Headline Roundup • March 10th, 2015
Senate Marijuana Bill
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USA TODAY
Three senators are introducing a bill to remove federal prohibitions on medical marijuana in states where it is already legal.
The measure is being unveiled on Capitol Hill Tuesday by Republican Rand Paul of Kentucky and Democrats Kirsten G
Washington Times
Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, and likely 2016 presidential candidate, joined Democratic Sens. Cory Booker and Kirsten Gillibrand to end the federal ban on medical marijuana, now legalized in 23 states.
The three senators issued a statement saying the bill would “allow patients, doctors and businesses in states that have already passed medical-marijuana laws to participate in those programs without fear of federal prosecution,” Time reported.
Mr. Paul has spoken out about marijuana users in the past saying they should not
Washington Post
A Historic Senate Medical marijuana Bill Unveiled Tuesday Would Dramatically reshape the Landscape for the Plant, Nearly 80 years after it WAS Effectively Criminalized.
The bill, introduced by Sens. Cory Booker (DN.J.), Kirsten Gillibrand (DN.Y.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Would end the federal prohibition on medical marijuana and eliminate the ambiguity surrounding related state laws . It would untie the hands of veterans' doctors when it comes to recommending the drug and bankers when it comes to providing business services to the industry. It would also facilitate very limited inter-state...
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