Earl Blumenauer is a member of the democratic party and serves as the US Representative for Oregon’s 3rd congressional district. He has been an advocate for legalization since the ’70s and continues to champion for cannabis business. Read news and stories about Earl Blumenauer here:
Fri / Jun 28th
Federal lawmakers from Oregon have introduced legislation to allow the state’s recently passed interstate cannabis commerce legislation to move forward; part of said state law requires federal permission before cannabis products can start shipping across state borders.
Fri / Jun 21st
The House of Representatives has approved a federal spending bill amendment that would block the Department of Justice from interfering in state-legal cannabis programs. The rider must now be approved by the Senate before it can take effect.
Thu / Mar 28th
Federal lawmakers on Thursday advanced a sweeping cannabis reform bill out of committee for the first time, ever.
Fri / Jan 11th
H.R. 420 would decriminalize cannabis and allow states to establish legalization, placing federal regulations under the ATF.
Thu / Oct 18th
Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D) sent a blueprint for cannabis legalization to Democratic leaders in Congress on Wednesday, Forbes reports. “Congress… Read More
Mon / Sep 24th
New FBI data shows that cannabis arrests in the U.S. are on the rise despite increasing trends of legalization and/or decriminalization,… Read More
Tue / Sep 11th
Reps. David Joyce (R-Ohio) and Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon) said at the Cannabis Law Institute in Washington, D.C. that public support… Read More
Mon / May 14th
Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer told canna-business owners that he believes cannabis will be treated like alcohol throughout the U.S. in… Read More
Tue / May 8th
Last month, the federal Small Business Administration released a new policy indicating that direct cannabis businesses, indirect cannabis business, and… Read More
Fri / Feb 16th
A bipartisan measure to protect state-approved cannabis programs has been introduced in Congress which would, effectively, reimplement the principles of… Read More
Tue / Jan 16th
California Rep. Barbara Lee, a Democrat, has introduced legislation to protect state-approved cannabis programs from federal interference. The measure is… Read More
Tue / Dec 26th
State-approved medical cannabis programs are safe from federal interference until at least Jan. 19, as the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer was included in… Read More
Thu / Nov 9th
Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer has launched the Cannabis Fund – a political action committee geared toward ousting prohibitionist lawmakers –… Read More
Thu / Sep 7th
The Republican-controlled House Rules Committee has blocked multiple cannabis-related amendments from receiving consideration by the full chamber, effectively preventing the… Read More
Wed / Aug 30th
In less than two weeks advocates will bear down on the nation’s capital in an effort to lobby federal lawmakers… Read More
Thu / Jun 29th
Yesterday, Smart Approaches to Marijuana, a Virginia-based cannabis prohibitionist group, sent out a foreboding press release claiming that the Rohrabacher-Farr… Read More
Wed / Apr 19th
During a conference call with reporters today, Oregon Congressman Rep. Earl Blumenauer said “marijuana has gone mainstream” and “has come… Read More
Thu / Mar 30th
In a key development, Rep. Carlos Curbelo (R-FL), Republican member of House Ways and Means Committee, joins Rep. Earl Blumenauer… Read More
Fri / Feb 17th
A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers from states with adult-use cannabis laws have come together to form the Congressional Cannabis Caucus,… Read More
Wed / Oct 29th
Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley, a Democrat, has announced that he will be voting “yes” on Oregon’s legalization initiative this November. According… Read More
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