Nearly 20 years after California voters approved the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes, lawmakers finally agreed on a package of bills to create the first statewide licensing and operating rules for pot growers and retail weed outlets. They did so in the face of a l… Read article here: High Times
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Albuquerque Lawmakers Attempting to Decriminalize Marijuana
Lawmakers in the largest city of New Mexico are pushing once again to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. Read article here: High Times
Federal Lawmakers Demand DOJ Investigate Continued War on Medical Marijuana
Although the federal government implied that it had “ended the war against medical marijuana,” in 2014 with the passing of a omnibus spending bill, the true meaning of this three-legged amendment has been swimming for dear life in a cesspool of skewed perspect… 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
Lawmakers Submit Proposals to Put a Leash on the DEA
Federal lawmakers on the move to change the way the Department of Justice handles states that have legalized cannabis for both medicinal and recreational purposes are gearing up for what media sources are calling a “marijuana vote-a-rama” later this week. Read article here: High Times
Cannabusiness: Ohio Businesses Are Ahead of Lawmakers in Green Economy
Ohio may be the next U.S. state to legalize marijuana for adult recreational use. Cannabusinesses in the Buckeye State are already putting down stakes in the coming green economy. Read article here: High Times
Federal Lawmakers Give Medical Marijuana A Shot
A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers Wednesday unveiled legislation that would offer access to certain medical marijuana products. The coalition includes Colorado Sens. Michael Bennet, a Democrat, and Cory Gardner, a Republican. The Therapeutic Hemp Medical Access Act would exempt from the Controlled Substances Act strains of hemp used to fight seizures in children and […]
Rhode Island Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Legalize Cannabis Industry
Some predict Rhode Island could be the first state in America to legalize recreational marijuana by way of the state legislature. Earlier this week, lawmakers introduced abill that wouldrepeal prohibition across the state and establish operations for a taxed a… Read article here: High Times
Florida Lawmakers Attempts to Legalize Statewide Cannabis Industry
A democratic lawmaker has proposed the establishment of a regulated, recreational marijuana market in Florida. While the bill is not expected to pass, many believe the state has a real chance at legalizing medical marijuana in 2016. Read article here: High Times
Lawmakers Move To Legalize U.S. Industrial Hemp Industry
Congressional leaders are moving full steam ahead to finally make hemp a legitimate agricultural crop in the United States. Lawmakers introduced the bipartisan Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2015 on January 8th in the Senate (S. 134) and its counterpart (HR 525) on January 22nd in the House of Representatives. If passed, it would remove […]