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Senators are pressing to include Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a group of ministers who would appear in the Senate chamber to face questions about government legislation that would legalize cannabis in Canada. At least one of the senators, a Liberal, argued in the Senate Wednesday the...

You may think that you will be able to buy marijuana legally as of July 1. You should think again. Conservative senators are threatening to hold up passage of the two bills that would legalize cannabis consumption and toughen rules against abuse. Unless these senators yield, the bills are...

Recently, U.S. Senators Rand Paul (R-KY), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Al Franken (D-MN), and Michael Bennet (D-CO) urged Attorney General Jeff Sessions to address their constituents’ concerns regarding the hemp industry’s access to financial services by confirming the Department of...

Marijuana is now legal to at least some extent in 44 states but that's not much consolation to the farmers and merchants who grow and sell the stuff. They're hamstrung by federal regulations that block banks from serving businesses that are engaged in illegal activity -- and since the feds still...

Republican and Democratic senators on Wednesday renewed their drive to make banking easier for marijuana-based businesses in those U.S. states where the drug is legal, undeterred by signals from the Trump administration about maintaining tough marijuana restrictions nationally. The eight...

Senators from eight states that have legalized the recreational or medicinal use of marijuana are asking Attorney General Jeff Sessions to uphold the Department of Justice's existing enforcement policy toward states with voter-approved marijuana laws. Massachusetts Democratic Sens. Elizabeth...

Atlanta – Georgia Senators are working to slash the potency of medical cannabis oil while slightly expanding access. The bill passed the full Senate Thursday with a vote of 41-12 after lengthy debate and the rejection of three amendments proposed during discussion. The proposal will reduce...

Washington - There's a whole lot of cash sitting in marijuana shops in Washington state, Colorado and elsewhere, with less than 3 percent of the nation's banks and credit unions willing to do business with them. And with another eight states voting last month to expand access to legal...

Bellevue, Neb. - Tuesday's election changed marijuana laws in many parts of the country. A ballot count on Thursday resulted in Maine becoming the fourth state to approve recreational pot this year Florida, Arkansas and North Dakota voters approved medicinal marijuana. Montanans voted to ease...

Bellevue, Neb. - Tuesday's election changed marijuana laws in many parts of the country. A ballot count on Thursday resulted in Maine becoming the fourth state to approve recreational pot this year Florida, Arkansas and North Dakota voters approved medicinal marijuana. Montanans voted to ease...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren has signed on to a letter asking the U.S. Department of Justice and the Drug Enforcement Administration for an update on the agencies' decision about whether they plan to change marijuana's classification at the federal level. Marijuana is currently classified as a...

Marijuana legalization now consistently scores majorities in national public opinion polls, marijuana is already legal in four states and the District of Columbia and likely to be legal in a handful more, including California, before year's end, and the Obama administration has effectively...

Oregon Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced that included in the Senate Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations committee bill is an amendment offered by Senator Merkley that would prevent the federal government from interfering with the implementation of state laws on the...

State senators recently voted against a bill that would have allowed medical marijuana in South Carolina. The bill, sponsored by Tom Davis (R- Beaufort,would have legalized the medical use of cannabis for patients suffering from conditions such as cancer, HIV, AIDS, PTSD, and chronic pain...

A state Senate panel will take up a bill Thursday to legalize medical marijuana. The legislation, which senators have been working on since last year, has gained some bipartisan support despite the vehement objections of law enforcement; SLED Chief Mark Keel said in September it was the most...

Two state senators are stopping in Cincinnati as part of an effort to gather public opinions about medical marijuana. Republican Sen. Dave Burke, of Marysville, and Democratic Sen. Kenny Yuko (YOO'-koh), of Richmond Heights, are holding a forum Thursday at the University of Cincinnati. The...

It's still early, but Fall River state Sen. Mike Rodrigues is eager. He's grilling an Uber driver who was taking him to a high-tech Denver laboratory that extracts potent compounds from marijuana leaves. "You're out and about driving, picking people up. Do you see more people under the...