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Garrett Announces Press Conference on Federal Marijuana Deregulation Legislation | Congressman Tom Garrett

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“I have long believed justice that isn’t blind, isn’t justice. Statistics indicate that minor narcotics crimes disproportionately hurt areas of lower socio-economic status and what I find most troubling is that we continue to keep laws on the books that we do not enforce. Virginia is more than capable of handling its own marijuana policy, as are states […]

Regulating Cannabis in the US

After decades of prohibition in the US, at the federal level, states have begun regulating cannabis sales. Under the Obama Administration the Department of Justice has issued memo’s supporting a states right to regulate cannabis sales so long as it did not contradict federal priorities.Currently, Twenty-eight states and the District of Columbia (DC) currently have laws […]