New Oregon Law will Help Facilitate the Sale of Industrial Hemp Products

SALEM, Ore. (June 30, 2017) – Yesterday, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed a bill into law that will pave the way for faster development of Oregon’s hemp market, and further nullify federal prohibition in effect. Sen. Ted Ferrioli (R-John Day) introduced Senate Bill 1015 (SB1015) in March. The new law will give the Oregon Liquor Control Commission…

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New Nevada Law Legalizes Commercial Hemp Production Despite Federal Prohibition

CARSON CITY, Nev. (Jun 30, 2017) – Tomorrow, a new Nevada law goes into effect legalizing commercial industrial hemp production in the state, despite a federal ban on the same. The new policy sets the foundation to nullify federal prohibition in practice and effect within the state. A bipartisan coalition of 12 legislators sponsored Senate Bill 396…

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Now in Effect: Kentucky Right to Try Act Rejects Some FDA Restrictions on Terminal Patients

FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 29, 2017) – Today, a Kentucky law went into effect that sets the foundation to nullify in practice some Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules that deny access to experimental treatments by terminally ill patients. A coalition of three Republicans sponsored Senate Bill 21 (SB21). The legislation gives terminally ill patients access…

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Now In Effect: New Kentucky Law Expands Health Freedom

FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 29, 2017) – While Congressional Republicans have yet to put forth a bill to get rid of Obamacare, a new Kentucky law went into effect today that will help facilitate healthcare freedom in the state. It will also set the stage for people there to nullify federally run healthcare in practice. A…

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California Committee Approves Bill to End Unchecked Police Surveillance

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (June 28, 2017) –  Yesterday, an important California Assembly committee passed a bill that would require all law enforcement agencies in the state to get local government approval before acquiring or using surveillance technology. Passage of the bill would take the first step toward limiting the unchecked use of surveillance technologies that violate…

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To the Governor: North Carolina Passes Bill to Encourage Use of Gold and Silver as Money

RALEIGH, N.C. (June 28, 2017) – Yesterday, the North Carolina Senate gave final approval to a bill that would exempt the sale and purchase of gold and silver from state sales taxes. Passage into law would encourage their everyday use as money, taking the first step toward breaking the Federal Reserve’s monopoly. Rep. Dana Bumgardner…

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California Senate Committee Passes Bill to Ban Resources for Federal Marijuana Enforcement

SACRAMENTO (Jun. 28, 2017) – Yesterday, a California Senate committee passed a bill to withdraw state resources from federal marijuana prohibition enforcement.  Introduced by Asm. Reginald Jones-Sawyer (D-Los Angeles), Assembly Bill 1578 (AB1578) would ban the use of “agency money, facilities, property, equipment, or personnel to assist a federal agency to investigate, detain, detect, report, or arrest a…

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