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Cannabis At The Capitol: Schumer Vows To 'Work Like Hell' On Legalization, Merkley Optimistic About SAFE Act
Friday, April 21, 2023 - 10:16am | 580Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer presided over a cannabis policy forum in the Capitol Visitors Center of the Congressional Auditorium on April 20 — an unofficial weed holiday. The Democratic Majority Leader was joined by marijuana proponents, including other government leaders, as...
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Is Federal Cannabis Legalization A Longshot? Senator Hopes For 'Some Key Reforms'
Friday, August 26, 2022 - 9:07am | 784Last month, a long-awaited U.S. Senate legislation that would decriminalize and deschedule cannabis on the federal level, while also promoting social equity, was unveiled. Known as the Cannabis Administration And Opportunity Act (CAOA) — by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senators...
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Widespread Calls For A Special Prosecutor After Trump's Firing Of FBI Director
Wednesday, May 10, 2017 - 11:41am | 545After President Donald Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey Tuesday in the midst of an investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, members of both parties called for the appointment of a special prosecutor. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said in a letter...
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Boeing, Pfizer And Others Band Together To Ask Congress For More Taxes
Tuesday, February 21, 2017 - 2:28pm | 556President Donald Trump has found able allies among the corporate sector for his Border Adjustment Tax. Some blue chip corporations, thriving primarily on domestic business and exports, have banded themselves under the "American Made Coalition" and written to Congress to accelerate the...