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Mexico officially legalizes medical marijuana, but don’t expect a swift rollout

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto signed a decree this week legalizing medical marijuana. The measure also classified the psychoactive ingredient in the drug as “therapeutic.”

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Colorado Supreme Court won’t hear Adams County’s appeal over its pot tax battle with cities

The Colorado Supreme Court this week declined to hear an appeal by Adams County over the validity of its recreational marijuana tax in three of its cities, raising questions about the fate of the nearly $2 million the county has brought in over the last two years from the levy.

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Cannabis industry organization forms to “be ready” for national legalization

Three Colorado businesses are among the National Association of Cannabis Businesses’s seven founding members.

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Mexico’s former president slams Trump and Sessions in keynote at Cannabis Summit

Former president of Mexico, Vicente Fox, delivered a keynote address to a crowd full of cannabis industry businesses at the Cannabis Summit in California.

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Social marijuana use in Denver: Residents and business owners divided on rules and regulations at public hearing

No dual consumption of marijuana and alcohol, controlling cannabis odors and visibility, and protecting children from exposure were among main concerns voiced Tuesday night at a public hearing on Initiative 300, which will allow social marijuana use at approved Denver businesses.

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Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein: “From a legal and scientific perspective, marijuana is an unlawful drug.”

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein appeared before the Senate Appropriations committee to discuss the Justice Department’s budget, and was faced with questions on law enforcement, the investigation into Russia’s influence on the 2016 election and a question on the DOJ stance on marijuana.

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America’s mass incarceration problem in 5 charts — or, why Sessions shouldn’t bring back mandatory minimums

Today, the United States is a world leader in incarceration, but this has not always been the case.

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It took the Trump Administration just a month to turn Obama-era drug policy on its head

In the month of May alone, the Trump administration steadily ratcheted up its tough-on-crime rhetoric and put in place some policies that give that rhetoric some real-world bite.

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DEA seeks dismissal of hemp industry lawsuit fighting drug code for “marihuana extracts”

The Drug Enforcement Administration stands firm on its drug code for “marihuana extracts” in a brief filed Friday to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, and seeks to have a federal lawsuit by the hemp industry dismissed.

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Denver’s 4/20 organizer appeals three-year ban imposed after trash, noise, health complaints

The organizer of Denver’s 4/20 rally in Civic Center filed an appeal on Friday of the city’s three-year ban, which was imposed after complaints about noise, trash, security, health and other issues.

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