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In a Historic Move, House Judiciary Committee Moves to Federally Legalize Cannabis

By Whitney Hodges on November 21, 2019
Posted in Federal Law, Regulatory Compliance

On November 20, 2019, the House Judiciary Committee approved a bill that would decriminalize cannabis on a nationwide scale. The Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019 – or…
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