30 Aug 2017

Bipartisan Amendment Would End Arbitrary License Suspensions

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Bipartisan Amendment Would End Arbitrary License Suspensions | NORML

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Beto O’Rourke (D-TX) with Representatives Amash (R-MI), Jeffries (D-NY), Nadler (D-NY) have introduced an amendment to the appropriations bill that the House is expected to take up next month. The amendment would eliminate the funding for enforcement of Section 159 of title 23, which reduces highway funding for states if they […]

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24 Aug 2016

License Plate from a Marijuana State? That’s No Reason to Stop and Search, Fed Court Says

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License Plate from a Marijuana State? That’s No Reason to Stop and Search, Fed Court Says | Phillip Smith

DENVER, CO — Drivers from pot-friendly West Coast states have long complained of “license plate profiling,” claiming state troopers more interested in drug interdiction than traffic safety perch like vultures along the nation’s east-west interstate highways pull them over on pretextual traffic stops—going 71 in a 70 mph zone, failing to wait two full seconds […]

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2 Mar 2015

First Oregon hemp growing license issued but farmer searching for seed

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First Oregon hemp growing license issued but farmer searching for seed
State regulators have issued the first license to grow industrial hemp in Oregon, and the Eagle Point man who got it says he has everything ready to go — except something to plant. Growers will have to import seed to grow the state's first crop of the …
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22 Feb 2015

Andersonville Medical Cannabis Dispensary Group Gets License Approval

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Andersonville Medical Cannabis Dispensary Group Gets License Approval
EDGEWATER — A former Andersonville pizza joint is one step closer to becoming a medical cannabis dispensary, according to an announcement made by Gov. Bruce Rauner late Monday afternoon. Rauner released a list containing the names of 52 …
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Lincoln man stuffed cannabis in underwear
A drug dealer had 30 deals of cannabis stuffed in his underwear when he was stopped by police in a Lincoln street, a court heard. Terry Parbury was spoken to by officers in Broadgate about an unconnected matter but during the conversation was seen to …
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