HELENA, Mont. (March 31, 2017) – A Montana bill that would legalize limited raw milk sales in the state has faced well-funded corporate opposition and is in danger of being killed by a Senate committee. Rep. Nancy Ballance (R-Hamilton) introduced House Bill 325 (HB325) on Jan. 26. The legislation would authorize limited sales of raw…
CHARLESTON, W. Va. (Mar. 31, 2017) – A West Virginia bill that would legalize medical marijuana and nullify federal marijuana prohibition was approved in the Senate this week. Sen. Richard Ojeda (D – Logan, 07) introduced Senate Bill 386 (SB386) along with 11 bipartisan co-sponsors to promulgate rules and regulations setting up a functioning medical…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (March 30, 2017) – Today, the Florida House overwhelmingly passed bill that would help facilitate healthcare freedom outside of government regulatory schemes. A coalition of Republican representatives sponsored House Bill 161 (HB161). The legislation specifies that direct primary care agreements (sometimes called medical retainer agreements) do not constitute insurance, thereby freeing doctors and…
In this episode of Thoughts from Maharrey Head, I talk about Cosmopolitan’s B.S. article about the Constitution. A recent Cosmo article titled 9 Reasons Constitutional Originalism Is Bullsh*t demonstrates why the magazine should just stick to talking about sexual positions and better orgasms. The confirmation hearings for Neil Gorsuch have reinvigorated the debate on how to properly…
PHOENIX, Ariz. (March 30, 2017) – Yesterday, a second Arizona House committee passed a bill to legalize the production and processing of industrial hemp for commercial purposes, rejecting the unconstitutional federal prohibition of the same. Sen. Sonny Borrelli (R-Lake Havasu City) introduced Senate Bill1337 (SB1337) on Jan. 31. Under the proposed law, industrial hemp would be…
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (March 30, 2017) – Yesterday, the Maryland Senate unanimously passed a bill that would set the foundation to nullify in practice some Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rules that deny access to experimental treatments by terminally ill patients. Sen. Bryan W. Simonaire (R) introduced Senate Bill 572 (SB572), along with a bipartisan coalition…
LANSING, Mich. (March 30, 2017) – A bill introduced in the Michigan House would ban “material support or resources” for warrantless federal surveillance programs, an essential step for states to take in a time when the federal government seems unlikely to ever end their own spying. Rep. Martin Howrylak (R-Troy) introduced House Bill 4430 (HB4430) on…
RICHMOND, Va. (March 28, 2017) – Yesterday, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe vetoed a bill that would have prohibited so-called “sanctuary cities” that refuse to cooperate with enforcement of some federal immigration laws. A coalition of 10 Republican delegates sponsored House Bill 2000 (HB2000). The legislation would have prohibited any local government from implementing sanctuary city policies.…
During a Senate committee hearing on his sound money bill, Finchem pointed out that "buying" silver and gold is really nothing more than an exchange of one type of currency for another.
CHARLESTON, W. Va. (March 28, 2017) – Today, the West Virginia House unanimously passed a bill that would significantly expand the state’s hemp licensing program, opening the door for anybody in the state to produce or process industrial hemp for commercial purposes. Final approval would set the foundation to end federal prohibition in practice. Del. Jeff Eldridge…