Final Year-End Federal Spending Bill Prohibits Justice Department from Undermining State Medical Marijuana and Hemp Laws

Spending Bill Allows Legalization of Marijuana Possession in Washington, D.C. to Move Forward, but Prevents Taxing and Regulating Marijuana like Alcohol Momentum Builds Nationally to End the Failed War on Drugs WASHINGTON, D.C. – The final “cromnibus” federal spending bill that Congress passed over the weekend contains historic language prohibiting the U.S. Justice Department from […]

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HISTORIC VICTORY: Congress Prohibits Justice Department from Undermining State Medical Marijuana Laws

Top Congressional Leaders Side with States on Hemp Research and Medical Marijuana   Provisions on D.C. Marijuana Legalization Remain Unclear: Advocates Say Any Congressional Interference with Law that Passed with 70% Support is Outrageous The final “must pass” federal spending bill that Congress will consider this week, also known as the “cromnibus,”and released by senior […]

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In Series of Historic Votes U.S. House Prohibits DEA from Undermining State Medical Marijuana and Hemp Laws

First Time Ever Congress Approves Major Marijuana Law Reform Bipartisan Rebuke of U.S. Drug War, DEA Overreach and Mismanagement by DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart Teleconference Today at Noon ET with Members of Congress, Medical Marijuana Patients and Advocates In a series of historic votes, the U.S. House voted to prohibit the DEA from undermining state […]

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Largest County in New Mexico Bucks Medical Marijuana Law, Prohibits County Employees From Using Medical Marijuana

New Policy Follows Firing of Iraq Veteran Veterans, Patients, Physicians and Advocates Fighting Back (Albuquerque, NM) – New Mexico’s largest county is bucking the state’s medical marijuana law by prohibiting any use of marijuana by county employees, following a new policy issued on November 12 by Bernalillo County Manager Tom Zdunek. The county memorandum cites […]

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