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Senate GOP faces politics vs. policy battle on marijuana

December 16, 2022
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The omnibus package is on the path to passage, but the expected exclusion of marijuana banking reform has spawned a battle in the Senate GOP. For months, top Democrats and a number of Republicans had high hopes that legislation allowing…

Marijuana Next Target Of GOP Bids To Overturn Elections

With much of the nation transfixed by the drama in our nation’s capital over efforts to overturn the results of the presidential election, Republican leaders at the state level also have a target in the bid to block the will of the…

GOP Fears 2018 Backlash After Sessions Cannabis Crackdown

The Justice Department’s decision to free federal prosecutors to enforce marijuana laws in states that have legalized the drug adds to the political burdens of congressional Republicans trying to hold their House and Senate majorities in an already challenging election…

Despite Pushback from DOJ, GOP Wants More Medical Marijuana Research

Some Utah residents are working overtime to get medical marijuana on the state’s ballot next year. They seem to have just gotten a surprising new Republican ally in their effort – Senator Orrin Hatch. The state's senior senator – an…

House GOP Blocks Vote for State Medical Marijuana Protections

The U.S. House Committee on Rules has blocked a number of marijuana-related amendments from a federal appropriations bill, including the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer amendment. The GOP-led committee’s moves late Wednesday mean multiple amendments protecting existing and future state marijuana laws won’t be getting a…

Policy & Legal: Banking Reform

June 23, 2016
Rob Meagher
Banking, Finance & Real Estate, Cartoons, Policy & Legal
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