who consider filing racketeering lawsuits alleging proximity to pot operations hurts their property values, analysts and industry lawyers said Thursday. A federal jury in Denver on Wednesday rejected claims involving the odor from a pot... Read More

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Colorado, Hope Reilly, Marijuana, Mike Reilly, Pot

October 18, 2018

As Canada legalizes pot, other countries likely to follow

SEATTLE (AP) — More than two dozen countries have relaxed their marijuana or other drug laws, and a number could consider legalizing in the not-too-distant future. The South American nation of Uruguay was first to legalize marijuana in 2013. Canada became the second on Wednesday and its size and global standing likely will encourage others... Read More

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September 25, 2018

Quebec man sentenced to prison in NY for marijuana smuggling

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A 41-year old Canadian man has been sentenced to more than 11 years in prison for conspiring to smuggle thousands of pounds of marijuana into the United States through the Akwesasne Mohawk Indian Reservation in northern New York. Colin Stewart, of Elgin, Quebec, admitted that he and his co-conspirators smuggled thousands... Read More

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June 13, 2018

Top US attorney in Oregon charges 9 in fraud, pot scheme

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon’s top federal prosecutor has charged nine people with financial and drug crimes in a scheme that involved defrauding banks and using the money to start illegal marijuana grow houses and fund an interstate pot distribution ring, according to court documents filed Tuesday. The case is the first involving marijuana-related charges... Read More

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Marijuana, Pot

June 8, 2018

Arkansas court hears case over medical marijuana permits

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An attorney for a company that unsuccessfully applied for a license to grow medical marijuana in Arkansas called the process for permitting such businesses “flawed and corrupt” on Thursday as state Supreme Court justices questioned whether a judge had the power to prevent those licenses from being issued. The state... Read More

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Marijuana, Pot

June 4, 2018

Bad timing: End to pot prosecutions comes too late for many

NEW YORK (AP) — They might be the unluckiest pot smokers in New York. Saying the government’s war on marijuana has hit minorities too hard, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. said last month that his office would stop prosecuting people for simple possession or public use of the drug as of Aug. 1. But... Read More

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Marijuana, Pot

May 17, 2018

Judge to decide Florida ban on smokable medical marijuana

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge will soon decide if patients approved to use medical marijuana will be allowed to smoke it. Leon County circuit court Judge Karen Gievers heard testimony Wednesday from two women with terminal illnesses challenging the state’s ban on smoking cannabis. Voters approved a constitutional amendment in 2016 allowing the... Read More

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Marijuana

April 5, 2018

Marijuana dispute pits county against state of Oregon

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Officials in an Oregon county who have tried to restrict commercial marijuana production sued the state in federal court, asserting state laws that made pot legal are pre-empted by federal law that criminalize it. The lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court escalated a long-running battle between the state and the... Read More

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Marijuana, Pot, Weed

March 27, 2018

Pot landlord sues San Bernardino over marijuana regulations

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A woman who owns a business that claims to be California’s largest landlord of marijuana businesses sued the city of San Bernardino to overturn its pot regulation ordinance that could bar her from the industry. Stephanie Smith, the owner of a business called Bubba Likes Tortillas, said in the lawsuit filed... Read More

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Marijuana, Pot

February 27, 2018

Judge tosses lawsuit challenging federal marijuana laws

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit challenging federal laws criminalizing marijuana as unconstitutional, saying the five plaintiffs had failed to pursue changes in the drug’s legal status by first going through the Drug Enforcement Administration. U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein did not address the plaintiffs claim that marijuana has medical... Read More

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Marijuana, Weed

February 14, 2018

Challenge to federal marijuana laws to be heard in New York

NEW YORK (AP) — Army veteran Jose Belen says the horrors of the Iraq War left him with post-traumatic stress disorder and the drug that helped him cope best with the symptoms was one his Veterans Affairs doctors could not legally prescribe: marijuana. “Once I did use cannabis, immediately I felt the relief,” said Belen,... Read More

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Marijuana

Under court review: A little marijuana, a life sentence

Divided US House committee backs pot decriminalization

Medical pot on campus: Colleges say no and face lawsuits

Colorado jury’s pot verdict may discourage similar cases

As Canada legalizes pot, other countries likely to follow

Quebec man sentenced to prison in NY for marijuana smuggling

Top US attorney in Oregon charges 9 in fraud, pot scheme

Arkansas court hears case over medical marijuana permits

Bad timing: End to pot prosecutions comes too late for many

Judge to decide Florida ban on smokable medical marijuana

Marijuana dispute pits county against state of Oregon

Pot landlord sues San Bernardino over marijuana regulations

Judge tosses lawsuit challenging federal marijuana laws

Challenge to federal marijuana laws to be heard in New York

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