Articles tagged with "Washington DC"
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Anti-Cannabis Group Violated CA Campaign Finance Laws, Commission Finds
Ben Adlin - Published on April 10, 2017read moreA leading anti-legalization group has agreed to pay thousands of dollars in fines for violating California campaign finance laws as it fought Proposition 64.
Cannabis Now Has Its Own Congressional Caucus
Madison Margolin - Published on February 16, 2017read moreReps. Earl Blumenauer, Dana Rohrabacher, and Don Young form a bipartisan group dedicated to pushing progress on the issue.
The Senate Just Confirmed Jeff Sessions as Attorney General
Ben Adlin - Published on February 8, 2017read moreThe vote puts cannabis patients, consumers, and business owners in legal states in a precarious position.
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Here’s What Happens When You’re Arrested at a Confirmation Hearing
Lisa Rough - Published on February 2, 2017read moreA cannabis activist shouted during Tuesday’s hearing on Jeff Sessions. Capitol Police escorted her from the room. Ever wonder what happens next?
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AG Nominee Sessions Headed to a Full Senate Vote
Bruce Barcott - Published on January 31, 2017read moreThough the ultimate outcome—passage out of committee—was expected a week ago, few expected such a close tally.
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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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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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State of the Leaf: Massachusetts Legalization Likely to Face Delays
Lisa Rough - Published on November 30, 2016read moreOregon municipalities wrestle with local regulations, Maryland hires a diversity consultant, and the Irish overwhelmingly support medical cannabis.
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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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State of the Leaf: Election Wins Push Texas Toward Reform
Lisa Rough - Published on November 21, 2016read moreLawmakers in the Lone Star State have introduced six cannabis reform bills, California patients get a tax holiday, and Denver readies for onsite consumption.
