A bipartisan group of senators unveiled legislation on Thursday to give judges more discretion in sentencing offenders, a renewed push to overhaul the nation's criminal justice system after objections from some conservatives and Republican presidential candidate Ted C… Read article here: High Times
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Senators Reject Medical Marijuana Bill in South Carolina
On Thursday, South Carolina Senators voted 7-4 against a bill that would have created a safe and accessible medical marijuana program in the state. Read article here: High Times
Bipartisan Group of Senators and U.S. Representatives Call for VA to Allow Vets Access to Medical Marijuana
Current Policy Preventing VA Doctors from Recommending Medical Marijuana Set to Expire Push Comes Amid Broad Bipartisan Support for Medical Marijuana in House and Senate Today, a broad group of legislators from both parties sent a letter to the Veterans’ Administration (VA) demanding a change in policy to allow veterans to access medical marijuana. Currently, […]
Radical Rant: Anti-Pot Senators Now Support CBD Research
Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) have co-written a letter in TIME calling for elimination of red tape and expansion of federally-approved research into medical marijuana. Read article here: High Times
Colorado Senators Introduce Marijuana Banking Bill
A group of senators, including Colorado’s Cory Gardner and Michael Bennet, recently introduced the “Marijuana Businesses Access to Banking Act of 2015″– a bill to ensure that legal marijuana businesses can access banking services. The marijuana industry is said to be worth $ 3 billion nationwide, and yet cannabis businesses are currently forced to only […]
Senators Introduce Bill To Legalize MMJ
Bipartisan legislation was introduced yesterday in the U.S. Senate proposing to change federal law such that states could regulate the medical use of marijuana without fear of prosecution. A somewhat unlikely team of Senators Rand Paul (R-Kentucky), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-New York), and Cory Booker (D-New Jersey) stood with parents and patients to discuss The CARERS […]
Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Rand Paul (R-KY), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) Introduce Historic Medical Marijuana Legislation
First-Ever Bill in U.S. Senate to Legalize Marijuana for Medical Use Teleconference at 3pm EST with Patients and Advocates to discuss CARERS Act Today, Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Rand Paul (R-KY), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) announced the introduction of legislation to legalize marijuana for medical use. The Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect States – […]
Tuesday: Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Rand Paul (R-KY), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) to Introduce Historic Medical Marijuana Legislation
First-Ever Bill in U.S. Senate To Legalize Marijuana for Medical Use Tuesday: Senate Press Conference @12:30 pm and Drug Policy Alliance Teleconference @ 3 pm Will Reveal Details Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, March 10, at 12:30pm EST, Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Rand Paul (R-KY) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) will host a press conference to […]
Breaking News: Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) to Offer Groundbreaking Medical Marijuana Amendment on Senate Floor
Similar Bipartisan Amendment Passed the U.S. House a Few Weeks Ago in Historic Victory Amendment Seeks to Protect 32 States With Medical Marijuana Laws from Federal Interference Senators Rand Paul (R-KY) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) will offer an amendment to a federal spending bill that would prohibit the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Drug Enforcement […]
Two NY Republican State Senators Announce Support for Compassionate Care Act
Support Growing: New Poll Shows NY Voters Back Medical Marijuana 10 to 1 NY One Step Away From Becoming the 21st State With a Medical Marijuana System to Help Patients NEW YORK: Yesterday, State Senator George Maziarz (R – Newfane) became the second Republican senator in two days to declare support for the Compassionate Care […]