Senator Schumer’s ascension to Majority Leader will mark the first time in US history that the upper chamber is led by a Senator who is openly calling for cannabis legalization.
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Congressional Package Repeals Ban on Student Aid to Those with Past Drug Convictions
Provisions in the package amend a 1998 federal law that mandated those applying for student aid to disclose if they ever had a drug-related conviction, and barred hundreds of thousands of applicants from receiving funding.
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Senate Passes Bill Authorizing Attorney General to Increase Number of Federally Licensed Cannabis Providers
For over five decades, federal regulators have only authorized a single licensee – the University of Mississippi – to cultivate cannabis plants for use in FDA-approved clinical studies.
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HISTORIC: House of Representatives Approves Bill to End Federal Marijuana Prohibition
The House of Representatives approved the MORE Act to end federal marijuana prohibition in an historic vote.
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Minority Leader Pledges to Advance Marijuana Descheduling Legislation if Democrats Take Control of the U.S. Senate
“My commitment is that if I am leader [of the US Senate], I am going to do everything I can to put the Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act on the floor of the Senate. The odds are very high it will pass.”
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MORE Act Gains Third Public Republican YES Commitment and Hits 25% Cosponsorship Threshold In House
Just over a week ahead of an anticipated House vote on the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment,…
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Federal: Upcoming vote in the House on marijuana policy
Later this month, there will be a crucial vote in the US House of Representatives…
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Ending Cannabis Criminalization Is Police Reform
While lawmakers focus largely on police behaviors, we at NORML also wish to raise questions about police powers. Over the years, law enforcement in this country have been granted extraordinary powers — powers that often provide them with the ability to interact with citizens whenever and wherever they please. In many cases, the rationale for these ever-expanding police powers has been to enforce the so-called war on drugs.
Attorneys General Push for Marijuana Banking Reform
“The current predicament of a rapidly expanding national marketplace without access to the national banking systems has resulted in an untenable situation.”
Over 40 Members of Congress Request SBA Access For Small Marijuana Businesses
Ten members of the Senate, led by Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), and 34 members of the House, led by Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Tom McClintock (R-CA), have recently issued letters requesting Small Business Administration funding programs be expanded so that they may be accessed by state-licensed cannabis businesses.