Headline highights of Senate hearing on federal pot policies
I am going to let headline writers and links to a bunch of press stories serve as a means to summarize yesterday’shearing before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary on “Conflicts between State and Federal Marijuana Laws”:
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From ABC News here, “Feds in Talks With Banks Over Dealing With Marijuana Business”
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From AFP here, “US will continue to jail pot dealers ‘in all states'”
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From the Detroit Free Press here, “U.S. needs smarter approach to marijuana policy, Sen. Patrick Leahy says”
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From the Kansas City Star here, “Congress asked to provide fix for cash-only pot stores”
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From the Los Angeles Times here, “Senators examine federal marijuana laws as states’ rules evolve”
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From the New York Times here, Answers Sought for When Marijuana Laws Collide”
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From the Seattle Times here, ” King County sheriff promises crackdown on public, underage pot smoking”