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U.S.: Federal Govt. Won't Stop Native Americans From Growing, Selling Marijuana
(Hemp News)
In an epochal shift likely to change the face of American society forever, the federal Department of Justice on Thursday will tell U.S. Attorneys not to prevent Native American tribes from growing or selling marijuana on their sovereign lands, even in states where cannabis is illegal.
Congress Prohibits Justice Department Fr0m Undermining State Medical Marijuana Laws
(Hemp News)
The final “must pass” federal spending bill that Congress will consider this week, also known as the “cromnibus,”and released by senior appropriators Tuesday night includes an amendment that prohibits the U.S. Justice Department from spending any money to undermine state medical marijuana laws. The spending bill also includes a bipartisan amendment that prohibits the DEA from blocking implementation of a federal law passed last year by Congress that allows hemp cultivation for academic and agricultural research purposes in states that allow it.
D.C.: Marijuana Legalization Can Proceed! Emerging Consensus
(Hemp News)
Republicans were successful in including language in the “cromnibus” federal spending bill that interferes with the right of Washington, D.C., to set its own marijuana policies. The language, however, was not what they originally wanted because they had to compromise with Democrats.
Nevada: Marijuana Legalization To Be On 2016 Ballot
(Hemp News)
Nevada’s Secretary of State Ross Miller on Monday approved an official petition to add marijuana legalization to the 2016 November ballot.
The Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol needed to file 102,000 signatures, but ultimately filed about 200,000.
Colorado OKs Marijuana Credit Union
(Hemp News)
Marijuana businesses in Colorado have plenty of cash flowing in, but are having a difficult time finding a legal place to put it.
Oregon: Lawmakers Approve Money For Legal Marijuana Rules
(Hemp News)
The Oregon Liquor Control Commission can now begin the implementation of recreational marijuana legalization under Measure 91 after the Legislature's Emergency Board, composed of state House and Senate members, approved funding for staff, legal help and rule-writing.
Alabama: FDA Gives Approval For Marijuana Oil Study
(Hemp News)
The federal Food and Drug Administration has given the University of Alabama at Birmingham the go-ahead to study the use of cannabidiol, a marijuana derivative, to treat seizures.
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