California Could Be the First State to Legalize Magic Mushrooms | Phillip Smith
It could be up to California voters to make the state the first in the nation to allow for the use and sale of psilocybin, the mind-altering component of magic mushrooms. On Friday, Kevin Saunders, a candidate for mayor in the Monterrey County town of Marina, filed the California Psilocybin Legalization Initiative with the state […]
California Could Be the First State to Legalize Magic Mushrooms | The Daily Chronic
National Conference of State Legislatures Endorses Resolution Calling for Marijuana to Be Descheduled | NORML
BOSTON, MA — The National Conference of State Legislatures has endorsed a resolution calling for marijuana to be removed from the US Controlled Substances Act. The plant and all of its organic constituents are classified under federal law as a schedule I controlled substance – the most restrictive categorization available. Over three-quarters of legislators participating in this […]
National Conference of State Legislatures Endorses Resolution Calling for Marijuana to Be Descheduled | The Daily Chronic
Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators Calls for Marijuana Decriminalization | NORML
BOSTON, MA — Members of the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators have for the first time voted in favor of a resolution in support of decriminalizing marijuana. The NHCSL is a non-partisan group that represents the interests of Hispanic state lawmakers from all fifty states. The resolution states that federal cannabis criminalization is “unconstitutional” because it was initiated by “racist politicians” […]
Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators Calls for Marijuana Decriminalization | The Daily Chronic
SMART Bill Reintroduced in Congress to Protect State Marijuana Laws | Justin Strekal
Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (D-WA) has reintroduced the State Marijuana And Regulatory Tolerance (SMART) Enforcement Act (H.R. 3534). This bill prohibits state-sanctioned marijuana consumers and businesses from being prosecuted by the federal government. By a margin of more than 6 to 1, Americans say that individual states should be able to make their own laws governing […]
SMART Bill Reintroduced in Congress to Protect State Marijuana Laws | The Daily Chronic
Bill to Protect State Enforcement of Marijuana Laws Introduced in Congress | TJ Baker
WASHINGTON, DC — As tensions continue to grow due to the conflict between federal and state marijuana laws, including a possible forthcoming federal crackdown on the marijuana industry under anti-marijuana Attorney General Jeff Sessions, a Congresswoman from Washington state has reintroduced a bill aimed at protecting states rights to regulate the substance. Representative Suzan DelBene (D-WA) […]
Bill to Protect State Enforcement of Marijuana Laws Introduced in Congress | The Daily Chronic
Poll: 3 of 4 Americans Want Trump to Respect State Marijuana Laws | Tom Angel | Marijuana Majority
A new Survey USA poll commissioned by Marijuana Majority finds the strongest support yet for letting states legalize cannabis without federal interference. In the survey of 1,500 American adults, three out of four (76%) say that states should be able to implement their own marijuana laws regardless of federal prohibition. In the new poll, just […]
Poll: 3 of 4 Americans Want Trump to Respect State Marijuana Laws | The Daily Chronic
Governor Signs Bill Making West Virginia the 29th Medical Marijuana State | Marijuana Policy Project
CHARLESTON, WV. — Governor Jim Justice signed SB 386 into law on Wednesday, making West Virginia the 29th state in the nation to enact legislation allowing seriously ill patients to access medical marijuana if their doctors recommend it. Senate Bill 386, titled the West Virginia Medical Cannabis Act, was introduced by Sen. Richard Ojeda (D-Logan) […]
Governor Signs Bill Making West Virginia the 29th Medical Marijuana State | The Daily Chronic
The ‘Respect State Marijuana Laws Act’ Reintroduced In Congress | NORML
WASHINGTON, DC — United States Representative Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), along with six other Republicans and six Democrats, has reintroduced bipartisan legislation, ‘The Respect State Marijuana Laws Act,’ to prevent the federal government from criminally prosecuting individuals and/or businesses who are engaging in state-sanctioned activities specific to the possession, use, production, and distribution of marijuana. House Resolution […]
The ‘Respect State Marijuana Laws Act’ Reintroduced In Congress | The Daily Chronic
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 […]
License Plate from a Marijuana State? That’s No Reason to Stop and Search, Fed Court Says | The Daily Chronic
Oregon Senate Committee Passes Bill to Relax State Hemp Laws, Expand Market …
“OFB and OFS support HB4060 with the goal of regulating industrial hemp the same as any other agricultural commodity. Oregon's industrial hemp farmers have asked the Legislature to build flexibility into their license, and we support this request …
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Industrial Hemp great economic potential
Industrial hemp appears to have great economic potential for the region, but it sounds like it will not simply happen overnight. Approximately 80 interested local residents, including several from the Yuma area, attended an informational meeting Monday …
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