Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 13, 2014. The heads of the antitrust agencies of the United States, Canada and Mexico – Assistant Attorney General Bill Baer of the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, Chairwoman Edith Ramirez of the Federal Trade Commission, Canadian Commissioner of Competition John Pecman and President Alejandra Palacios Prieto of[Read More…]

Proposals Aim to Decriminalize Possession of All Drugs, Establish Medical Marijuana Program, Create New Regulatory Structure for Drug Control NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—February 13, 2014. Today, two bills were introduced in Mexico City that would reform drug policies in North America’s largest city and on a national level. The first bill seeks[Read More…]

RHODE ISLAND–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2014.  Senate Health and Human Services Committee Chairman Joshua Miller and House Judiciary Committee Chairwoman Edith Ajello announced Wednesday that they will introduce a bill to make marijuana legal for adults 21 and older and establish a system in which marijuana is regulated and taxed similarly to[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2014. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending February 8, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 339,000, an increase of 8,000 from the previous week’s unrevised figure of 331,000. The 4-week moving average was 336,750, an increase of 3,500 from the previous week’s revised[Read More…]

Seoul, South Korea–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2014. PRESIDENT PARK: (Via interpreter) I am delighted to meet with you again, Mr. Secretary. You last visited Korea back in April of last year, and this year you’ve also come at a very critical time, and I’m sure that today your visit will serve as[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 12, 2014. Attorney General Eric Holder and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper released the following joint statement Wednesday: “On Jan. 3, 2014, the Director of National Intelligence declassified and disclosed publicly that the U.S. government had filed an application with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court seeking renewal[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2014 – 2:18 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT:  Well, welcome to the White House, everybody. I know you had to come here before you go buy some shovels and some salt.  (Laughter.)  It sounds like we may get a little snow. But I very much appreciate everybody being[Read More…]

Cohen Bill Would Allow Drug Czar to Take Same Positions on Marijuana Policy as President Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder WASHINGTON, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 12, 2014. Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN) has introduced The Unmuzzle the Drug Czar Act of 2014 (H.R. 4046). The bill would repeal a little know provision of[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 12, 2014. Cyber threats pose one the gravest national security dangers that the United States faces. To better defend our nation against this systemic challenge, one year ago I signed an Executive Order directing the Administration to take steps to improve information sharing with the private sector, raise[Read More…]

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Earl Blumenauer (OR-03) along with 17 other members of Congress, sent a bipartisan letter to President Obama asking him to direct Attorney General Eric Holder to reschedule marijuana from Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, as is permitted by 21 U.S.C. § 811. “You[Read More…]