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Panel: Feds unlikely to crack down on legal marijuana

Legal marijuana businesses shouldn’t be worried about a federal crackdown, a panel of experts from the legal, political…

News August 10
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DEA seeks to reduce federal marijuana quotas for research

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration wants to reduce the amount of marijuana and other drugs it plans to…

News August 8
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Hemp cultivation in Minnesota sees major growth spurt

Minnesota’s hemp crop has grown exponentially and the number of farmers cultivating the crop has increased sixfold as the…

News April 4
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MJ advocacy group celebrates win over DEA ‘misinformation’

Americans for Safe Access claimed partial victory over the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration when it announced the federal…

News February 15
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Future of MJ + cannabis investing under Trump: Q&A with former DEA official Jodi Avergun

By John Schroyer If anyone has a good handle on how federal narcotics prosecutions work, it's Jodi Avergun.…

News February 7
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DEA rule change sparks concern on marijuana extracts

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has introduced a new rule on how it tracks marijuana extracts that is causing…

News December 14
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Appeals court: DOJ can’t prosecute state-legal MJ businesses

In a big win for licensed marijuana companies, a federal appeals court in California ruled Tuesday that the…

News August 16
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Week in Review: Five takeaways from the DEA’s marijuana decision

By John Schroyer Overjoyed. Infuriated. Apathetic. That’s the marijuana industry’s response to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s decision…

News August 12
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DEA rejects rescheduling marijuana but will open doors to more cannabis research

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has rejected calls to remove marijuana from its list of the most dangerous drugs in…

News August 10
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