Although there was a great deal of support for a Congressional amendment aimed at allowing veterans to gain hassle-free access to medical marijuana, it does not appear the powers that be are ready to get serious about giving the men and women who have fought to protect ou… Read article here: High Times
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Congress – Lots of Talk, No Action On Marijuana
According toan online database that tracks everything entered into the Congressional record then charts the most-used words, “marijuana” has been mentioned in the House and Senate at least 4,238 times since 1996. Read article here: High Times
Congress Members to VA: Let Veterans Smoke Marijuana
Despite the men and women of the United States military being forced to risk life and limb to protect the agenda of the federal government, those who return home wounded from the battlefield are not given the same freedom to take advantage of statewide medical marijuana p… Read article here: High Times
Congress Adopts Significant Drug Policy Reforms in New Spending Bill
Bill Stops Feds from Blocking Medical Marijuana Legalization and Partially Lifts Federal Ban on Funding for Syringe Access Programs to Prevent HIV/AIDS President Obama Expected to Sign Bill Congress passed a must-pass spending bill this morning that includes language that stops the Obama Administration’s Department of Justice from spending money to block the implementation of […]
Congress Set to Pass Significant Drug Policy Reforms in New Spending Bill
Bill Would Stop Feds from Blocking Medical Marijuana Legalization and Would Partially Lift Federal Ban on Funding for Syringe Access Programs to Prevent HIV/AIDS President Obama Expected to Sign Bill Congress is set to vote on a must-pass spending bill introduced last night that includes language that stops the Obama Administration’s Department of Justice from […]
Will Congress Approve Marijuana Proposals for the 2016 Federal Budget?
Federal lawmakers are burning the candle at both ends on Capitol Hill today in an attempt to hash out the final details of Uncle Sam’s new budget before the clock runs out on the current spending bill at the end of the day. Among the legislation wrapped up in this h… Read article here: High […]
New York Times: Congress and Obama Are Wimps on Marijuana Reform
TheNew York Timeshas once againchastised the federal governmentfor its relentless effort to perpetuate the war on marijuana, arguing that even though support for legalization continues to swell across the nation, “Congress and the Obama Admin… Read article here: High Times
Report: Justice Department Intentionally Bamboozled Congress on Marijuana Amendment
The Department of Justice told Congress last year that the proposed attachment of theRohrabacher-Farramendment to a federal spending bill would “limit or possibly eliminate the department’s ability to enforce federal law in recreational marijuana c… Read article here: High Times
Congress Votes to End War on Weed, Lawmakers Predict Its Demise Within 5 Years
A group of lawmakers gathered on Capitol Hill earlier this week to introduce several proposals aimed at castrating the war on marijuana. Much to their surprise, the majority of these amendments, including a few that would prevent the Drug Enforcement Administration from c… Read article here: High Times
Congress Passes Three Amendments to Stop DEA from Undermining State Marijuana Laws
Important Victories Build on Last Night’s Votes to End DEA's Controversial Bulk Data Collection Program, Cut DEA's Budget WASHINGTON, D.C.—Legislators passed three amendments today to prohibit the DEA and U.S. Department of Justice from undermining state marijuana laws, as part of the U.S. House of Representatives' consideration of the Fiscal Year 2016 Commerce, Justice, and […]