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Desisting DEA Deferrals and Delays

One thing we’ve seen for decades is that the DEA handles any challenges to its authority over marijuana by delaying, sometimes for many years (particularly with scheduling challenges). And they’d get away with it pretty much all the time.

That may be changing.

Federal Court Orders DEA To Explain Marijuana Research Block

On Monday, the […]

Wild Songbirds Clarify Cannabis’ Effects

Dopamine receptors can be quantified using PET scans. For cannabis researchers this is tremendous news. A pair of studies demonstrate how stressful environments decrease the dopamine receptors of songbirds, while the other clarifies marijuana’s effects on dopamine release, PTSD and depression:

19-JUL-2019 – Louisiana State University Department of Biological Sciences Assistant Professor Christine Lattin, and […]

Florida Cop Planted Drugs in Vehicles

Governments can employ drug wars for superficial purposes. Sometimes it’s to provide plausible denials for committing human rights crimes against minorities, or even political opponents. Several events in Florida and Russia illustrate the continuing problem of drug war human rights abuses:

In October 2017, Derek Benefield was driving in the Florida Panhandle’s Jackson County when […]

How things have changed

Hearing tomorrow in the United States House Committee on the Judiciary:

Marijuana Laws in America: Racial Justice and the Need for Reform

Having a really hard time even wrapping my head around that concept, when I think back to what Congress was like on marijuana issues when this blog started in 2003.

We always said […]

Allan on Idaho’s Marijuana Border War: “on a sad note, my first boss in Oregon, one of those that taught me how to fight assholes, has…” Sep 19, 20:41
darkcycle on Idaho’s Marijuana Border War: “They like I90….looking for the big merrywanna headed East, not the Idaho student’s three gram jar….” Sep 19, 13:18
Great Harry's Ghost! on Idaho’s Marijuana Border War: “and yes, ID is still a shithole. We have a Patriot Prayer protest here right next door to Ideeho tomorrow…” Sep 18, 21:40
Great Harry's Ghost! on Idaho’s Marijuana Border War: “2 Pullman PD officers across the street from the house I’m in and it is so nice to sit on…” Sep 18, 15:23
Great Harry's Ghost! on Idaho’s Marijuana Border War: “I’m in Pullman, WA. 8 miles away is Moscow, ID (co not cow), w/ the University of Idaho. About 1/2…” Sep 18, 14:54
Servetus on Site update: “Cannabinoids may be helpful in preventing colon cancer: 15-SEP-2020 — Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative…” Sep 15, 17:12
darkcycle on Idaho’s Marijuana Border War: “Still a shithole. It’s still hardcore prohib territory, the Idaho State Police line up at the Washington border and stop…” Sep 15, 12:02

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