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January 16, 2018 blogger Banking, Business, Colorado News, Colorado Politics, Cory Gardner, Ed Perlmutter, financial, Latest News, marijuana, marijuana politics, Medicial Marijuana, Michael Bennet, National Politics, News, politics, pot banking, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
The recent rescission of prior Obama-era guidance from the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) for banks doing business with marijuana firms has made the need for Congressional action more urgent, the attorneys general said.
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January 13, 2018 blogger 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, cannabidiol, CBD, Colorado News, Colorado Politics, congress, Drug Enforcement Administration, hemp, Jared Polis, Latest News, marijuana, marijuana in Colorado, marijuana nation world, marijuana politics, medical marijuana, Medicial Marijuana, Nation World News, National Politics, News, politics, Rand Paul, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Washington DC, weed, withdrawal
A bipartisan congressional coalition pushed back on the DEA’s assertion that cannabidiol and extracts derived from hemp are Schedule I substances.
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January 12, 2018 blogger Colorado Politics, Jared Polis, Latest News, marijuana, marijuana politics, Medicial Marijuana, Nation World News, National Politics, News, politics, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
Members of Congress have proposed a spending bill amendment that would ensure protections for states that have legalized marijuana.
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January 10, 2018 blogger Colorado Politics, Diana DeGette, Jeff Sessions, marijuana, marijuana politics, Medicial Marijuana, National Politics, News, politics, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Trump Administration, Washington DC, weed, withdrawal
Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ rescission of the Cole Memo has brought together Colorado delegates with otherwise “widely divergent philosophies” to take action and plan future moves, Rep. Dianna DeGette said.
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January 7, 2018 blogger Business, cannabis, Cnn, Colorado News, Colorado Politics, Jeff Sessions, John Hickenlooper, Latest News, marijuana, Marijuana Business, marijuana politics, media, Medicial Marijuana, News, politics, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Trump Administration, weed, withdrawal
After news broke earlier this week that Attorney General Jeff Session has rescinded the Cole Memo, changing how the government enforces federal marijuana laws, Gov. John Hickenlooper told CNN Saturday that he didn’t see how the move would help the Trump administration.
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December 22, 2017 blogger Children, Colorado Department of Education, Colorado Legislature, Colorado News, Colorado Politics, education, Health, K-12 education, Latest News, marijuana, marijuana health, marijuana in Colorado, Marijuana legalization's legacy, marijuana politics, Marijuana social use, Medicial Marijuana, News, Police, politics, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
School resource officers in Colorado – police who are assigned to public schools across the state – say that marijuana use among students has increased in recent years, based on their observations — which contradicts what several surveys and other data say.
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December 8, 2017 blogger Colorado News, Colorado Politics, Denver Politics, Latest News, marijuana, marijuana politics, marijuana sales, marijuana taxes, Medicial Marijuana, News, politics, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, taxes, weed, withdrawal
The Denver Office of Marijuana Policy has implemented some suggestions made last year by the city’s auditor, who called for more transparency on tax spending.
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November 30, 2017 blogger CBD, Colorado News, Colorado Politics, Doug Lamborn, Ed Perlmutter, Jared Polis, Ken Buck, Latest News, marijuana, marijuana politics, medical marijuana, Medicial Marijuana, Mike Coffman, Nation World News, National Politics, News, politics, Scott Tipton, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, U.S. House, weed, withdrawal
The letter, signed by 66 members of Congress, called for extending the “Rohrabacher-Blumenauer” appropriations bill provision that protects medical marijuana states from the DOJ.
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November 11, 2017 blogger Colorado Department of Education, Colorado Department of Higher Education, Colorado News, Colorado Politics, education, higher education, John Hickenlooper, K-12 education, Latest News, marijuana, marijuana in Colorado, marijuana sales, marijuana taxes, Medicial Marijuana, News, politics, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
Gov. John Hickenlooper earmarked $10 million in marijuana sales tax money in his proposed 2018-19 budget to address problems of hiring and retaining teachers in Colorado, where as many as 3,000 teaching jobs are unfilled.
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November 9, 2017 blogger Colorado News, Colorado Politics, Election 2017, Latest News, Local Politics, marijuana, marijuana in Colorado, marijuana politics, marijuana sales, marijuana taxes, medical marijuana, Medicial Marijuana, News, politics, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, taxes, weed, withdrawal
Get the unofficial 2017 Colorado election results for cities voting on allowing marijuana sales and the 14 municipalities that decided tax measures.
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