Washington: Lawmakers Call On Attorney General to Respect the Will of Voters...
Sen. Murray, Sen. Cantwell, and five U.S. Reps. emphasize the need to address the serious banking issue plaguing legitimate businessesBy Steve Elliott Hemp NewsIn a June 17 letter, seven members of the...
View ArticleU.S.: Attorney General Eric Holder Calls for Major Drug Sentencing Reform
Bi-Partisan Support Grows In Congress for Overhauling U.S. Drug LawsDrug Policy Alliance Urges Administration to Think Big and Leave a Lasting LegacyIn an interview with NPR that aired on Wednesday,...
View ArticleU.S.: Eric Holder Calls For Major Drug Sentencing Reforms
Bipartisan Support Grows In Congress for Overhauling U.S. Drug LawsBy Steve Elliott Hemp NewsIn a Monday speech to the American Bar Association, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is expected to...
View ArticleSurvey: Americans Skeptical of Value of Enforcing Marijuana Laws
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsU.S. Attorney General Eric Holder's proposal to dial back mandatory minimum sentences for low-level drug offenders will likely find a receptive audience among Americans, whose...
View ArticleU.S.: Senator Leahy Schedules Federal Marijuana Hearing, Calls For Respect...
Attorney General Holder Invited to Hearing Scheduled for September 10By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsSenator Patrick Leahy (D–VT) on Monday invited Attorney General Eric Holder to a September 10 hearing to...
View ArticleU.S.: Feds Approve State Marijuana Legalization: DoJ Will Allow CO, WA To Go...
Colorado and Washington to Establish Systems for State-Regulated Marijuana Retail SalesBy Steve Elliott Hemp NewsAt a Thursday press briefing, the U.S. Department of Justice announced it will allow...
View ArticleNew Jersey: Gov. Christie Says Obama Administration Wrong Not To Challenge...
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsIt's no wonder that New Jersey Republican Governor Chris Christie has been foot-dragging for years when it comes to implementation of his state's medical marijuana law, signed...
View ArticleColorado: Pro-Marijuana Group Places Billboard Outside Denver Broncos' Mile...
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsA huge pro-marijuana billboard now greets visitors to Mile High Stadium, home of the Denver Broncos, thanks to the Marijuana Policy Project.MPP is continuing its strategy of...
View ArticleU.S.: Historic Senate Hearing on Marijuana Legalization Tuesday
Majority of Americans Now Support Legalizing and Regulating Marijuana like AlcoholSenator John McCain: “I Respect the Will of the People”By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsThe Senate Judiciary Committee on...
View ArticleD.C.: Marijuana Legalization Bill To Be Introduced In Council Next Week
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsBoth Washingtons could have legal marijuana soon -- both the state and the nation's capital. A member of the D.C. Council plans to introduce legislation next week that would...
View ArticleU.S.: Wednesday Senate Hearing to Highlight Opposition to Mandatory Minimum...
Hearing Builds on Bipartisan Patrick Leahy/ Rand Paul Legislation and Attorney General Holder’s Recent Call for Federal Sentencing ReformAs Opposition to Mass Incarceration Builds, Mandatory Minimums...
View ArticleU.S.: Attorney General Holder Expands Major Reform of Mandatory Minimum Drug...
Holder Orders Prosecutors to Remove Any Reference to Quantities Of Illicit Drugs that Trigger Mandatory Minimums And To Apply Provision to Pending CasesBipartisan Support Grows In Congress for...
View ArticleD.C.: Marijuana Likely To Be Decriminalized In Nation's Capital
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsFiring up a joint in the U.S. capital may soon get you in less trouble than a parking ticket.Mayor Vincent Gray and 10 of 13 members of the D.C. Council have endorsed a plan...
View ArticleColombia: Atty. Gen. Eric Holder Slams U.S. Mass Incarceration At Conference...
Holder: “We Will Never Prosecute or Incarcerate Our Way to Becoming a Safer Nation”; 1 in 100 Americans Behind Bars Inadvisable and Unsustainable, Financially and MorallyDPA's Ethan Nadelmann: Historic...
View ArticleUS: Forced Guilty Pleas in Drug Cases; Threat of Draconian Sentences Means...
Federal prosecutors routinely threaten extraordinarily severe prison sentences to coerce drug defendants into waiving their right to trial and pleading guilty, Human Rights Watch said in a report...
View ArticleU.S.: Atty. Gen. Holder Says US Will Allow Legal Marijuana Money In Banks
Policy Changes Will Protect Public Safety, Honor the Will of the Voters, and Help Small BusinessesDrug Policy Alliance: White House Appears to be Working in Good Faith with Colorado and Washington’s...
View ArticleU.S.: Attorney General Holder Says Legal Marijuana Doesn't Mean Kids Will...
Republican Senator Jeff Sessions Cites Lady Gaga As Reason Not To LegalizeBy Steve Elliott Hemp NewsAttorney General Eric Holder told Congress on Wednesday that recreational marijuana legalization...
View ArticleU.S.: Banks Still Cautious About Marijuana Business Accounts
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsBanking institutions say that while reassurances from Attorney General Eric Holder are nice, they are going to need more than a nod and a wink before providing banking...
View ArticleU.S.: Democrats Rally Around Marijuana As Winning Issue For 2014
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsLawmakers across the United States are turning to relaxing the marijuana laws as a winning issue in 2014, and Democratic candidates appear to be intent on owning the cannabis...
View ArticleU.S.: Banks Now Allowed To Work With Marijuana Businesses; Justice Dept.,...
Policy Changes Will Protect Public Safety, Honor the Will of the Voters, and Help Small BusinessesDrug Policy Alliance’s Ethan Nadelmann: White House Appears to be Working in Good Faith with Colorado...
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