Latest Science: Non-Psychotropic Cannabinoid Inhibits Colon Cancer Cell Proliferation: The administration of the non-psychotropic cannabis plant constituent cannabidiol (CBD) is protective in an experimental model of colon cancer, according to preclinical trial datapublished online in the Journal of Molecular Medicine. Investigators at the University …

Medical Marijuana Bill Goes Before Virginia House Committee: ​A medical marijuana bill is scheduled to go before a Virginia House committee on Tuesday. Northern Virginia Delegate David Englin hopes to revitalize a 30-year-old Virginia law which allows marijuana to be …

7th Ward ‘Booming Marijuana Business’ Busted By NOPD: When officers arrived in the neighborhood, they said they picked up the scent of burning marijuana and saw 45-year-old Troy Ray stick his head out of a second-floor window and ask the …

Police Say Passenger Smoked Marijuana On JetBlue Flight: A man – later identified as 43-year-old Adam Blumenkranz of Los Angeles – is facing drug charges after allegedly smoking marijuana on a JetBlue flight to Newark, NJ. Airport police say the man …

U.S. Attorney Says Colorado Medical Marijuana Threats Are Not A Bluff: Responding to comments made by medical marijuana attorney Rob Corry, U. S Attorney John Walsh wants to make it clear that the federal government is not bluffingwhen it comes to …

N.J. man accused of bringing marijuana to Ocean Township court appearance: A New Jersey man who went to municipal court to pay a fine is now facing new legal troubles after police said he was carrying marijuana when he showed …

Cops Reject US Attorney’s Colorado Medical Marijuana Threats: Colorado-based and national representatives of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) on Monday sent a stern letter to U.S. Attorney John Walsh, pushing back against his recent threats to medical marijuana centers that …

Judge: Federal Law Trumps State’s Medical Pot Law: HELENA, Mont. (AP) — A judge has ruled that Montana’s medical marijuana law doesn’t shield providers of the drug from federal prosecution, delivering a new blow to an industry reeling from a …

Rhode Island Rep. who mocked marijuana busted again on marijuana charges: Remember Rhode Island Rep. Robert Watson?  We reported on him back in April 2011… Robert Watson drew fire in February when he said, “I suppose if you’re a gay …

Better legalize marijuana soon, for pharmaceuticalization is coming: I have long predicted that the federal government will soon recognize that they can no longer maintain the Schedule I lie about cannabis.  By ever-increasing numbers people are recognizing that contrary to …

DEA Agent Loses Appeal Over Video Showing Him Shooting Himself In Classroom: A DEA agent who shot himself during a gun-safety demonstration to a group of kids has lost his appeal in which he was attempting to sue the DEA over …

Pot-Based Prescription Drug Looks for FDA OK: A quarter-century after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first prescription drugs based on the main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, additional medicines derived from or inspired by the cannabis plant itself …