U.S. Senate to Hold Hearing on Marijuana Laws

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From a press release Monday (Aug. 26) from the Marijuana Policy Project:

U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) announced Monday that the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on “Conflicts Between State and Federal Marijuana Laws.” Sen. Leahy has reportedly invited U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Deputy Attorney General James Cole to speak to the committee.

The hearing is scheduled for September 10 at 10 a.m. ET in Room 216 of the Hart Senate Office Building.

Sen. Leahy has said he believes state laws making marijuana legal for adult or medical use “should be respected. …” 

Note: Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono sits on Senate Judiciary. Hawaii’s Legislature rejected legislation this year to decriminalize pakalolo.

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Photo: Sen. Patrick Leahy. (Secretary of Defense)

—Chad Blair

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