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Legal & Legislative Updates

• A Proposed Bill to Limit Use of Forfeiture Funds by DEA for Marijuana Seizures

  (December 11, 2015)

  (Winter 2015) A proposed, bipartisan bill, Stop Civil Asset Forfeiture Administration for Marijuana Suppression Act, will prohibit the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) from passing federal forfeiture funds or seized property […]

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• Ohio Votes Down Issue 3

  (December 11, 2015)

  (Winter 2015) On Election Day Ohioans rejected Issue 3, a measure that would have made the use of marijuana legal for both medical and recreational purposes for residents aged 21 […]

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• Medical Marijuana Research Thwarted by DEA

  (December 11, 2015)

  (Winter 2015) A report issued by researchers at the Brookings Institution urges the federal government to clear the way for medical marijuana research in the U.S., saying that the government […]

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• Landmark Decision Aids Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

  (December 11, 2015)

  (Winter 2015) In October, a federal judge decided that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is prohibited from prosecuting legal providers of medical marijuana. The decision cited a 2014 budget amendment […]

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• ANGELS for Heroin Users

  (December 11, 2015)

  (Winter 2015) Police departments nationwide are piloting programs based on one started in Gloucester, Massachusetts earlier this year which gives treatment for drug abuse instead of jail time. Gloucester police […]

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