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Since 1999, all privately funded marijuana research studies in the United States have had to go through a Public Health Service review in addition to getting approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and institutional review boards.Today, the White House took a major step…

The legal marijuana industry received support from the United States Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and former President Bill Clinton. Vilsack said that cannabis has become one of the most valuable commodities in American agriculture.At the event, Vilsack called attention to the lack of things that can be planted in urban…

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is at it again. On Sunday, Christie said if he was president he would enforce federal drug laws in states that have legalized and regulated cannabis. Christie said he would crack down and not permit it.These comments were made during CBS’ “Face the Nation” program.…

Over the past year, we have heard statements such as “the marijuana industry is going to be big” over and over again. The marijuana industry is not going to be big. The marijuana industry IS big. Recent projections from Marijuana Business Daily value the legal cannabis industry at $11 billion.…

Joe Rogan said it best: The only reason why marijuana is illegal is because of economics. If marijuana was legal, it would cost pharmaceutical and alcohol companies billions of dollars every year.  The Partnership for a Drug-Free America is funded by alcohol companies. Alcohol is a sanctioned drug!Marijuana has the ability…

New Jersey Governor Christ Christie is at it again. On Tuesday, Christie said that if he is elected president he will crack down on states that ended prohibition on marijuana. When Christie was asked if he would enforce federal drug laws in states that have legalized and regulated cannabis, Christie…

Since, growing hemp has been illegal for almost a full century, researchers have been unable to learn all of the benefits associated with it. In 1916, Jason Merrill and Lyster Dewey, the chief scientists at the United States Department of Agriculture created paper made from the inner portion of the…

New Jersey Governor Christ Christie was once considered to be a potential presidential contender. That time, however, appears to have come and gone. Christie made headlines in September 2013 after he was reported to be responsible for closing access lanes on the George Washington Bridge. Christie was eventually exonerated from…

The expression “good things do not come easy” applies to the struggle over legalized medical marijuana in Georgia. A two-year effort to legalize medical marijuana in that state may finally succeed, as the Georgia Senate passed House Bill 1. The bill was introduced by Representative Allen Peake and it would…

The Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) released its 2014 annual report which highlights the developments that occurred over the course of the past year. The report also offers guidance as to the organization’s plans over the next two years and the initiatives they are working on.Who is the Drug Policy Alliance?The…