All posts tagged "CARERS Act"

Politics

Pass It, Grassley: The CARERS Act and 2016

Assume bill dead? Fred and I hit a deer on hiway 136 south of Dyersville. After...

Hemp

Hemp’s Legal Cannabinoids

While THC remains federally illegal, the legalization of hemp has opened up the way to powerful...

In History

U.S. Senate Votes to Allow Veterans Access to MMJ

An important piece of legislation was passed in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, which will make...

Politics

Clinton Calls for Rescheduling of Marijuana, But Is She Serious?

Hillary Clinton has never really taken the issue of marijuana legalization as seriously as the current...

Politics

New Federal Bill Would Protect Patients in Legal States

While some lawmakers remain convinced that simply attaching a few riders to a federal spending bill...

Politics

Senator Gillibrand Asks for Cannabis Industry Support in Passing the CARERS Act

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand stood before a legion of cannabis industry leaders earlier this week in...

Politics

Poll: GOP Voters Support Ending Federal Cannabis Prosecution

In the early primary states of New Hampshire and Iowa, the majority of Republican voters believe...

Politics

Federal Cannabis Bills In Political Purgatory

While there has been a great deal of anticipation over the past several months in regards...

Medical

U.S. Senate Approves Historic VA MMJ Bill

Photo by Kurt Clark The GOP-controlled Senate Appropriations Committee finally approved a plan that would lift...

Politics

Fiorina & Carson: Republican Presidential Hopefuls Against Cannabis

Carly Fiorina and Dr. Ben Carson have announced they’ll see join the already-crowded field of Republicans...

Joint Opinions

On Science and Ideology: Why the Feds Aren’t Going Far Enough On Cannabis Policy

Many Americans are excited about the federal bill to legalize medical cannabis nationwide. If passed, the...

Joint Opinions

Reschedule: Most Likely Scenario for Federal Pot Reform

President Obama recently said in an interview with VICE News that as the trend of marijuana legalization continues to spread...

Politics

A Closer Look at the Federal MMJ Bill

There was a historical piece of legislation introduced to Congress that aims to legalize medical marijuana...

Politics

Bipartisan Senate Bill Could Reschedule Cannabis

A landmark bill has been submitted by three U.S. Senators that would mark yet another highly...