By Greg Campbell Federal agents seized 350 pounds of Canadian hemp seeds bound for a Colorado farm, despite that hemp cultivation in states that permit it is legal under the recently passed federal farm bill. Hemp farming is permitted in both Colorado, which also legalized adult use of marijuana in 2012, and in North Dakota,…
In a bipartisan display of support for libertarian values, Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Corey Booker (D-NJ) offered a medical marijuana amendment on the floor of the senate today. The bill is similar in scope to the groundbreaking legislation which passed the House of Representatives recently. The bill would outlaw the Department of Justice and…
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad (R) signed a bill that allows parents to purchase cannabis oil to treat their children who suffer from epilepsy. The effort was seen as a major victory for advocates who voraciously cornered Republican politicians in the state to demand that they be allowed to treat their children with a medicine that…
BAKERSFIELD, CA–A law proposed in California could deliver some poetic justice to individuals wronged by the drug war. SB 1193 could be on the floor for debate in just a few days. If passed, police would be required to return or reimburse pot taken from medical marijuana users whose charges have been dropped. The law…
By Greg Campbell A Colorado cannabis-oil business that landed in hot water among marijuana activists for its stance on drug testing employees has revised its policy under pressure. O.penVAPE, which sells hash-oil cartridges and the vaporizer pens used to smoke them, announced in early April that it’s drug policy prohibited the workplace use of a long list…
DENVER, CO–In possibly the most blatant case of the pot calling the kettle black, Sheriff Tom Allman warned what the legalization of pot could lead to in Colorado last year. “Thugs put on masks, they come to your house, they kick in your door. They point guns at you and say, ‘Give me your marijuana,…
By Greg Campbell Published: May 23, 2014 Either stoners visiting marijuana-legal Colorado are good about hiding their pot in their luggage, or they’re following the law and not trying to sneak it out of state on their flights home. Denver International Airport, which banned pot on its property to prevent people from trying to fly away…
By Greg Campbell In some neighboring states, Colorado drivers are being pulled over more often than other motorists since the state legalized the sale of recreational marijuana to adults, according to a Denver 7News investigation. The station found that being profiled for “driving while Coloradan” is more than just stoner paranoia, at least in areas of Wyoming,…
ROUND ROCK, TX–A Texas family is visibly distraught after 19-year-old Jacob Lavoro was charged with a first-degree felony last week. Joe Lavoro, the young man’s father, shared his outrage with KHON. “Five years to life? I’m sorry. I’m a law abiding citizen. I’m a conservative. I love my country. I’m a Vietnam veteran, but I’ll…
“This is rope, not dope.” Congressman Thomas Massie from Kentucky appeared on The Independents with the objectively beautiful anchor Kennedy to discuss the legalization of industrial farming of hemp in his home state. Massie complained that a farmer in his state is having to sue the federal government in order to have his seeds returned…