PHILADELPHIA, PA — Two longtime marijuana reform activists are due in United States Federal Magistrate Court this Thursday, charged with possession of marijuana, for smoking a joint at the Independence Hall National Park in Philadelphia. They are facing six months in federal prison. “The United States is now divided by a patchwork of freedom for […]
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. . . . . READ MOREPHILADELPHIA, PA — Despite continued statements from the US Attorney General Eric Holder and the Department of Justice saying that prosecuting marijuana smokers are not a priority for federal law enforcement agencies, two marijuana reform activists are facing up to six months in federal prison for smoking a simple marijuana joint. Activist Chris Goldstein, co-chair […]
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. . . . . READ MOREWASHINGTON, DC — In a speech Thursday, Attorney General Eric Holder said he was expanding the Justice Department’s recently announced policy of not pursuing mandatory minimum drug sentencing to include people whose cases are already in the “pipeline.” Last month, Holder unveiled a major step toward reducing the federal prison population. He said he would direct US Attorneys […]
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. . . . . READ MOREWASHINGTON, DC – Wednesday, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will hear testimony from four conservative witnesses who have concerns with the continued use of mandatory minimum sentencing, a costly and counterproductive cookie-cutter approach that binds a judge’s ability to apply a meaningful sentence that will address the offense and provide for public safety. According to the […]
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. . . . . READ MOREWASHINGTON, DC — The Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday afternoon held a hearing on marijuana legalization and conflicts between state and federal marijuana laws. Led by committee Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT), the hearing featured testimony from the deputy attorney general who has set Justice Department policy, two officials in states that have legalized marijuana and one critic […]
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. . . . . READ MOREWASHINGTON, DC — Speaking Tuesday before the US Senate Judiciary Committee, Deputy Attorney General James Cole reaffirmed that the Justice Department is unlikely to challenge statewide marijuana legalization efforts, provided that these efforts impose “robust regulations” which discourage sales to minors and seek to prevent the diversion of cannabis to states that have not yet […]
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. . . . . READ MOREWASHINGTON, DC – The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the conflict between state and federal marijuana laws Tuesday that included Deputy Attorney General James Cole; Sheriff John Urquhart of King County, Washington; Colorado governor John Hickenlooper’s chief legal counsel Jack Finlaw and others. The move comes shortly after major announcements from the Department […]
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. . . . . READ MORESACRAMENTO, CA — The California legislature is about to vote on urgently needed legislation that would clarify the legality of medical marijuana sales, production, transportation, processing and testing through a state-regulated licensing system. The legislation - AB 604 by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano - would eliminate current ambiguities in the law and regulate the commercial production and distribution […]
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