Cannabis

Drug Dealer Death Penalty Could Apply to Legal Marijuana Growers

(TIM) Washington, D.C. – When Attorney General Jeff Sessions issued a memo to U.S. attorneys regarding seeking the death penalty for some drug traffickers, which was part of President Trump’s plan to combat the opioid epidemic released weeks ago, many pundits missed the potential implications for legal marijuana growers. The memo utilizes a little-known federal law that already allows for the death […]

Behold: The Single Most Pathetic Weed “Bust” Cops Have Ever Bragged About on FB

(ANTIMEDIA) — Between mass shootings, trade wars, and geopolitical tensions, it’s important to find humor and lightness. One example of a positive development amid the chaos is Americans’ ever-evolving stance on cannabis as they continue to advocate tolerance over arrest and incarceration. Though legalization of the plant continues to spread, some parts of the country remain […]

Health and Human Services Secretary: ‘No Such Thing as Medical Marijuana’

(TIM) — While speaking on March 2nd at a press conference on opioids at an inpatient facility that treats newborns suffering from prenatal drug exposure, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar proclaimed that “there really is no such thing as medical marijuana” in response to a question regarding what he sees as the role of medical marijuana […]

Marijuana Industry Posted an Explosive 445% Job Growth in 2017

(ANTIMEDIA) — As the trend of cannabis legalization continues to sweep the country, the number of jobs in the industry has exploded, growing exponentially just from 2016 to 2017. According to a report from ZipRecruiter, an online job platform that also analyzes employment trends, “the total number of industry job posts increased by 445% in 2017, compared to […]