Video discussion: What might a federal crackdown on cannabis look like?

Published: Nov 10, 2017, 1:48 pm • Updated: Nov 10, 2017, 1:48 pm By Colorado Springs Gazette Editorial Board This week marks the fifth anniversary of Colorado’s decision to sanction the world’s first anything-goes commercial pot trade. Five years later, we remain an embarrassing cautionary tale. Visitors to Colorado remark about a new agricultural smell,…

Published: Nov 8, 2017, 11:11 am • Updated: Nov 8, 2017, 11:11 am By Matt Gaetz, Guest Commentary In 1981, a Tax Court judge ruled on tax deductions taken by Mr. Jeff Edmonson, a man with a unique business: the large-scale distribution of drugs. For the tax year in question, he had sold over a…

Published: Oct 26, 2017, 2:17 pm • Updated: Oct 26, 2017, 2:24 pm By Jenna Johnson and John Wagner, The Washington Post WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump declared Thursday afternoon that the opioid crisis – which is killing more than 100 people each day – is a public health emergency. “Addressing it will require all…

Published: Dec 6, 2017, 5:54 pm • Updated: Dec 6, 2017, 5:54 pm By The Associated Press ATHENS, Greece — Greek authorities say they have seized more than six tons of processed cannabis from a tugboat in the Mediterranean Sea and arrested the vessel’s six Syrian crew members. A Merchant Marine Ministry statement said the…

Published: Feb 8, 2018, 12:20 pm • Updated: Feb 8, 2018, 1:18 pm By The Associated Press DENVER — Prosecutors say a Colorado man has been sentenced to one year and a day in federal prison after investigators found 123 marijuana plants at his home. According to a statement issued Thursday by U.S. Attorney Bob…

Published: Jan 15, 2018, 10:29 am • Updated: Jan 15, 2018, 10:30 am By Justin Wm. Moyer, The Washington Post The Knoxes are a clan of four doctors living in Oregon and California who specialize in medical marijuana. They seem to be doing quite well selling something that’s illegal in many states, working with those…