Now in Effect: North Dakota Law Expands Raw Milk Sales in the State

The enactment of HB1515 will not only take a step toward opening up the raw milk market in North Dakota; it can also move forward efforts to nullify a federal raw milk prohibition scheme in practice and effect.

The post Now in Effect: North Dakota Law Expands Raw Milk Sales in the State first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

Continue ReadingNow in Effect: North Dakota Law Expands Raw Milk Sales in the State

Signed by the Governor: North Dakota Law Expands Raw Milk Sales in the State

The new law legalizes the sale of raw milk by North Dakota dairy farms directly to consumers for personal consumption. Under current law, raw milk is only available in North Dakota through herd-share programs.

The post Signed by the Governor: North Dakota Law Expands Raw Milk Sales in the State first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

Continue ReadingSigned by the Governor: North Dakota Law Expands Raw Milk Sales in the State

New Hampshire Committee Holds Hearing on Bill to End the War on Drugs in the State

The legislation would repeal the entirety of the state's controlled drug act effective July 1, 2025, and establish a committee to study the policy and statutory changes necessary to implement the repeal.

The post New Hampshire Committee Holds Hearing on Bill to End the War on Drugs in the State first appeared on Tenth Amendment Center.

Continue ReadingNew Hampshire Committee Holds Hearing on Bill to End the War on Drugs in the State

California Bill Would Allow Marijuana Business Owners to Deduct Expenses from State Taxes, Help Nullify Federal Prohibition

SACRAMENTO. Calif. (Jan. 17, 2018) – A bill filled in the California Assembly would sever a link between state and federal tax law, allowing individuals to deduct expenses from legal marijuana businesses for state income tax purposes. Passage of the bill would encourage the growth of the legal marijuana market in California and further nullify unconstitutional…

Continue ReadingCalifornia Bill Would Allow Marijuana Business Owners to Deduct Expenses from State Taxes, Help Nullify Federal Prohibition

Arbor Day’s J. Sterling Morton: We Don’t Know Him

Some men, long dead, are famous for what they DIDN’T do. For example, George Washington almost certainly didn’t chop down a cherry tree and later confess because, as he is reputed to have told his father, he “could not tell a lie.”1 Similarly, there is reason to believe that Benjamin Franklin did not actually fly… more

Continue ReadingArbor Day’s J. Sterling Morton: We Don’t Know Him