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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer Introduces Bill To End Federal Marijuana Prohibition

June 28, 2018 by MJ News Network Leave a Comment

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) introduced legislation Wednesday that would end the federal government’s prohibition of marijuana. The proposal is co-sponsored by Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL).

The bill, titled the Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act, would remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, leaving its legal status to the states, while maintaining the federal government’s authority to prevent trafficking of marijuana from states that have legalized it to those that have not. It would also provide grants to state and local governments to develop or expand expungement or record-sealing programs for marijuana possession convictions, and it would direct marijuana tax money to the Small Business Administration to provide loans to marijuana businesses owned and controlled by women and socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. The proposal also allocates funds to marijuana-related public health and safety research. The full bill is available here.

Matt Schweich, executive director of the Marijuana Policy Project commented, “This proposal is yet another sign that Congress is moving toward a major shift in U.S. marijuana policy. Senate leaders from both parties have now signaled their support for ending prohibition at the federal level and adopting a system that respects state laws regulating marijuana for medical and adult use. The debate is transitioning from whether marijuana should be legalized to how it should be legalized. There are still hurdles to overcome in Congress, just as there are for any other issue, but things are clearly headed in the right direction. A strong and growing majority of Americans think it is time to end marijuana prohibition, and states are moving quickly to develop their own marijuana policies. Members of Congress do not want to find themselves on the wrong side of history — or their constituents.”

Filed Under: Capitol Hill, Homepage, Politics Tagged With: Congress and Cannabis, end failed war on drugs, end federal prohibition, legalization, Marijuana Freedom Opportunity Act, MPP, politicians on pot, prohibition of marijuana, s, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senator Chuck Schumer, the politics of pot

Cannabis Freedom March In Seattle Is Saturday May 9th

May 3, 2015 by MJ News Network 1 Comment

WASHINGTON: Medical marijuana is undergoing a sea change in Washington State after Governor Inslee signed SB 5052 into law, officially putting the state’s unregulated mmj dispensary system under the oversight of the LCB (Liquor and Cannabis Board) and integrating it into the I-502 recreational marijuana regulatory scheme.

Hundreds of cannabis activists and community supporters are expected to gather in Seattle this Saturday for the Cannabis Freedom March to raise awareness for Patient Rights and to demand Global Legalization of Cannabis. The March will begin on Saturday, May 9th at 11 AM at Volunteer Park and wind up at Westlake at 7PM.  A bevy of local activists and cannabis industry leaders are scheduled to speak including Solstice’s Alex Cooley, Washington Bud Company’s Shawn DeNae, MJBA Women’s Alliance’s Morgan, CCSE’s John Davis, Hempfest’s Vivian McPeak, Tim Pate, Delta 9’s Stephanie Heart, and HIA’s Joy Beckerman.

 

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: #MJBA, Cannabis Basics, Cannabis Freedom March, HIA, John Davis, Joy Beckerman, medical marijuana, MJBA Women's Alliance, mmj, NORML, patients rights, protest march, s, seattle, Seattle Hempfest, Stephanie Heart, Vivian McPeak, WA, Washington, Washington Bud Company

Spokane WA First Retail Marijuana Shop To Open July 1

June 5, 2014 by MJ News Network 1 Comment

WASHINGTON:  The manager at Kouchlock Productions confirmed Wednesday that the first retail marijuana store in Spokane will open July 1.

The manager added that the store, located at Francis and Napa next to Kouchlock Productions, should have all inspections done by the end of June.

The Washington State Liquor Control Board issued the state’s first licenses to produce and process recreational marijuana during a Board meeting at its headquarters in Olympia in March.

The produce and process licenses were issued to Spokane’s Sean Green who planned to operate his business under the trade name Kouchlock Productions.

Filed Under: Business, Homepage, Recreational Tagged With: Kouchlock Productions, legalization, marijuana business, pot shop, recreational marijuana, retail, s, Sean Green, Spokane, WA, Washington legal marijuana, Washington State Liquor Control Board, WSLCB

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