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House Passes Seven Amendments to Rein in DEA [FEATURE]
The House of Represenatives has sent a strong message to the DEA that the agency needs to change its ways.
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Call Congress This Afternoon to Protect State Marijuana Laws!
URGENT: Congressional Vote on Permitting State Marijuana Laws!
[image:1 align:right caption:true]Congress may vote as soon as tonight on the McClintock-Polis amendment, which would prohibit the D
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Senate Commitee Clears Way for Medical Marijuana for Veterans [FEATURE]
In a historic vote, the Senate Appropriations Committee has approved an amendment that would let VA doctors recommend medical marijuana to veterans in states where it is legal.
The US has spent $8.4 billion to wipe out Afghan poppies, but the crop is bigger than ever. (unodc.org)
Chronicle AM: Reps Call for Better DEA Head, US Afghan Opium Boondoggle, Mexico Violence, More (5/1/15)
The House rejects medical marijuana for vets, Georgia's governor signs a CBD cannabis oil bill, Congressmembers call for a progressive DEA head, the US spent $8.4 billion to wipe out Afghan poppy crops and got squat, there's a new report on prohibition-related violence in Mexico, and more.
Facing an HIV outbreak in one county, Indiana has approved statewide needle exchange programs. (wikipedia.org)
Chronicle AM: Federal Pot Banking Bill, OK Okays CBD Oil, IN Needle Exchange Approved, More (4/30/15)
Seventeen congressmembers introduced a federal marijuana banking bill, CBD cannabis oil gets approved in Oklahoma, medical marijuana advances in Louisiana, Indiana approves needle exchange programs, and more.
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Medical Marijuana Update
CBD cannabis oil bills become law in Georgia, Oklahoma, and Tennessee, a similar bill is moving in Texas, Hawaii moves closer to allowing dispensaries, and more.
The high court is considering that lawsuit against Colorado. (wikimedia.org)
Chronicle AM: Puerto Rico Okays MedMJ, TX Pot Bills Killed, NV Harm Reduction Bill Moves (5/4/15)
The Supreme Court wants to know what the Obama administration thinks about that lawsuit over Colorado's marijuana law, a Hawaii dispensary bill is back from the dead and being considered today, a Nevada harm reduction bill advances, a federal drug defelonization bill is introduced, and more.
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Write and Call Congress TODAY for Vets' Access to Medical Marijuana!
[image:1 align:right]Late this afternoon or this evening (Wednesday, April 29), the House of Representatives is expected to vote on an amendment to allow Veterans Administration physicians to recom
DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart is on her way out the door. (justice.gov/dea)
Head of Scandal-Plagued DEA to Resign [FEATURE]
Michele Leonhart is being pushed out the door. Her disastrous performance last week in Congress over DEA sex scandals sealed her fate.
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Medical Marijuana Update
Busy, busy at the statehouse, there's news out of Washington, DC, too, a Wyoming medical marijuana initiative gears up, and more.