Senate legalization bill imminent; NYFD to stop marijuana tests; Top fed drug official: decrim needed to aid treatment access; NY dispensary apps
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The House of Representatives approved cannabis banking legislation for the seventh time, as well as amendments on medical marijuana recommendations for military veterans, eliminating the crack-powder cocaine sentencing disparity and other drug policy reforms. The proposals are now attached to the National Defense Authorization Act.
Two Senate sources told Marijuana Moment that a much-anticipated federal cannabis legalization bill from Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) could be filed as soon as next week, but disputed a Bloomberg report saying that’s the definite plan. In any case, the plan is still to introduce the legislation ahead of the upcoming August
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