GOP Virginia Senator Wants Investigation Of Top Democrat Accused Of Federal Marijuana And Fraud Charges
“The Senate needs to investigate and figure out what’s going on. If we can’t police our own house, what does that say about us as an institution?” By Markus Schmidt, Virginia Mercury Republican state Sen. Bryce Reeves of Spotsylvania wants the Virginia Senate to investigate Democratic Sen. Louise Lucas of Portsmouth and consider expelling her […]
Illinois Governor And US Senator Push For Federal Hemp THC Product Ban To Take Effect Without Further Delay
The governor and lieutenant governor of Illinois, along with a U.S. senator that represents the state, released a policy agenda this week that calls on Congress to allow the planned federal recriminalization of hemp THC products to take effect without further delay. Gov. JB Pritzker (D), Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton (D) and Sen. Tammy Duckworth […]
DOJ Isn’t ‘Micromanaging’ State Marijuana Laws With Prosecution Of Virginia Senator, Blanche Says
Attorney General Todd Blanche is emphasizing that the Department of Justice’s prosecution of a top Virginia senator for an alleged marijuana distribution, racketeering and money laundering conspiracy is not an indication that the Trump administration intends to interfere with state cannabis laws. Federal prosecutors on Thursday charged Virginia Senate President Pro Tem Louise Lucas (D) […]
GOP Senator Attacked Over Push To Keep Hemp THC Products Legal In New Ad From Dark Money Group
A Republican senator’s efforts to craft regulations to keep hemp THC products federally legal is being called out in a new 30-second ad from a dark money group that doesn’t disclose its donors. Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT) “wants to keep THC drinks on our shelves—not in the dispensary—at the convenience store, next to soft drinks,” […]
Pennsylvania GOP Senator Announces New Bill To Regulate Hemp THC Products With Age Limits And Testing Requirements
A Pennsylvania Republican senator is asking colleagues to support a forthcoming bill she plans to introduce to keep hemp THC products legal in the state while adding age limits as well as new requirements for registration, testing and labeling. Sen. Dawn Keefer (R) announced the Pennsylvania Hemp and Cannabinoid Act in a cosponsorship memo on […]