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Yesterday, Chuck Rosenberg, who is the new head of the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), made the following statement at the agency’s headquarters.  “Heroin is clearly more dangerous than marijuana.”Last week, Rosenberg said marijuana is probably not as dangerous as heroin and the press had a field day over his statement.…

Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s chief medical correspondent, is one of the most credible and respected doctors in the world. He is a world renowned neurosurgeon and was the top candidate for Surgeon General. Dr. Gupta asked to have his name removed from consideration because he needs to focus on a…

On Sunday, CNN will air a television special, called “Weed 3,” which will feature President Barack Obama and CNN’s chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta.During the program, President Obama will announce his full support for medical marijuana and he will advocate for alternative models of drug abuse treatment which do…

Yesterday, United States District Court Judge Kimberly Mueller ruled that marijuana’s status as a Schedule I substance was constitutional. Judge Mueller said she was prepared to rule that marijuana should not be a classified as a Schedule I substance, but found such action to be with the province of congress.…

Marijuana legalization may not be a top priority for Congress or President Obama, but the American public is doing what it can to make it apparent that marijuana is an important issue. The marijuana industry has gathered support from many high ranking officials over the last two years which has…

The market will have wait for United States District Court Judge Kimberly Mueller’s decision on the reclassification of marijuana. The decision was to be announced tomorrow, but was delayed until April 15th. This is unfortunate because this news will serve as a major catalyst to the cannabis industry.This is also…

United States District Court Judge Kimberly J. Mueller plans to announce her decision within 30 days of receiving the defense motion to dismiss the charges against nine men accused of illegally growing marijuana in California. This case has generated significant media attention because the outcome may set a precedent going…

More than half of the United States has legalized the use of medical marijuana in some form. Colorado and Washington allow residents older than 21 to purchase marijuana legally for recreational purposes.

Marijuana’s medicinal properties are proven to be beneficial and its economic impact has grasped the attention of the nation. Technical420 believes that marijuana will be legalized much sooner than most people expect and here are our reasons why.

Rep. Andy Harris (Republican-Maryland.) introduced a rider into the spending bill aimed at blocking marijuana legalization in Washington, D.C. The language contained in the rider was very ambiguous and hard to understand by even the members of Congress. Mr. Harris says “none of the funds contained in this Act may be used to enact any law, rule, or regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I substance.” House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers (Republican-Kentucky.), said that this spending restriction “prohibits both federal and local funds from being used to implement a referendum legalizing recreational marijuana use in the District.”

Sativex was the first medicine available to patients that was 100% derived from the Cannabis plant. GW Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: GWPH) is responsible for developing Sativex, an oral spray that first came out in June 2010. Patients would treat muscle tightness caused by Multiple Sclerosis by spraying Sativex into their mouth.Researchers…