Drug Liberalization
Dem Rep. Tim Ryan: Legalize Marijuana In All 50 States, End The ‘Failed’ War On Drugs
Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) wrote an op-ed for CNN calling for marijuana to be legalized in all 50 states,...
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Sen. Schumer Introduces Bill To Decriminalize Marijuana At The Federal Level
June 28, 2018Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday introduced new legislation to decriminalize marijuana at the...
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Senate Panel Approves Bill Blocking Trump Justice Dept From Going After Legal Medical Cannabis
June 14, 2018The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday approved a bill that would block the Trump Justice Department...
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Sen. Harris Joins Sen. Booker In Co-Sponsoring Bill To De-Schedule Marijuana, Expunge Records
May 10, 2018Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) announced Thursday that she will be joining Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) in co-sponsoring the Marijuana Justice...
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Sen. Booker On 4/20: ‘We Should Legalize Marijuana And Help Those Who Have Suffered’ From Prohibition
April 20, 2018Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) marked 4/20 by calling the current wave of pro-marijuana sentiment a “moral moment” with...
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Sen. Schumer To Introduce Bill To ‘Decriminalize’ Marijuana Nationwide, Because ‘Freedom’
April 19, 2018Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) told Vice News on Thursday that he plans to introduce...
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Connecticut Appropriations Committee Votes To Advance Recreational Marijuana Bill
April 5, 2018The Connecticut appropriations committee voted 27-24 in favor of advancing a recreational marijuana bill Thursday, sending...
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Louisiana GOP Lawmaker Cites Satirical ‘Fake News’ Article To Argue Against Medical Marijuana Bill
April 5, 2018Louisiana State Rep. Dodie Horton (R) cited a fake news article that incorrectly claimed that 37...
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States That Have Legalized Cannabis Have Seen Fewer Opioid Prescriptions: Study
April 2, 2018States with medical or recreational marijuana laws have seen fewer opioid prescriptions for Medicaid patients, according...
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Vermont Becomes 1st State To Legalize Recreational Marijuana Via State Legislature, 9th Overall
January 22, 2018Vermont has become the first state in history to legalize recreational marijuana via the state legislature...
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Colorado Dems To AG Sessions: Focus On ‘Corruption’ And ‘Crime’, Not ‘A Drug That’s Safer Than Alcohol’
January 4, 2018Colorado Democrats ripped Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s order rescinding an Obama-era directive that banned federal prosecutors...
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Dem Rep. Ted Lieu Slams Sessions: He ‘Wants To Take America Back To The 1920s’
January 4, 2018Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) on Thursday slammed Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s decision to rescind an Obama-era...
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Sen. Sanders Rips AG Jeff Sessions: Marijuana Is Not The Same As Heroin
January 4, 2018Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Thursday blasted Attorney General Jeff Sessions’s decision to rescind an Obama-era...
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Congressional Black Caucus: Our Worst Fears About Attorney General Jeff Sessions Are Becoming Reality
August 2, 2017The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) said Wednesday that its worst fears about Attorney General Jeff Sessions...