by Marijuana Moment | Feb 15, 2019 | homepage slider, Politics
The first marijuana hearing of the 116th Congress kicked off on Wednesday. A House financial subcommittee asked witnesses about how banking access can improve public safety, how operating on a cash-only basis inhibits transparency and, at one point, whether the cash...
by Marijuana Moment | Jan 16, 2019 | homepage slider, Politics
At his confirmation hearing on Tuesday, attorney general nominee William Barr said he would not go after marijuana companies that have operated in compliance with earlier Justice Department guidance that was rescinded last year by his predecessor, Jeff Sessions. He...
by Peter Marcus | Jan 7, 2019 | homepage slider, Politics, Uncategorized
The new year begins with politicians from both sides of the aisle pushing diverse pieces of cannabis reform. The moves from both the left and the right underscore recent victories in last November’s election, during which cannabis policy took significant steps...
by Marijuana Moment | Dec 18, 2018 | homepage slider, Politics, Uncategorized
An impassioned Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner championed marijuana legalization on Tuesday, despite the Senate blocking his effort to attach far-reaching marijuana reforms to bipartisan criminal justice legislation. Gardner, a Coloradan who is also chairman of the...
by Peter Marcus | Dec 7, 2018 | homepage slider, Politics
President Donald Trump said on Friday that he plans to nominate William Barr to replace Jeff Sessions as U.S. attorney general. For advocates, at least it’s not the guy who said, “Good people don’t smoke marijuana.” In fact, President Trump has signaled his support...
by Peter Marcus | Oct 25, 2018 | homepage slider, Politics
We’ve seen several new lows in politics this year. Exploiting a candidate’s family’s personal struggle with heroin, falsely attacking a gubernatorial candidate for pushing a woman, and now, rounding up sore losers to punish democracy. Some supporters of trailing...
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