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Medical cannabis business owners breathe sigh of relief as Rohrabacher-Blumenauer Amendment is extended

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial February 12, 2018

On February 9, 2018, Congress voted to safeguard medical cannabis states from federal persecution… again. This temporary resolution under the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer Amendment will last for six weeks...

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Cannabis research at risk as political climate adjusts

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial February 1, 2018

If there is one thing that gives the cannabis industry its consistent momentum, it has to be the groundbreaking research that is being carried out to develop medical-grade products, such as those used...

Texas spurs hope for conservative states after opening its first medical cannabis dispensary

Texas spurs hope for conservative states after opening its first medical cannabis dispensary

Annureet Kaur January 31, 2018

Medical cannabis is gaining bipartisan support after Texas is set to open its first dispensary for epilepsy patients, paving way for other conservative states like Kansas and Nebraska, especially, to maybe...

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Legal cannabis states ask Congress for legal banking

Bethan Rose Jenkins, Cannabis News Writer/Editorial January 22, 2018

As of today, 29 states and a number of U.S. territories have legalized medical cannabis. Nine of those states have legalized it for social use and this year, social cannabis legalization will be considered...

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These five states are the most likely to pass cannabis legislation in 2018

Annureet Kaur January 3, 2018

With the elections coming up, cannabis legalization has become a hot topic nationwide, once again. After California, Nevada, Maine and Massachusetts legalized social cannabis use in 2016, no other states...

Sessions mocks intern who questions his stance on cannabis

Sessions mocks intern who questions his stance on cannabis

Sara Tiradossi December 12, 2017

Earlier this year, Attorney General Sessions said during a private event that the U.S. legal system must be "based on law and based on facts" and "can't be politicized." ABC News obtained video of the...

66 Congress members call for continued protection for medical cannabis states

66 Congress members call for continued protection for medical cannabis states

Sara Tiradossi December 1, 2017

Two congressmen, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, R-California, and Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Oregon, sent a letter on Wednesday co-signed by 64 of their peers to House and Senate leadership and called for an extended...

Bush-era attorney said Sessions has other priorities than cracking down on cannabis

Bush-era attorney said Sessions has other priorities than cracking down on cannabis

Sara Tiradossi November 24, 2017

In a recent interview, former US Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Jeff Sessions has far more important things to do than crack down on state-legal cannabis. “With respect to everything else...

Trump declares opioid crisis a ‘health emergency,' but requests no funds

Trump declares opioid crisis a ‘health emergency,’ but requests no funds

Sara Tiradossi October 27, 2017

President Trump declared the opioid crisis a nationwide public health emergency on Thursday, a move intended to expand access to treatment and loosen current regulations. However, the declaration will...

For the first time, a majority of Republicans support cannabis legalization

For the first time, a majority of Republicans support cannabis legalization

Sara Tiradossi October 26, 2017

A majority of American Republicans say they support cannabis legalization, the highest level of public support Gallup has found in nearly 50 years. Out of the people surveyed, 51 percent of Republicans...

Top U.S. international drug official resigns, calls for cannabis rescheduling

Top U.S. international drug official resigns, calls for cannabis rescheduling

Sara Tiradossi October 25, 2017

William Brownfield was the Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs until a few weeks ago, when he decided to resign from his position. As more countries...

Law Enforcement Leaders urge Trump, Sessions not to lock up low-level drug offenders

Law Enforcement Leaders urge Trump, Sessions not to lock up low-level drug offenders

Sara Tiradossi October 19, 2017

The Law Enforcement Leaders to Reduce Crime & Incarceration sent a letter to Sessions and Trump on Wednesday urging them not to return the “lock ‘em up” crime-fighting policies of the 1980s and...

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