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What The Government Shutdown Means For Marijuana
Not much. Temporary medical cannabis patient protections that have been imposed by the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer amendment have now expired with the rest of government spending. The amendment, which has been in place since 2014, maintains that federal funds cannot be used to prevent states from “implementing their own state laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession … Continue reading
Colorado: New Bill To Thwart The Federal Government
Update: The bill passed 4-1 committee in the Republican Senate State officials in Colorado are considering legislation, SB 192, to protect the state’s adult use marijuana industry in case of a potential federal crackdown. The bill would permit adult use growers and sellers to instantly reclassify their recreational marijuana inventory as medical marijuana “based on a … Continue reading
Colorado: New Bill To Thwart The Federal Government
Update: The bill passed 4-1 committee in the Republican Senate State officials in Colorado are considering legislation, SB 192, to protect the state’s adult use marijuana industry in case of a potential federal crackdown. The bill would permit adult use growers and sellers to instantly reclassify their recreational marijuana inventory as medical marijuana “based on a … Continue reading
George Rohrbacher: Trump Administration Plans To Ramp Up Government Regulation and Stifle New Marijuana Businesses
By George Rohrbacher, Former Washington State Senator (R), Former NORML board member George Rohrbacher The Trump White House statement last week of plans for stricter enforcement of federal marijuana laws in states with newly voter-approved recreational marijuana laws signals Trump’s surprisingly pro-regulation, anti-business, anti-Liberty stance. Cannabis prohibition is perhaps one of America’s most onerous forms … Continue reading
Federal: Get the Federal Government Out of the Marijuana Enforcement Business
Legislation has been introduced in the US House of Representatives to permit states to establish their own marijuana regulatory policies free from federal interference. House Resolution 1013, the Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act, removes cannabis from the United States Controlled Substances Act. It also removes enforcement power from the US Drug Enforcement Administration in matter … Continue reading
