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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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Federal marijuana protections safe for now with stopgap spending bill approval

“While we are pleased that these critical protections will continue, two weeks is not enough certainty for the millions of Americans who rely on medical marijuana,” said Rep. Earl Blumenauer.

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66 Congress members call for extending protection for medical marijuana states

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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Opioid epidemic shares chilling similarities with the past

While declaring the opioid crisis a national public health emergency Thursday, President Donald Trump said: “Nobody has seen anything like what’s going on now.”

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Opioid commission members pessimistic that Trump, Congress will act

Members of Trump’s commission to combat the opioid epidemic are increasingly worried the Trump administration will not have a robust response.

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Under pressure, Justice Department creates internal watchdog for asset forfeiture program

A unit will be set up in the Justice Department to oversee a policy that allows police to take cash and property from people suspected of a crime, even if they have not been charged.

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Hemp power-players lobby Congress to shift mind-set, legalize crop

The U.S. Hemp Roundtable, an alliance of national trade groups and businesses, seeks to hammer home message that industrial hemp should be an agricultural commodity, not a controlled substance.

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Opinion: In spite of AG Jeff Sessions, criminal justice reform still moving forward

Op-ed: A bipartisan groups of lawmakers at the federal and state level want rational crime policies that don’t waste money or discard redeemable lives.

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IRS targeted nonprofits with names including “medical marijuana,” “progressive”

A federal watchdog has identified cases in which the Internal Revenue Service may have given extra scrutiny to groups with names including “medical marijuana.”

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Cory Gardner is backing legislation to ease the way for medical marijuana research

U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner is backing bipartisan legislation to ease the way for medical marijuana research  that he hopes will be a big positive for Colorado.

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