Articles tagged with "trump administration"
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DEA Head Chuck Rosenberg Resigns. Now Who Takes Over?
Gage Peake - Published on September 26, 2017Read moreThe Obama-era appointee had clashed with the Trump administration on a number of issues.
Colorado to Sessions: Cannabis Industry Working, Can Do Better
The Associated Press - Published on August 25, 2017Read moreColorado’s legal marijuana industry is working — and can work better with federal collaboration, the state’s governor and Republican attorney general told U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Oregon Governor and Police Superintendent Slam Sessions’ Memo
Gage Peake - Published on August 23, 2017Read moreTop Oregon officials this week lashed out at US Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ recent attack on the state’s legal cannabis system.
Governors of 2 Cannabis States Push Back on Trump Administration
The Associated Press - Published on August 16, 2017Read moreGovernors in at least two states that have legalized recreational marijuana are pushing back against the Trump administration and defending their efforts to regulate the industry.
Cannabis States Try to Curb Smuggling, Fend off Administration
The Associated Press - Published on August 14, 2017Read moreLegal cannabis states are trying to clamp down on “diversion” even as U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions presses for enforcement of federal laws against marijuana.
Judge Halts Feds’ Cannabis Case, Citing Rohrabacher-Blumenauer
Ben Adlin - Published on August 11, 2017Read moreStill need a reason to care about that obscure federal spending provision known as the Rohrabacher–Blumenauer amendment? Here’s one.
In White House’s Quest to End Opioid Crisis, Where’s Cannabis?
Ben Adlin - Published on August 8, 2017Read moreCannabis has been conspicuously absent from the White House’s discussion of the opioid crisis despite growing evidence it that the plant could help reduce overdoses.
Senators Urge Trump Administration to Consider Cannabis as Opioid Alternative
Gage Peake - Published on July 19, 2017Read moreTwo US senators have submitted several suggested reforms to the White House, including the use of medical cannabis as an alternative to opioid painkillers.
Jeff Sessions’ (Unfounded) Love Letter to DARE
Ben Adlin - Published on July 11, 2017Read moreAt the anti-drug organization’s 30th annual conference, Sessions sang the group’s praises. One problem: DARE didn’t work.
Koch Network Warns Trump Against ‘Failed’ Cannabis Fight
Gage Peake - Published on June 26, 2017Read moreThe conservative Koch political network is coming out hard against the Trump administration’s plan to step up enforcement of the nation’s cannabis laws.