The federal authorities has vowed to take a arms off method to authorized marijuana, however its place has not stopped the Inside Income Service (IRS) from kicking down the doorways of the hashish trade, particularly these operations dealing in massive money transactions, in an obvious try to take down Colorado hashish entrepreneurs on cash laundering expenses.

A measure that seeks to expand the availability of Montana medical marijuana has qualified for the November ballot.

The Secretary of State’s Office certified Wednesday that supporters of Initiative 182 had gathered 26,668 verified signatures.

I-182 seeks to reverse legislative and legal action that gutted a 2004 voter-approved law that legalized the substance.

If approved, the measure would lift a three-patient limit for caregivers that is scheduled to go into effect next month, establish licensing fees to pay for administering the program and include post-traumatic stress disorders among the conditions for which medicinal marijuana can be used.

Generally, one of the biggest opponents of marijuana legalization in California is the law enforcement profession — but that's not without at least one big exception.

Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), which describes itself as "a group of police, judges, prosecutors and other criminal justice professionals advocating for marijuana legalization," this week endorsed Proposition 64, the effort to legalize recreational cannabis in California.

This isn't a surprise, given the organization's record of pro-pot stances. But it's still cool: These cops are basically saying Smoke ’em if you got ’em.

Just days after the Democratic Party endorsed the rescheduling of cannabis and a “reasoned pathway to future legalization” of marijuana, delegates with the Republican Party voted against a more conservative platform that would have endorsed medical marijuana.

At a GOP Platform Committee meeting in Cleveland, Republican delegates on Monday just said no to endorsing medical marijuana.

The debate was “vigorous,” and the first vote was somewhat close, according toThe Huffington Post, which reported:

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted today to place a business tax on cannabis on the November 2016 ballot.

Today’s vote follows intense lobbying by a broad coalition including the California Cannabis Industry Association (CCIA), Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) and Angeles Emeralds and comes just two weeks after the Board voted to extend the County’s existing ban on cannabis cultivation and dispensaries for one full year.  If approved by the voters, revenues would be used to support homeless services in Los Angeles County.

Over 100 groups and individuals attended today’s Board Chamber to voice their support for the proposal, including representatives from CCIA.

A poll conducted by innovative drugs pressure group VolteFace finds overwhelming cross-party support for the legalisation of medical marijuana.

A poll conducted by innovative drugs pressure group VolteFace finds overwhelming cross-party support for the legalisation of medical marijuana in the UK House of Commons.

After years of refusal to engage with the debate around medical marijuana, the sands seem to be shifting in the minds of UK policymakers.

A new poll of UK MPs had revealed that well over half of MPs support legalisation of cannabis for medical use, with 58% of MPs polled coming out in support.

Some small farmers are asserting that they are being precluded from partaking in the ganja-growing industry based on the stringent requirements set out by the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA).

The concerns were raised at a town hall meeting held by the CLA in St Thomas recently. The meeting formed part of a series of islandwide meetings being held by the CLA to educate and consult with persons interested in obtaining a licence for partaking in the ganja industry. Attendees sat through an hour-long presentation, which informed them about the requirements and conditions for acquiring a licence.

Despite his loss in the primary for the Democratic nomination, Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has scored notable victories in shaping the party platform. The platform will include policies actively campaigned for by Sanders over the past year, including raising the minimum wage to $15, expanding Social Security benefits, establishing stricter sanctions for Wall Street fraud, and even abolishing the death penalty — all policies rival and presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton either didn’t support or was lukewarm about.

The Washington Poison Center unveiled a new warning label that could be used to prevent children from consuming marijuana edibles.

The poison center received a record-high 272 calls related to marijuana exposures last year, and already has more than 150 calls so far this year. The phone number included on the label is an emergency, confidential helpline.

The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board will include the symbol on all edible marijuana products in its draft rules, set to be filed Aug. 10.

"Should the symbol become part of our permanent rules, this will be another important tool in preventing child access to marijuana," WSLCB Chair Jane Rushford said.

After a nearly four-hour public hearing Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors agreed to place a measure on the November ballot to tax legalized marijuana to bolster local funds for homeless services.

The board voted 3-2 to levy a countywide tax on recreational cannabis should California voters pass the Adult Use of Marijuana Act Initiative in the November election. Based on rough estimates, a 5 to 10 percent sales tax on recreational marijuana, for example, is projected to generate between $78 million and $130 million annually.