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Cannabis flowers on display at a dispensary (Photo: Sonya Yruel/Drug Policy Alliance)

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Bipartisan Bill Offers Protections for States with Legal Cannabis

by eNews Park Forest on January 16, 2018

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marijuana — Cannabis flowers on display at a dispensary (Photo: Sonya Yruel/Drug Policy Alliance )

The aptly-named REFER Act prevents the federal government from going after businesses in legal states.

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—January 16, 2018

By: Rachelle Gordon

With recent threats of a federal crackdown on the thriving legal cannabis industry, a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers have introduced a bill to ensure protections for states that have legalized the plant for medical and/or adult-use. The Restraining Excessive Federal…