TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
TRAVELING THE WORLD, WRITING WHAT THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW.
Cartersville, Georgia — As millions of Californians celebrate the legalization of cannabis — albeit with staggering tax rates — much of the country remains mired in the punitive ramifications of marijuana prohibition. At a party in the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia, on December 31, 60 young people were reportedly arrested over less than an ounce Read More…
“Between 1989 and 2010 an estimated 12.6 billion dollars was seized by US attorneys in asset forfeiture cases, the growth rate of seizures during that time was nearly a 20% increase every single year.” – Ed Burns, Former Homicide & Narcotics Police Detective Many would find it hard to believe that despite the ever-growing percentage Read More…
This week the news cycle was flooded with mainstream headlines suggesting doctors were claiming have discovered the first marijuana overdose. “Doctors claim baby’s 2015 death was caused by marijuana overdose,” a Fox News headline claimed. “Baby boy is first marijuana overdose death, doctors claim,” wrote AOL and the New York Daily News. Local Colorado NBC affiliate 9 News headlined their article “Colorado doctors claim first marijuana overdose Read More…
A twelve-year-old girl with epilepsy is suing Attorney General Jeff Sessions, the Department of Justice, and the Drug Enforcement Agency to legalize cannabis across the country. Alexis Bortell developed epilepsy at the age of seven, and FDA-approved medications failed to improve her condition. She suffered from multiple seizures per day, and doctors were considering brain surgery. “Nothing Read More…
Attorney General Jeff Sessions suggested that the Department of Justice may crack down on people who grow and sell marijuana, even in the 29 states that legalized the plant, echoing the drawn-out argument that it is still against federal law. Sessions made the non-surprising comments on conservative radio host Hugh Hewitt’s show after Hewitt asked whether the Department of Read More…
The majority of voters in Florida supported legalizing medical marijuana—but now the cities with the most support for the measure are banning dispensaries. (TFTP) When the vast majority of voters in Florida came together in 2016 and voted to legalize medical marijuana, they had no idea that even though the measure passed, lawmakers would begin Read More…