Senate marijuana vote this week; FDA on seizing cannabis products; NE medical marijuana; PA legalization; CA hemp lawsuits; Record cannabis sales
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President Richard Nixon admitted in a newly unearthed White House recording that marijuana is “not particularly dangerous”—undermining his and subsequent administrations’ decisions to classify it in Schedule I.
Food and Drug Administration Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods James Jones said at a congressional hearing that the agency has the power to seize cannabis-infused foods and drinks, but it usually just sends warning letters to companies instead.
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee has scheduled a vote for Wednesday on a bill to protect people from being denied federal employment or security clearances over past marijuana use. The “DOOBIE Act” is sponsored by the panel’s chairman.
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