CONCORD, N.H. (Jun. 2, 2017) – Yesterday, the New Hampshire House gave final approval to a bill to decriminalize marijuana possession in the state. If signed by the governor, this measure would further nullify the federal prohibition on cannabis in practice in New Hampshire. Along with 11 bipartisan co-sponsors, Rep. Robert Cushing (D-Hampton) introduced House…
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (June 2, 2017) – Last week, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan signed a bill into law 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. Del. Karen Young (D-Frederick) sponsored House Bill 584 (HB584) along with 18 bipartisan…
CONCORD, N.H. (June 2, 2017) – Yesterday, the New Hampshire House gave final approval to a bill that would ban the use of “stingrays” to track the location of phones and sweep up electronic communications without a warrant in most situations. The proposed law would not only protect privacy in New Hampshire, but would also…
Partnerships don’t work too well when half the team quits. By withdrawing all resources and participation in federal marijuana prohibition schemes, the states can effectively bring them down.
BATON ROUGE, La. (June 1, 2017) – Today, a Louisiana Senate committee passed a bill that would exempt the sale and purchase of gold and silver from state sales and use taxes, encouraging their use and taking the first step toward breaking the Federal Reserve’s monopoly on money. Rep. Stephen Dwight (R) and Rep. Mark Abraham…
CONCORD, N.H. (June 1, 2017) –Today, the New Hampshire House passed a bill that would prohibit the state department of education and the state board of education from requiring any school or school district to implement Common Core standards. Adoption of the legislation would represent an opportunity for local communities to nullify Common Core in…
“It is the FDA’s position that raw milk should never be consumed,” agency spokeswoman Tamara N. Ward said in November 2011. The FDA’s position represents more than a matter of opinion. In 1987, the feds implemented 21 CFR 1240.61(a), providing that, “no person shall cause to be delivered into interstate commerce or shall sell, otherwise…
In an 1800 letter, Thomas Jefferson wrote, “Our country is too large to have all its affairs directed by a single government.”
BATON ROUGE, La. (May 31, 2017) – Today, the Louisiana Senate gave final approval to a bill that would expand the state’s Right to Try law to include technology designed to help ALS patients with mobility. If signed by the governor, the legislation will set the foundation to nullify in practice a Food and Drug Administration…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (May 31, 2017) – Today, the California Senate 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 basic privacy…