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Bill to decriminalize marijuana at federal level up for House vote next month

A landmark bill that would decriminalize marijuana use at the federal level is up for vote soon. The U.S. House of Representatives is set to vote on the legislation in September, according to an email sent out on Friday by Majority Whip James Clyburn. Politico first reported on…

Cannabis Legalization Bill Passes Historic First House Committee Vote

MORE Act clears Judiciary Committee, but will need to get through seven more groups before hitting House floor The House Judiciary Committee approved a new bill to end cannabis prohibition Wednesday, marking the first time a marijuana legalization bill has…

Democrats Call For Committee Hearing On Sessions’ Anti-Marijuana Policy

The letter, signed by 11 Democrats, calls for Chairman Rep. Bob Goodlatte, a Republican from Virginia, to hold a hearing of the full House Judiciary Committee to discuss the recent move by Sessions, which gives federal prosecutors more leeway to…

Sessions Got Hit With The Marijuana Questions During Yesterday’s Hearing – Here’s What He Had To Say

As U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, he fielded pressing question on the Trump campaign’s contacts with Russians – and his past remarks on marijuana. Steve Chabot, a Republican from Ohio, which is in…

Legalization in Vermont Stands Poised on the Precipice

Last year, the Vermont Senate passed a bill for comprehensive marijuana legalization, but it never made it through the House. Now the Senate is in a similar spot with another bill - this time with a better hope for passage.…