Published: Aug 3, 2017, 12:02 pm • Updated: Aug 3, 2017, 12:02 pm By Nathan Howard, Bloomberg Congress is heading for a confrontation with Attorney General Jeff Sessions over pot. Sessions is seeking to crack down on marijuana use while …
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The U.S. May Deschedule Marijuana with The Marijuana Justice Act
The federal ban of marijuana may finally come to an end thanks to a bill submitted by New Jersey Senator,Corey Booker. The bill would deschedule marijuana with The Marijuana Justice Act, legislation that seeks to end the prohibition of the …
Read More »Sen. Cory Booker intros marijuana bill with descheduling, funding provisions
Published: Aug 1, 2017, 10:39 am • Updated: Aug 1, 2017, 10:41 am By Alicia Wallace, The Cannabist Staff New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker is planning to introduce a comprehensive bill on Tuesday that would not only deschedule marijuana in …
Read More »White House opioid commission to Trump: “Declare a national emergency”
Published: Aug 1, 2017, 8:05 am • Updated: Aug 1, 2017, 8:11 am By Christopher Ingraham, The Washington Post The White House Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis issued a preliminary report on Monday stating that its …
Read More »States Keep Saying Yes to Marijuana Use. Now Comes the Federal No.
In a national vote widely viewed as a victory for conservatives, last year’s elections also yielded a win for liberals in eight states that legalized marijuana for medical or recreational use. But the growing industry is facing a federal crackdown …
Read More »With Governor Christie’s Term Almost Over, New Jersey Is Getting Ready for Recreational Legalization – News
While Governor Chris Christie is spending this summer soaking up the sun on the state’s shutdown beaches, New Jersey’s lawmakers are basking in a different glow – the light at the end of Christie’s gubernatorial tenure, and the bright prospect …
Read More »Marijuana Industry Gears Up After N.J. Candidate Backs Legalization
BELVIDERE, N.J. — Stacks of résumés from retired state troopers sit on a desk just outside the Terra Tech farm here, though the need for experienced armed security appears excessive amid the serene setting and the scent of basil and …
Read More »New Jersey Man Fired Over Legal Medical Marijuana Use – News
A New Jersey man is suing his former employers after he was fired over his legal use of medical marijuana. In the suit, Joseph Cobb III claims that Ardagh Glass violated state discrimination laws for firing him for using medical …
Read More »Pennsylvania’s First Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Will Open at the Start of 2018 – News
More than a year after Pennsylvania lawmakers passed legislation to legalize the possession and sale of medical marijuana, licenses have been awarded and prospective dispensaries are beginning to get their affairs in order for a January 2018 rollout. According to the Philadelphia …
Read More »Everything You Need to Know About the New Jersey Legalization Bill – News
In the future, when all 50 states have finally legalized marijuana, we’ll all look back at Colorado for being the alpha with the biggest nugs for helping to make it happen. Colorado’s success has given other states the blueprint for …
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