Articles tagged with "Jeff Sessions"
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Trump Vows to Back Law to Protect Legal Cannabis Industry
The Associated Press - Published on April 13, 2018read moreSen. Cory Gardner of Colorado said Trump made the pledge to him in a Wednesday night conversation.
Cannabis-Friendly States Want Meeting With Jeff Sessions
The Associated Press - Published on March 30, 2018read moreCalifornia, Oregon and other states are seeking a meeting with the AG in hopes of resolving the conflict between federal and state laws that has left the nation’s cannabis industry in legal limbo.
7 Things We Learned From Time’s Creepy Jeff Sessions Cover Story
Bruce Barcott - Published on March 29, 2018read moreDrug treatment ‘doesn’t work for a lot of people,’ says the AG. What works? More prisons and more prisoners, he believes.
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Sessions: US Prosecutors Won’t Take on Small-Time Cannabis Cases
The Associated Press - Published on March 12, 2018read moreFederal law enforcement lacks the resources to take on “routine cases” and will continue to focus on drug gangs and larger conspiracies, the attorney general said.
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When State and Federal Laws Conflict, Who Wins?
Ben Adlin - Published on March 10, 2018read moreTo try to solve the tug-of-war, some people point to the Constitution’s supremacy clause. Legal scholars and policy experts say it’s not nearly that simple.
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States Mull ‘Sanctuary’ Status for Cannabis Businesses
The Associated Press - Published on March 5, 2018read moreSome states are considering so-called sanctuary status for licensed cannabis businesses, hoping to protect the fledgling industry from a shift in federal enforcement policy.
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The Roll-Up #23: Oh Magoo, You’ve Done It Again
Leafly Podcasts - Published on March 2, 2018read moreTrump compares Sessions to a cartoon bumbler, Bruce visits an SF cannabis lounge, and Dave explains Quebec’s canna-phobic Frenchiness.
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Did Jeff Sessions Cause a Washington Cannabis Lab to Lose Its Loan?
Tobias Coughlin-Bogue - Published on February 27, 2018read moreCannabis testing laboratory Confidence Analytics had a good working relationship with Banner Bank, its owners say. Then Jeff Sessions was appointed.
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Senator to Lift DOJ Blockade in Show of ‘Good Faith’ to Jeff Sessions
The Associated Press - Published on February 15, 2018read more“As sort of a good faith gesture on my behalf I’ll be releasing a limited number of nominees,” Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner said.
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Berkeley Declares Itself a Sanctuary City for Cannabis Consumers
The Associated Press - Published on February 14, 2018read moreA council member called the move a direct response to US Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ “misguided crackdown on our democratic decision to legalize recreational cannabis.”
