Articles tagged with "Congress"
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Congressmen Slam Anti-Cannabis Group’s ‘False Claims’ on MMJ Protection
Ben Adlin - Published on June 29, 2017read moreOne of the nation’s leading anti-cannabis groups issued a press release announcing the “elimination” of a crucial federal protection for state-legal medical cannabis.
Congress Set to Revive CARERS Act
DJ Summers - Published on June 14, 2017read moreA new watered-down version of the original cannabis reform bill may have a better chance of getting a hearing.
Jeff Sessions Asks Congress to End Medical Cannabis Protections
Ben Adlin - Published on June 12, 2017read moreIn a May 1 letter to congressional leaders, Sessions urged federal lawmakers to oppose a crucial provision known as the Rohrabacher–Blumenauer amendment.
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Congress Pushes Back Against Jeff Sessions’ Drug War 2.0
Gage Peake - Published on May 15, 2017read moreIf Jeff Sessions was expecting applause for his bid to revive the war on drugs last Friday, he’s not hearing much of it from Congress.
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Congress Pushes to Renew Rohrabacher-Farr Patient Protections
Gage Peake - Published on April 11, 2017read moreA group of US House members led by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher wants the feds to maintain their hands-off approach towards states with legal medicinal cannabis.
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Cannabis Legalization Bills Make Splash in Congress
Gage Peake - Published on March 30, 2017read moreFederal cannabis prohibition could soon come to an end thanks to a package of congressional bills introduced Thursday morning.
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Meet the NFF: New Group to Lobby Trump, Congress on Cannabis
Leafly Staff - Published on March 22, 2017read moreThe New Federalism Fund, backed by big industry names, will work primarily on Capitol Hill.
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House Republicans Vote to Expand Drug Testing
Lisa Rough - Published on February 17, 2017read moreHouse Republicans voted to expand drug testing for applicants seeking unemployment benefits. Is that constitutional?
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Cannabis Now Has Its Own Congressional Caucus
Madison Margolin - Published on February 16, 2017read moreReps. Earl Blumenauer, Dana Rohrabacher, and Don Young form a bipartisan group dedicated to pushing progress on the issue.
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The Senate Just Confirmed Jeff Sessions as Attorney General
Ben Adlin - Published on February 8, 2017read moreThe vote puts cannabis patients, consumers, and business owners in legal states in a precarious position.
