Search results for "Earl Blumenauer"
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Legal
Congressional Leaders Publish 2022 Plan for Federal Cannabis Legalization
December 23, 2021Rep. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon and Rep. Barbara Lee of California have released a plan for...
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Politics
The Cannabis Caucus Works Through the Government Shutdown
January 23, 2019Congressional Cannabis Caucus founder Earl Blumenauer took to the internet to urge citizens to reach out...
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Legal
Senate Panel Greenlights VA Doctors to Recommend Medical Marijuana
June 28, 2023A Senate committee has approved an appropriations bill with an amendment that would allow VA doctors...
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Legal
Congressional Lawmakers Optimistic About Bipartisan Cannabis Banking Bill
May 4, 2023Lawmakers in Congress have reintroduced hugely important bipartisan legislation to give cannabis businesses access to traditional...
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Legal
Lawmakers Refile Bill to Legalize Medical Marijuana for Veterans
April 27, 2023Lawmakers have reintroduced legislation to allow military veterans to use medical marijuana.
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Current Events
Week in Review: Germany Likely to Legalization; Politics a Hot Topic at SXSW
March 18, 2023ICYMI: Catch up on the week’s latest news from across the cannabis spectrum.
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Legal
Biden Debuts Application For Federal Marijuana Pardon Documentation
March 7, 2023The Biden Administration last week launched a new application for individuals who were pardoned for federal...
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Politics
Biden Approaches Trifecta of Cannabis Reform Wish List
December 16, 2022Historic actions giving the cannabis industry access to financial services, expungement of convictions for possession and...
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Medical
Despite Adult-Use Legalization, Veterans Are Awaiting Medical Cannabis
November 11, 2020On Veterans Day, many of America’s former soldiers find themselves without access to plant medicine that...
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Politics
Trump Campaign Official Says Pot Should be ‘Kept Illegal’
February 22, 2020Is the President pro-marijuana?
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Politics
Congress Talks Pot with DEA, FDA & NIDA
January 15, 2020Cannabis advocates were disappointed to hear many of the same old anti-pot talking points in a...
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Politics
House Committee Approves Cannabis Legalization Bill for First Time
November 20, 2019The skeletons of every piece of past cannabis legislation lie scattered across the committee floor, where...
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Politics
The State of Cannabis Today: When Will We See Federal Pot Reform?
November 1, 2019Here are the bud basics you need to know about the state of cannabis legalization in...
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Politics
Trump Admin. Wants Drug Testing for Unemployment Benefits
October 15, 2019The Trump administration has issued rules allowing drug tests (including for cannabis, of course) for those...
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Politics
House Passes SAFE Banking Act
September 25, 2019The effort to get banking services to state-legal cannabis businesses is on to the Senate.
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Politics
House Votes in Favor of AOC’s Measure To Cut DEA Funding
June 28, 2019The House of Representatives has passed a measure that would cut DEA funds and transfer the...
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Politics
Congress Continues to Look at Making Federal Pot Prohibition Unenforceable
June 20, 2019Amendment could stop federal interference with state cannabis laws, but would not address other key issues...
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Politics
Congressmen Call for Descheduling, More Cannabis Research
May 1, 2019Lawmakers are pushing for more research into the medicinal qualities of cannabis, which can’t happen until...
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Politics
STATES Act Would Remove Feds From Local Cannabis Policy Equation
April 4, 2019Introduced today, the STATES Act could certainly be a quick fix for the cannabis industry until...
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Economics
Cannabis Industry Edges One Step Closer To Easy Banking Access
March 28, 2019The Dark Ages of cannabis banking may be coming to an end as the Secure and...