Articles tagged with "trump administration"
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Trump FDA, US Attorney Moves Could Shift Cannabis Landscape
Ben Adlin - Published on March 10, 2017read morePresident Donald Trump sent rumbles through the cannabis world with a pair of moves made late Friday.
Yes, Jeff Sessions Could Use RICO. No, It Wouldn’t End Legal Cannabis
Ben Adlin - Published on March 9, 2017read moreTrying to topple a multibillion-dollar industry wouldn’t be quite so simple.
Los Angeles Sheriff Thinks Feds May Target Legal Cannabis
The Associated Press - Published on March 7, 2017read moreSheriff Jim McDonnell says it’s likely there will be federal raids targeting the cannabis industry in California.
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Sessions Told Senators He Had No Plans for Cannabis Crackdown
Lisa Rough - Published on March 3, 2017read moreSeveral GOP Senators reported that Sessions privately reassured them that he would not be going after state-legal cannabis.
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Oregon Lawmakers Push to Protect Consumer Info From the Feds
The Associated Press - Published on March 3, 2017read moreA bipartisan group of lawmakers is rushing to protect the personal information of cannabis customers in case federal agents try to seize it.
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Cannabis Is Producing Jobs, Revenue in States Where It’s Legal
The Associated Press - Published on March 1, 2017read moreThe states that have legalized recreational marijuana — a multibillion-dollar business — don’t want to hear the federal government talk about a crackdown.
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California Bill Would Bar Officials From Aiding Federal Crackdown
Ben Adlin - Published on February 28, 2017read moreLawmakers will weigh legislation to stifle cooperation between US law enforcement and local officials, a key ingredient of past federal enforcement actions.
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Spicer Sends Cannabis Stocks Into Trump Slump
Lisa Rough - Published on February 27, 2017read moreThe repercussions from Trump administration comments continue to echo through the cannabis industry.
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AG Sessions: ‘More Violence Around Marijuana Than One Would Think’
The Associated Press - Published on February 27, 2017read moreSessions stopped short of saying what he would do, but said he doesn’t think America will be a better place with “more people smoking pot.”
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Gavin Newsom to Trump: ‘Dealers Don’t Card Kids’
Ben Adlin - Published on February 24, 2017read moreThe war on drugs has failed, Lt. Gov Gavin Newsom told President Trump. “We can’t continue to keep doing what we’ve done and expect a different result.”
