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Senate Marijuana & Psychedelics Reforms: Appropriations Committee Chair Patrick Leahy Marks 12 Bills For FY 2023
Monday, August 1, 2022 - 3:25pm | 489Read More...Senate Appropriations Committee chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) recently released a set of spending bills and related reports for the fiscal year 2023, including a number of drug policy sections that potentially overlap with spending measures that have already been approved in the House...
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Sen. Jacky Rosen Continues To Push For Marijuana Reforms: Demands Federal SBA Loans For Legal Cannabis Companies
Tuesday, June 7, 2022 - 12:52pm | 847Read More...Senator Jacky Rosen (D-Nev) sent a letter recently urging the appropriations committee to provide licensed marijuana businesses with access to Small Business Administration loans, reported Nevada Appeal. Cannabis companies are currently banned from accessing SBA...
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New Appropriations Bill Could Finally Allow Legal Cannabis Sales In Washington D.C.
Wednesday, October 20, 2021 - 12:24am | 337Read More...Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy is pushing for a measure that could finally allow recreational marijuana sales in Washington D.C. While adult-use cannabis was made legal in Washington D.C. in 2014, a rider contained in all presidential budget proposals since that date has prevented the state from...
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Democratic Legislation Would Force FCC To Ban Internet Fast Lanes
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - 2:49pm | 597Read More...If legislation unveiled Tuesday by Senate Judiciary Committee chair Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Rep. Doris Matsui (D-CA) becomes law, the debate over Internet fast lanes could be over. The legislation, known as the Online Competition and Consumer Choice Act would give the Federal...
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Spherix Shares Soar Following Shelving Of Patent Reform Bill
Tuesday, May 27, 2014 - 12:19pm | 185Read More...Shares of Spherix (NASDAQ: SPEX) have rocketed up over 74 percent following an announcement by Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont) that the patent reform bill has been removed from the committee's agenda. The bill was designed to address the issue of "patent trolls" -...
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Google to Dump the Chamber of Commerce?
Friday, November 4, 2011 - 3:05pm | 406Read More...Politico reported today that internet giant Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) is considering dropping its membership in the Chamber of Commerce after the COC came out in support of legislation that would hamper internet companies. The Chamber of Commerce has already lost one high-profile member over this...
