Tomorrow: Historic U.S. Senate Hearing on Marijuana Legalization
WASHINGTON, DC — On Tuesday, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a first-ever Senate hearing on the issue of marijuana legalization and the tension between state and federal marijuana laws. Last...
View ArticleU.S. Senate Hearing to Highlight Conservative Opposition to Mandatory Minimum...
WASHINGTON, DC – Wednesday, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will hear testimony from four conservative witnesses who have concerns with the continued use of mandatory minimum sentencing, a costly...
View ArticleFederal Sentencing Break to Include “Pipeline” Cases
WASHINGTON, DC — In a speech Thursday, Attorney General Eric Holder said he was expanding the Justice Department’s recently announced policy of not pursuing mandatory minimum drug sentencing to include...
View ArticleU.S. Senate Hearing to Highlight Conservative Opposition to Mandatory Minimum...
WASHINGTON, DC – Wednesday, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee will hear testimony from four conservative witnesses who have concerns with the continued use of mandatory minimum sentencing, a costly...
View ArticleFederal Sentencing Break to Include “Pipeline” Cases
WASHINGTON, DC — In a speech Thursday, Attorney General Eric Holder said he was expanding the Justice Department’s recently announced policy of not pursuing mandatory minimum drug sentencing to include...
View ArticleSenate Hearing Takes on Mandatory Minimums
WASHINGTON, DC – The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on mandatory minimum sentencing last Wednesday as Chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and fellow committee member Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)...
View ArticlePennsylvania Marijuana Activists Face Six Months in Federal Prison for a Joint
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Despite continued statements from the US Attorney General Eric Holder and the Department of Justice saying that prosecuting marijuana smokers are not a priority for federal law...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Marijuana Activists Due in Federal Court this Week
PHILADELPHIA, PA — Two longtime marijuana reform activists are due in United States Federal Magistrate Court this Thursday, charged with possession of marijuana, for smoking a joint at the Independence...
View ArticleBipartisan Bill to Reform Mandatory Minimums Introduced in U.S. House
WASHINGON, DC—Congressmen Raul Labrador (R-ID) and Bobby Scott (D-VA) introduced the Smarter Sentencing Act on Wednesday, which would significantly reform mandatory minimum drug sentencing policies....
View ArticleBipartisan Bill to Reform Mandatory Minimums Introduced in U.S. House
WASHINGON, DC—Congressmen Raul Labrador (R-ID) and Bobby Scott (D-VA) introduced the Smarter Sentencing Act on Wednesday, which would significantly reform mandatory minimum drug sentencing policies....
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