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Marijuana Prohibition News: Feds Locked Up 3,500 for Weed | Cost: $28 Billion

3,500 Sentenced to Marijuana Related Offenses in 2016 According to report release by the U.S. Sentencing Commission, over 3,500 people were sentenced to marijuana related federal offenses in 2016 – more than either Crack Cocaine (1,582) or Heroin (2,830). View the entire  breakdown here. The good news is that these numbers have dropped in half since 2012, … Continue reading

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Breaking News: House Republican Bill Would Reschedule Marijuana and De-Schedule CBD

Part I – The Big News | Reschedule Marijuana! Introduced in the House of Representatives on January 27, 2017, H.R. 715 would reschedule marijuana under section 202 of the Controlled Substance Act (21 U.S.C. 812) to a schedule under section 202 other than the dreaded schedule … Continue reading

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Vermont Set To Expand Medical Marijuana According To Medical Marijuana law

Vermont Lawmakers Approve Expansion of Medical Marijuana. The Associated Press reports that Vermont lawmakers are expanding access to medical marijuana in the state. Legislators have approved a bill that would add additional ailments to the list of qualifying conditions AND triple the number of dispensaries in the state. Vermont currently … Continue reading

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2017 Federal Spending Bill Extends Key Marijuana Protections

WASHINGTON – May 1, 2017 Marijuana advocates have reason to celebrate. The recent Omnibus spending bill passed by the 115th GOP led Congress, maintains a key provision that has been protecting legal medical marijuana protections operations from federal prosecution since 2014. Originally introduced in 2003, the Rohrabacher-Farr amendment did not become … Continue reading

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Silver Leaf Investment: An upstart marijuana investment company to watch in 2017

The legal cannabis (marijuana) industry is booming. According to Forbes.com, it was worth an estimated $7.2 billion in 2016. With double digit annual growth, adult recreational sales alone are expected to jump from $2.6 billion in 2016 to $11.2 billion by 2020. In addition to recreational sale, medical marijuana sales are … Continue reading

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Wisconsin Legislature Unanimously approves Marijuana CBD Oil

Madison, WI – The Wisconsin state Assembly voted 98-0 last week, to legalize possession of CBD oil! CBD oil is a marijuana extract and is used to treat seizures, reduce pain and inflammation and may even be effective as a neuro-protectant. It won’t get you high, but … Continue reading

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Spotlight: Marijuana Company Canopy Growth now in S&P/TSX Index

SMITH FALLS, Ontario – Another milestone for the cannabis industry was reached today… Canopy Growth [TSX:WEED], Canada’s largest and arguably most successful marijuana company – has been added to the S&P/TSX Composite Index. The index represents nearly 70% of the total market capitalization on the Toronto Stock Exchange and is considered a … Continue reading

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Is GOP led 115th Congress Shifting The Huffington Post Views on Marijuana with new Legislation?

At least two bills have been introduced by Republican lawmakers in the past 6 weeks, that would end federal marijuana prohibition. I’m Just a Bill – H.R. 715 On January 27th, 2017 – House Republican Rep. Griffith Morgan from Virginia introduced H.R. 715 to the 115th Congress. Legislation … Continue reading

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Ten million more Americans smoke marijuana now than 12 years ago: study

Research published in Lancet Psychiatry also finds number who admit to smoking on ‘daily or near daily basis’ more than doubled to 8.4 million, About 10 million more Americans smoke marijuana now than 12 years ago, a new study in … Continue reading

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Brendan Kennedy on the ICBC – Marley Natural and Big Marijuana

Brendan Kennedy, CEO of Privateer Holdings, has made a big splash in the cannabis community over the last six years or so, bringing in capital and his business acumen to the industry. Through Privateer’s companies, Leafly, Tilray and Marley Natural, … Continue reading

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