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07/23/2018

07/02/2018

>>>Although Schumer’s bill does not fully legalize cannabis, it will remove it from its current Schedule 1 classification, and as the bill’s advocates point out, will drastically change the way the federal government enforces cannabis laws.

06/29/2018

http://thehill.com/policy/finance/394741-senate-passes-legislation-to-legalize-h**p-as-agricultural-commodity

The Senate passed legislation on Thursday that would legalize h**p as an agricultural commodity.

06/13/2018

“Some of the same folks who told African Americans ‘three strikes and you’re out’ when it came to ma*****na use and distribution, are now in support of decriminalizing the drug and making a profit off of it,” CBC Chairman Cedric L. Richmond (D-LA-02) said. “The Congressional Black Caucus supports decriminalizing ma*****na and investing in communities that were destroyed by the War on Drugs – which, in addition to be a failed war, was a war on black and brown communities. We also support expunging the records of those previously convicted of misdemeanors for ma*****na-related offenses.”

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus recently announced their support for ma*****na law reforms to keep the federal government out of the business of prohibition and related law enforcement of ma*****na.

04/12/2018

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/11/john-boehner-joins-ma*****na-company-view-on-cannabis-has-evovled.html

Former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld, who ran on the Libertarian Party ticket in the 2016 presidential election, is also joining the board.

03/27/2018

https://www.facebook.com/PamelaPowersHannleyforHouse/videos/2031855917136941/

02/27/2018

https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/links-to-official-information-about-legalizing-cannabis-in-canada-1.3819524 &_gucid=&_gup=Facebook&_gsc=e7aVO3M

As Canada rolls toward the fulfillment of the federal Liberal government's election promise to legalize cannabis, here's a roundup of the official documents and information from the federal, provincial and territorial governments.

01/28/2018

https://www.leafly.com/news/lifestyle/san-francisco-cannabis-buyers-club-nations-first-american-dispensary

Every time you hit a legal joint, you have the San Francisco Cannabis Buyers Club—and the larger LGBT community—to thank. Here's why.

01/28/2018

https://unionverde.org/news/2018/01/28/america-mourns-passing-of-dennis-peron-father-of-medical-ma*****na/

01/24/2018

https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/gywn4x/the-lgbt-candidate-running-against-the-man-who-denounced-gay-marriage

"We all want the same thing. We all want our families to have the opportunities to have what they might consider their American Dream," says Joan Greene.