All posts tagged "Congress"
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Politics
Congressional Panel Holds Key Cannabis Legalization Hearing
November 29, 2022A congressional subcommittee held a hearing last week to discuss the legalization of marijuana.
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Politics
President Biden Sets Federal Cannabis Legalization in Motion
October 7, 2022Though more symbolic than substantive, presidential pardon and pressure on Congress is biggest move from the...
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Legal
New Marijuana Legalization Proposal Unveiled
July 16, 2021Democratic senators released a draft of the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act on Wednesday, a bill...
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Legal
The MORE Act Aims to Legalize Cannabis
July 12, 2021Federal lawmakers have introduced a revised version of last year’s Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement Act,...
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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
The 5 Biggest Moments in Cannabis Politics in 2019
December 20, 2019After a year like this one, 2020 will likely include big changes in cannabis laws worldwide.
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Politics
Blumenauer-McClintock Amendment Passes House
June 20, 2019Amendment that would block DOJ from interfering with state marijuana laws moves to the Senate.
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Economics
Cannabis Industry Pushes Congress for Small Business Support
June 20, 2019A detailed rundown of testimony from members of the cannabis industry, who urged legislators to support...
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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
Sen. Schumer Reintroduces Marijuana Freedom & Opportunity Act in Congress
May 17, 2019Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced he will reintroduce his bill to remove cannabis from the...
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Politics
Congress Demands Answers From Attorney General on Medical Cannabis Research Delays
May 8, 2019While the fallout from the Mueller report is currently steering Attorney General William Barr into rough...
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Politics
Weed-Fueled Workers of the World, Unite! New Pot Employment Rights Bill Introduced to Congress
March 22, 2019New legislation introduced in the House of Representatives is being hailed by advocates as a critical...
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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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Joint Opinions
Marijuana Reforms Left Out of Trump’s Criminal Justice Reform Bill
December 30, 2018The First Step Act does not address cannabis convictions.
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Politics
Report: How Your Congressmember Ranks on Cannabis Policy
November 2, 2018No matter if a cannabis legalization bill is explicitly on a midterm ballot, almost every candidate...
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Politics
Report: Trump Has a Secret Anti-Cannabis Committee
August 29, 2018Despite the fact that he’s recently made comments suggesting that he supports state-legal cannabis, Trump appears...
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Politics
A New Bill Would Eliminate Drug Convictions as Bar to Student Financial Aid
August 23, 2018Tens of thousands of students across the United States have lost access to federal financial aid...
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Politics
U.S. Representatives Introduce Bill to Collect Data on Cannabis
July 24, 2018A new bill on Capitol Hill will attempt to demystify the cannabis data coming out of...
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Economics
Trump’s Trade Wars Hit Cannabis Businesses Hard
July 15, 2018In a fast and furious exchange of retaliatory tariffs, Donald Trump and China’s president Xi Jinping...
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Politics
Schumer Introduces Bill to Deschedule Cannabis to U.S. Senate
June 28, 2018The Democratic senator from New York has introduced a bill to deschedule cannabis, thereby making it...
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