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Alaskan Cannabis Prohibitionists Lose Again

Written by Amber Iris Langston on October 4, 2017. Posted in Politics.

Take note America – cannabis is here to stay. Last night Alaska voters in small communities reaffirmed at the ballot box a number of strong American values – civil liberties, social justice, economic pragmatism, and plain old common sense. Citizens in the city of Fairbanks, its neighbor...

Cannabis Prohibitionists Proclaim That the Sky Will Fall in Canada

Written by Amber Iris Langston on September 14, 2017. Posted in ICBC Vancouver, Politics.

Members of the Canadian House of Commons health committee have been hearing testimony this week about the planned roll-out for Canada’s cannabis legalization program, which is set to go into effect in July 2018 – not a long time from now, for those familiar with the cannabis industry....

Let the FDA and United Nations Know You Support CBD

Written by Amber Iris Langston on September 12, 2017. Posted in Politics.

Holy smokes! It’s a quick turnaround, but I just learned that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is taking comments for recommendations on wording it plans to give in the near future to the World Health Organization (WHO). The comments will be reviewed in advance of a report...

Medical Cannabis Patients and Providers Protected by Senate Debt Bill

Written by Anthony Johnson on September 8, 2017. Posted in Politics.

The cannabis community was rocked when the Republican-led House Rules Committee nonsensically prohibited a vote on the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer Amendment, and a whole host of other positive cannabis law reform measures. The Rohrabacher-Blumenauer Amendment, sponsored by Republican Dana Rohrabacher...

Rohrabacher and Blumenauer React to Blockage of Their Marijuana Amendment

Written by Amber Iris Langston on September 7, 2017. Posted in Politics.

In a late night announcement, US House Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), co-founders of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, issued a press release announcing a decision to remove from consideration an amendment which would prevent funding to the Department of Justice...

National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators Urges Ending Cannabis Prohibition

Written by Amber Iris Langston on August 10, 2017. Posted in Politics.

Just a couple of days ago, my colleague Anthony Johnson reported that for the second year in a row, the National Conference of State Legislatures has passed a resolution in support of fully removing cannabis from the list of Controlled Substances, essentially freeing the growing majority of states...

More Progress in Europe as Poland Legalizes Medical Cannabis

Written by Amber Iris Langston on August 9, 2017. Posted in Politics.

Polish President Andrzej Duda signed into law last a month a measure which will allow the production and sale of medical cannabis to qualified patients. The Sejm – Poland’s lower governing legislative body – passed the bill earlier in the spring, earning a tremendous vote of support...

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