Articles tagged with "carers act"
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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.
Weak, Narrow CBD Bill Introduced by Anti-Cannabis Senators
Lisa Rough - Published on July 16, 2016Read moreA bipartisan medical cannabis proposal was introduced in the U.S. Senate on Friday, but it left many in the cannabis community befuddled.
The Shake: The Feds’ Big Eradication Spend and the Massachusetts Smackdown
Ben Adlin - Published on April 15, 2016Read moreMore and more doctors want cannabis to be legal, Mexico’s president is MIA from the U.N. summit, and did someone say, “dragon balls”?
The Shake: White House Protest Draws a Crowd, SpeedWeed Is Sold, and Now There’s a Hemptsy
Ben Adlin - Published on April 4, 2016Read moreColorado issues two more pesticide recalls, Maine lawmakers abandon THC blood limit for drivers, and are cannabis mini-malls on the way?
CARERS Act Finds New Life a Year After Its Birth
Lisa Rough - Published on March 30, 2016Read moreOnce considered the nation’s most important and comprehensive piece of legislation on medical cannabis, the CARERS Act was written off late last year. Now it might be back.
This May Be the End for the CARERS Act
Lisa Rough - Published on December 11, 2015Read moreThe CARERS Act, a bipartisan piece of legislation, was one of the best chances for the United States to reclassify cannabis as a non-Schedule I class drug.
A Changing Climate for Cannabis on Capitol Hill
Leafly Staff - Published on November 20, 2015Read moreThe Drug Policy Alliance Reform Conference is underway in Washington D.C., fostering far-reaching discussions on how to improve cannabis policy in the United States.
Bernie Sanders Introduces Bill to End Federal Cannabis Prohibition
Lisa Rough - Published on November 5, 2015Read moreDemocratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders is proposing a serious policy change that would end the federal prohibition of cannabis once and for all.
When Asked About the CARERS Act, President Obama Says to “Follow the Science” Behind Medical Marijuana
Lisa Rough - Published on April 21, 2015Read moreCNN’s chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta recently asked President Obama how he feels about the CARERS Act, a historic bill that would reschedule cannabis on a federal level.
Could Italy Be the Next Country to Legalize Marijuana? The Leafly Cannabis Legalization Update
Lisa Rough - Published on March 23, 2015Read moreThe cannabis movement continues, not just in the U.S., but at an international level, with Italy signing a motion to legalize cannabis and Jamaica leading the way towards cannabis reform.