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April 13, 2018 blogger cannabis, Colorado News, Cory Gardner, Denver, Jeff Sessions, Latest News, marijuana, marijuana politics, Maryland, Medicial Marijuana, National Politics, News, politics, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Trump Administration, Twitter, Washington, weed, withdrawal
Politicians and cannabis industry insiders, alike, were surprised Monday morning by Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner’s announcement that he has struck a deal with President Donald J. Trump that would protect states’ marijuana laws from federal interference.
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April 12, 2018 blogger cannabis, CBD, Colorado News, farming, hemp, hemp extracts, Latest News, Local Politics, marijuana, marijuana politics, Medicial Marijuana, Mitch McConnell, National Politics, News, politics, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, U.S. Senate, weed, withdrawal
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s Hemp Farming Act of 2018 aims to establish hemp as an agricultural commodity, protect state regimes, add crop insurance, and bolster research. And right off the bat, the bill quashes questions about whether those hemp-derived CBD-rich extracts are indeed legal:
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April 11, 2018 blogger John Boehner, marijuana, marijuana nation world, marijuana politics, marijuana scheduling, Medicial Marijuana, Nation World News, National Politics, News, politics, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
“I have concluded descheduling the drug is needed so that we can do research and allow [the Department of Veterans Affairs] to offer it as a treatment option in the fight against the opioid epidemic that is ravaging our communities,” he said.
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March 25, 2018 blogger car crashes, Colorado News, Colorado Politics, Courts, Crashes and Disasters, Crime & Courts, drugs, drunken driving, Investigations, Latest News, marijuana, marijuana health, Marijuana social use, Medicial Marijuana, News, politics, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Transportation, weed, withdrawal
Amid a rise in Colorado auto fatalities involving marijuana, state transportation officials are surveying thousands of residents this year to better understand public attitudes toward driving under the influence of pot, with the hopes of blunting the increasingly deadly trend.
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March 23, 2018 blogger Budget, Business, CDC, Colorado News, Colorado Politics, Colorado Wildfires, Cory Gardner, Diana DeGette, economy, Ed Perlmutter, healthcare, Jared Polis, Latest News, Local Politics, marijuana, Medicial Marijuana, mental health, Michael Bennet, Mike Coffman, National Politics, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, News, politics, renewable energy, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Trump Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, U.S. Forest Service, Washington DC, weed, wildfires, withdrawal
Congress this week passed a massive $1.3 trillion plan to fund the federal government through Sept. 30 and tucked into that 2,232-page measure — which President Donald Trump must sign to avoid a shutdown– are several provisions that will have an impact on Colorado.
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March 22, 2018 blogger Business, Colorado Legislature, Colorado News, Colorado Politics, Cory Gardner, economy, Ed Perlmutter, government shutdown, healthcare, Jared Polis, Jeff Sessions, Latest News, Local Politics, marijuana, marijuana politics, Medicial Marijuana, Michael Bennet, National Politics, News, politics, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Trump Administration, U.S. Department of Justice, weed, withdrawal
A $1.3 trillion plan to fund the federal government through the end of September won’t include protections for the recreational marijuana industry — a blow to Colorado lawmakers who tried to add that language to the must-pass bill.
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March 10, 2018 blogger Jeff Sessions, marijuana, marijuana in Colorado, marijuana politics, Medicial Marijuana, National Politics, News, politics, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Trump Administration, weed, withdrawal
Federal prosecutors won’t take on small-time marijuana cases, despite the Justice Department’s decision to lift an Obama-era policy that discouraged U.S. authorities from cracking down on the pot trade in states where the drug is legal, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Saturday.
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March 10, 2018 blogger Jeff Sessions, marijuana, marijuana in Colorado, marijuana politics, Medicial Marijuana, National Politics, News, politics, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, Trump Administration, weed, withdrawal
Federal prosecutors won’t take on small-time marijuana cases, despite the Justice Department’s decision to lift an Obama-era policy that discouraged U.S. authorities from cracking down on the pot trade in states where the drug is legal, Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Saturday.
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March 8, 2018 blogger addiction, Colorado News, Denver, Denver Politics, drug, Latest News, Local Politics, marijuana, marijuana politics, Medicial Marijuana, mental health, News, politics, research, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, weed, withdrawal
Colorado blazed trails when it legalized pot and now Denver could lead the way decriminalizing magic mushrooms. The group Denver for Psilocybin may soon…
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February 14, 2018 blogger cannabis, Cory Gardner, Jared Polis, Jeff Sessions, Ken Buck, Latest News, marijuana, marijuana politics, Medicial Marijuana, Michael Bennet, Nation World News, National Politics, News, politics, Regulations, Stop Smoking Marijuana, Stop Smoking Pot, U.S. Department of Justice, weed, withdrawal
Precise language in the fiscal year 2018 appropriations can alleviate the turbulence U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions threw into the legal cannabis industry when he rescinded the so-called Cole Memo, 18 senators said in a letter sent to Appropriations Committee Chairman Thad Cochran.
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