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AG Sessions: US prosecutors won’t bother with ‘small marijuana cases’

Federal prosecutors won’t take on small-time marijuana cases, despite the Justice Department’s decision to lift an Obama-era policy…

News March 12
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National cannabis legalization lawsuit thrown out by judge

A lawsuit against the federal government on which several cannabis legalization advocates had pinned their hopes has officially lost.…

News February 26
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Federal medical cannabis protection extended again

The only federal law formally preventing the U.S. Department of Justice from prosecuting medical marijuana businesses has once…

News February 9
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19 attorneys general urge Congress to give cannabis states access to banking

A letter to 10 major congressional leaders from 19 attorneys general asks Congress to push through legislation that would allow…

News January 16
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Sessions’ marijuana antagonism spooks hemp industry, but some see silver lining

Attorney General Jeff Sessions didn’t have hemp in mind when he repealed Obama-era protections for state-legal marijuana businesses.…

News January 16
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Canadian cannabis companies with US operations must disclose risks

An exchange in Canada dominated by marijuana stocks has asked listed companies with U.S. operations to publicly detail…

News January 8
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AG Sessions rescinds Cole Memo, roiling marijuana industry

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has rescinded an Obama-era policy that paved the way for legalized marijuana to flourish in states…

News January 4
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Canadian marijuana stocks pare losses, could benefit long term from Sessions decision

Canadian marijuana stocks initially tumbled Thursday but then pared their losses after U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions abandoned an…

News January 4
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Congressmen question DOJ’s decision to halt cannabis research

A group of congressmen from states with legal medical or recreational marijuana programs sent a letter to Attorney…

News August 25
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