JACKSON, Miss. (Feb. 9, 2016) – A Mississippi bill would set the stage to nullify some presidential executive orders and Department of Justice directives to state and local law enforcement agencies. Sen. Chris McDaniel (R-Ellisville) introduced Senate Bill 2084 (SB2084) on Jan. 26. The legislation would prohibit state agencies, political subdivisions and their employees from…
JACKSON, Miss. (Feb. 8, 2016) – A bill introduced in the Mississippi Senate would take the first step toward prohibiting state cooperation with the enforcement of future federal gun control measures, a move that would effectively nullify them in practice in the Magnolia State. Sen. Michael Watson (R-Pascagoula) introduced Senate Bill 2234 (SB2234) on Feb.…
RAPID CITY, S.D. (Feb. 8, 2016) – Two South Dakota Senate bills would legalize medical marijuana in the state, effectively nullifying the unconstitutional federal prohibition of cannabis. Senate Bill 167 (SB167) was introduced by Sen. Angie O’Donnell (D-Sioux Falls) and two bipartisan co-sponsors, while Senate Bill 171 (SB171) was introduced by the Senate Health and…
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Feb 8, 2016) – A resolution recently passed by the Tennessee legislature and signed by Gov. Bill Haslam calls on the feds to give back the land in the Western part of the country back to the states. Introduced by state Rep. Andy Holt, House Joint Resolution 92 (HJR92) “expresses support for the…
OKLAHOMA CITY (Feb. 8, 2016) – An Oklahoma bill would require legislative approval before a state agency could adopt or enforce any new federal rule or regulation, setting the stage to nullify such rules and regulations in practice. Sen. Nathan Dahm (R-Broken Arrow) introduced Senate Bill 1161 (SB1161) on Feb. 1. The legislation would require state…
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Feb. 8, 2016) – A Utah bill that would legalize medical marijuana and nullify in practice the unconstitutional federal prohibition of cannabis passed an important Senate committee last week. Sen. Mark Madsen (R-Saratoga Springs) introduced Senate Bill 73 (SB73) last month. The legislation sets up a framework that would allow qualifying…
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Feb. 6, 2016) – Florida voters will have another opportunity to legalize medical marijuana in the state, effectively nullifying federal prohibition of cannabis. According to the organization United for Care, which filed the initiative petition in support of medical marijuana, enough signatures were collected to put a medical marijuana amendment on the ballot…
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TALLAHASSEE, FL. (Feb, 5, 2016) – A bill that would allow terminally ill patients access to medicinal marijuana, further nullifying in effect federal prohibition of cannabis, passed unanimously out of a third and final Senate committee yesterday. The legislation expands on a recently passed “right to try” law that effectively nullifies in practice some Food and…