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Hemp industry lawsuit challenging DEA’s position on CBD picks up support of 28 U.S. legislators

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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Nearly 70 Congress members push spending bill amendment to protect state-legal marijuana

Members of Congress have proposed a spending bill amendment that would ensure protections for states that have legalized marijuana.

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Colorado Rep. DeGette convenes delegation to respond to Sessions, advance federal marijuana protections

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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New DOJ marijuana policy sparks latest clash over states’ rights

The federal government’s position on state laws legalizing marijuana is only the latest high-profile states’ rights fight.

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Hickenlooper says he doesn’t see the benefit of rescinding marijuana policy for Trump Administration

After news broke earlier this week that Attorney General Jeff Session has rescinded the Cole Memo, changing how the government enforces federal marijuana laws, Gov.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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Jeff Sessions just injected marijuana into the 2020 presidential race

Democrats from likely to dark horse candidates for their party’s 2020 presidential nomination denounced Sessions’ move to reduce state marijuana protections.

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Why Jeff Sessions’ marijuana crackdown will make legalization more likely

Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who hates marijuana, may get what he wants for now. But in the end he probably did a great service to the legalization movement.

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Vermont House passes marijuana legalization bill. Senate to vote next week

Lawmakers in the Vermont House passed a proposal that would make the Green Mountain State the latest to legalize the recreational use of marijuana.

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Trump signs stopgap spending bill extending federal medical marijuana protections for a few more weeks

“Patients around the country who rely on medical marijuana for treatment–and the businesses that serve them–now have some measure of certainty,” said Rep. Earl Blumenauer. “Our fight, however, continues to maintain these important protections in the next funding bill passed by Congress.”

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Police across Colorado questioning whether youths are using marijuana less

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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