The comment period for the rule ended last week, with an analysis finding more than 40,000 comments had been submitted, a majority in favor of the change. Among the comments was a 42-page letter from 11 GOP state attorneys general, speaking out against the move to reschedule. In their letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, the attorneys general acknowledged that … [Read more...] about GOP protests marijuana rescheduling
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GOP Senator Backs Policy That ‘Treats Marijuana Just Like Tobacco,’ Calling On Feds To ‘Allow This Market To Occur’
A Republican senator says he supports creating a “comprehensive regulatory framework that treats marijuana just like tobacco,” arguing that “the federal government needs to figure out a safe way to allow this market to occur.”Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) shared his perspective on cannabis policy issues in an interview with Green Market Report that was published on Tuesday. He was … [Read more...] about GOP Senator Backs Policy That ‘Treats Marijuana Just Like Tobacco,’ Calling On Feds To ‘Allow This Market To Occur’
GOP Lawmakers Demand Answers From Biden Administration About ‘Unusual’ Marijuana Review Process Behind Rescheduling Push
Two more congressional lawmakers are joining the ranks of GOP members who are challenging what they say is the “unusual” process that led the Biden administration to propose rescheduling marijuana, expressing concern about how the review was carried out and demanding answers.In a letter sent to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) … [Read more...] about GOP Lawmakers Demand Answers From Biden Administration About ‘Unusual’ Marijuana Review Process Behind Rescheduling Push
Just change the name. To counter GOP meddling, some cannabis activists pushed effort to change party name.
Legalization remains out of reach as long as Republicans control a chamber of the Legislature. Photo by Uriel Sinai/Getty Images. These days, Oliver Steinberg, chair and co-founder of the Grassroots Legalize Cannabis Party, is feeling besieged on multiple fronts. Since the party became one of two marijuana legalization parties to achieve major party status in 2018, interlopers … [Read more...] about Just change the name. To counter GOP meddling, some cannabis activists pushed effort to change party name.
