Senate GOP faces politics vs. policy battle on marijuana December 16, 2022 AggregatedNews Federal 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Marijuana Next Target Of GOP Bids To Overturn Elections January 12, 2021 AggregatedNews Montana, South Dakota 0 Comments 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… Read More→
GOP Fears 2018 Backlash After Sessions Cannabis Crackdown January 5, 2018 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Despite Pushback from DOJ, GOP Wants More Medical Marijuana Research September 26, 2017 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments 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… Read More→
House GOP Blocks Vote for State Medical Marijuana Protections September 7, 2017 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Policy & Legal: Banking Reform June 23, 2016 Rob Meagher Banking, Finance & Real Estate, Cartoons, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Read More→