Elizabeth Warren Pushes Trump To End Federal Marijuana Criminalization After Elon Musk’s ‘Failures’ To Stop Wasteful Spending With DOGE
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is calling out President Donald Trump over his administration’s “failures” to “identify and eliminate waste” in federal government spending, while recommending a series of ways he could cut costs—including ending marijuana criminalization. In a letter sent to Trump on Wednesday, Warren and Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-NM) said that, as Elon Musk […]
Nebraska Senator Requests Investigation Into Spending By Medical Marijuana Ballot Initiative Opponents
“Allowing special interests or individuals to oppose ballot measures without disclosing their spending undermines our citizen initiative process.” By Zach Wendling, Nebraska Examiner A nonpartisan watchdog and a Lincoln state senator filed requests this week to learn more about private and state resources spent against 2024 ballot measures, namely medical cannabis. The first complaint came […]
House Approves Spending Bill with Amendments for Veteran Medical Cannabis Treatments
On July 26, the U.S. House of Representatives approved amendments and added a large spending bill. Among those amendments was an addition that would permit doctors from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to recommend medical cannabis for veterans, as well as allow research to be conducted for other psychedelic substances with medical benefits. The […]