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The cannabis industry received support from one of Congress’s strongest supporters on the “war on drugs.”On Monday, Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer signed on as a co-sponsor of the Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect States Act of 2015. The legislation (known as the CARERS Act) would effectively end the federal…

The bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate earlier this month has gained support from important policy makers.Yesterday, a similar bipartisan bill was introduced in the House of Representatives. The Compassionate Access, Research Expansion and Respect States (CARERS) Act was introduced by Democrat Steve Cohen (Tennessee) and Republican Don Young (Alaska).…

This has been a big week for the marijuana industry. Earlier this week, recreational marijuana officially became legal in Alaska. Today, recreational marijuana became legal in the District of Columbia. During the midterm elections, District of Columbia voters overwhelming supported Initiative 71, which legalized recreational marijuana. This initiative went into…

On February 13, 2015, Maryland State Senator Jamie Raskin and Delegate Curt Anderson introduced companion bills in the House and Senate that would legalize recreational marijuana statewide. Currently four states have legalized recreational marijuana: Colorado, Washington, Alaska, and Oregon.Specifics of the billThe Marijuana Control & Revenue Act of 2015 (HB911)…

The hearing that was planned for the D.C Council yesterday was cancelled after the District’s new Attorney General, Karl A. Racine, warned city lawmakers that they could be fined and even put in jail if they held the meeting. Racine stated that the meeting would violate a spending prohibition placed…

Council members in the District of Columbia gathered together today to discuss the bill passed by voters which legalized recreational marijuana. In November 2014, 65% of voters approved a measure which legalized recreational marijuana in the District of Columbia.Under the Marijuana Legalization and Regulation Act of 2015, the possession and…

Research has proven cannabis containing high-CBD levels as an effective treatment for severe seizures; however the number of seizure disorders is relatively low compared to the total number of patients who can potentially stand to benefit from the use of marijuana, not just CBD, as medicine.