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Anti-cannabis groups sue to overturn New York’s marijuana laws

A coalition of anti-cannabis interests filed a lawsuit in state Supreme Court this week seeking to overturn New York’s legalization of marijuana, comparing the industry to tobacco companies that made fraudulent claims about their products. The petition was filed in…

Trump administration doubles down on anti-marijuana position

Analysts previously predicted Donald Trump might support marijuana legalization to boost his chances of re-election this year. Instead, the opposite has happened. The Trump Administration has proposed removing medical marijuana protections in the 2021 fiscal budget and leaked audio revealed the President’s belief that smoking…

Salt Lake City Radio Station Pulls Anti-Marijuana Ads After Complaints

September 6, 2018
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At least one Salt Lake City-area radio station has stopped airing an advertisement opposing Utah’s Proposition 2 after complaints that the spot included false and misleading statements about medical marijuana. Kayvon Motiee, president of Broadway Media, said the ad by…

Policy Group of Prosecutors Release Position Paper

The National District Attorney’s Association (NDAA), the organization that “serves as the voice of America’s prosecutors and strives to support their efforts to protect the rights and safety of the people in their communities”, created a policy group of 14…

Cannabis Industry Watches as Sessions Confirmation Hearing Begins Today

The marijuana industry will be listening intently to the confirmation hearings for Jeff Sessions for attorney general on Tuesday morning. While many people are focused on Sessions past positions on civil rights, the cannabis companies are very concerned that this…