Less than a week ago a bipartisan amendment was introduced in Congress that would have made it easier to conduct marijuana research. Right now marijuana research
Legislators voted by a simple voice vote last night to end the DEA’s controversial bulk data collection programs, as part of the U.S. House of
Legislators passed three amendments today to prohibit the DEA and U.S. Department of Justice from undermining state marijuana laws, as part of the U.S. House
As the U.S. House of Representatives considers the Fiscal Year 2016 Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations bill today and tomorrow, legislators could vote on at
As early as tomorrow, June 3, our allies in Congress are expected to introduce two amendments to the new Department of Justice spending bill that
It’s not everyday that you hear the phrase ‘vote-a-rama’. It’s especially rare when it comes to marijuana policy. It wasn’t that long ago that a
By Phillip Smith A bipartisan trio of senators today introduced historic legislation to legalize medical marijuana at the federal level. Sens. Cory Booker (D-NJ), Kirsten
By Phillip Smith Two congressmen from two states where marijuana is already legal under state law today filed two separate bills to legalize marijuana at
Our service men and women deserve everything that our country can provide, especially when it comes to healthcare. A veteran should never be denied medicine
Congressmen Jared Polis (D-CO) and Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) Introduce Separate Marijuana Tax, Regulation Bills In a speech to Congress recently, United States Representative Earl Blumenauer
During the 2014 Election, an overwhelming majority of Washington D.C. voters approved marijuana legalization. It was the most resounding marijuana legalization victory on an Election
U.S. House Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and eight bipartisan Congressional cosponsors introduced the “Veterans Equal Access Act“, marking a concerted federal effort to allow our
During the 2014 Election Washington D.C. voters approved marijuana legalization by a wider margin than any state has up to this point. Despite the landslide
Vote Hemp, the nation’s leading grassroots hemp advocacy organization working to change state and federal laws to allow commercial hemp farming, is pleased to announce
Washington D.C. voters overwhelmingly passed a marijuana legalization initiative during the last election. The move brought swift reactions from anti-marijuana members of Congress who tried
By Phillip Smith With final approval by the Senate Saturday night, the Congress has successfully approved a massive, $1.1 trillion dollar omnibus spending bill, and
News from over the weekend: With today’s US Senate vote, both houses of Congress have now approved an omnibus spending bill, which includes a measure prohibiting
What a wild day yesterday. As I was sitting in my cubicle reading tweets earlier in the day, it seemed that Washington D.C.’s marijuana legalization bill
While I was sitting in my cubicle today I read some very disturbing news. It appears that Congress may be planning to block Washington D.C.’s
It didn’t take long after the historic marijuana legalization victory in Washington D.C. before people turned their attention to Congress because Congress has a say
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) today reassured District of Columbia residents that she will defend the District’s marijuana legalization initiative (Initiative 71),
No less than thirty members of the United States Congress sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Urwell on Tuesday demanding an
By Mike Liszewski Earlier this week, Congress narrowly defeated an amendment to the House Military Construction & Veterans Affairs & Related Agencies Appropriations Act (HR 4486)
Today 18 members of the United States Congress sent a letter to President Barack Obama calling on him to remove marijuana from Schedule I of
