Articles tagged with "Congress"
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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.
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.
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.
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Washington State Lawmakers Want a Wall Around Legal Marijuana
Ben Adlin - Published on February 7, 2017Read moreState lawmakers have quietly introduced legislation designed to help protect legal cannabis from intervention by the Trump administration.
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In Congress: Virginia Republican Wants to De-Schedule CBD
Gage Peake - Published on February 2, 2017Read moreRepublicans in Congress are starting to come out of the woodwork to draft new bills on cannabis.
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We’re Watching the Jeff Sessions Confirmation Hearings So You Don’t Have To
Leafly Staff - Published on January 10, 2017Read moreIf confirmed, Trump’s nominee for US attorney general could determine the future of legal cannabis in the country.
