Articles tagged with "trump administration"
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How to Contact Senators About Jeff Sessions
Ben Adlin - Published on January 30, 2017read moreAfter a hectic first week of Donald Trump’s presidency, senators are scheduled to vote Tuesday on the nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions for attorney general.
Trump’s AG Nominee Continues to Waffle on Cannabis
Gage Peake - Published on January 24, 2017read moreIn written responses to senators’ questions, Sen. Jeff Sessions did little to reassure patients and businesses concerned about the Trump administration.
Illinois Treasurer Asks Trump to Assure Banks on Cannabis
The Associated Press - Published on January 24, 2017read moreThe Illinois treasurer has sent President Donald Trump a letter urging him to give clear guidance to the banking industry about medical marijuana.
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Washington DC’s Cannabis Scene Braces for the Trump Era
Lisa Rough - Published on January 18, 2017read moreDC’s cannabis scene remains submerged in a legally hazy underground as Obama exits and Trump enters. What happens next?
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Sessions Hearings Fail to Answer Questions on Cannabis
Ben Adlin - Published on January 12, 2017read moreStatements by the AG nominee did little to ease cannabis advocates’ fears that the incoming administration could put state-legal cannabis programs at risk.
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We’re Watching the Jeff Sessions Confirmation Hearings So You Don’t Have To
Leafly Staff - Published on January 10, 2017read moreIf confirmed, Trump’s nominee for US attorney general could determine the future of legal cannabis in the country.
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How Many Jobs Depend on Legal Cannabis in 2017? We Did the Math
Bruce Barcott and Gage Peake - Published on January 5, 2017read moreBy analyzing data from 2016, we estimate that legalization supports more than 122,000 full time jobs in 29 states and Washington, DC.
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Cannabis Strategy Under Trump: Here Are Four Ways to Play It
Leafly Staff - Published on December 1, 2016read moreWhat is to be done? Here are four post-election strategies from an author, a law professor, a lobbyist, and a conservative editorial board.
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DC Advocates Take Their Case to Jeff Sessions—and He Listens. Sort of.
Lisa Rough - Published on November 30, 2016read more“They were aware that we were coming,” an organizer said, “but they thought we were coming to smoke marijuana in their office.”
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Here’s How Congress Can Protect Cannabis From the Trump Administration
Ben Adlin - Published on November 18, 2016read moreIt wouldn’t be hard for the Trump administration to target legal cannabis. But Congress could help prevent it.
