The Cannabis Caucus Works Through the Government Shutdown

Cannabis Now
By Jimi DevineJan 23, 2019, 5:00 pm243 pts
We might be 33 days into the government shutdown, but the work to reform cannabis laws continues. Founding Congressional Cannabis Caucus member Rep. Earl Blumenauer, a Democrat from Oregon, appointed two new co-chairs to the caucus on Jan. 9 and on Jan. 22, he wrote an op-ed calling on Americans to get their…

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