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April 1, 2022
Congressman Rogers Votes Against Decriminalizing Marijuana
Rep. Hal Rogers
May 19, 2021
Wyden, Paul, Merkley Introduce Bill to Update Regulations to Ensure Equal and Safe Access to Hemp-derived CBD Products
Sen. Rand Paul, ...
April 19, 2021
Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2021
Rep. Andy Barr
March 30, 2021
Dr. Rand Paul Reintroduces HEMP Act to Relieve Unnecessary Constraints on Hemp Industry, Provide Transparency and Certainty
Sen. Rand Paul
Aug. 4, 2020
Tweet - "Speaker Pelosi is still holding up this entire package over bizarre unrelated things like carveouts for the marijuana industry. She even claimed to the press that pot is a proven COVID-19 therapy! I hope she's shared this breakthrough with Dr. Fauci. Can we get serious yet?"
Sen. Mitch McConnell
July 9, 2020
LaMalfa Leads Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers in Introducing Bill to Eradicate Illegal Marijuana Grows on Public Lands
Rep. Hal Rogers, ...
May 15, 2020
Tweet - "The Democrats' supposed coronavirus bill includes taxpayer-funded studies to measure "diversity and inclusion" in the cannabis industry. It's a parade of absurdities that can hardly be taken seriously."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
May 15, 2020
Tweet - "This week Speaker Pelosi published an 1,800-page catalog of left-wing oddities & called it a coronavirus relief bill. It proposes tax hikes on small business, giveaways to blue-state millionaires, checks for illegal immigrants, and diversity detectives for the cannabis industry."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
May 14, 2020
Tweet - "House Democrats' huge new bill would cut taxes for blue-state millionaires, send government checks to illegal immigrants, and -- wait for it -- mandate two separate taxpayer-funded studies of diversity in the cannabis industry. This is their effort at coronavirus relief?"
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Dec. 20, 2019
Tweet - "I'm glad to see the results of last year's Farm Bill. In Kentucky alone, growers on more than 75,000 farms now have the predictability to better secure their future. I'll continue working to support growers and hemp producers as they feed our country and the world."
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Dec. 18, 2019
Senator McConnell Secures Kentucky Hemp Priorities
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Dec. 4, 2019
Congressman Barr Commends Financial Regulators on Hemp Guidance, Urges Additional Clarification
Rep. Andy Barr
Dec. 3, 2019
At McConnell's Request, Federal Banking Regulatory Agencies Issue Joint Guidance to Assist Legal Hemp Industry
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Nov. 27, 2019
Tweet - "Honored to be named @WholeFoodsMag 2019 Person of the Year. I was recognized as the most influential person in the natural products industry, specifically because of my work to legalize industrial #hemp for farmers in Kentucky and around the country. http://bit.ly/2XBx30F"
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Nov. 20, 2019
Leader McConnell Discusses Tobacco 21 Legislation, Hemp and CBD with FDA Commissioner Nominee
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Oct. 31, 2019
Senate Approves McConnell's Requests to Address Kentucky Priorities
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Oct. 29, 2019
Hemp
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 26, 2019
Senate Appropriations Committee Approves McConnell's Requests to Address Kentucky's Priorities
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 25, 2019
Congressman Barr's Amendments to Help Hemp and CBD Industries to Access Banking and Financial Services Passes House
Rep. Andy Barr
Sept. 25, 2019
Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019
Rep. Andy Barr
Sept. 19, 2019
Senator McConnell Secures Critical Resources for Kentucky
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 19, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Ned Sharpless, Acting Commissioner U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Pingree Leads Bipartisan Letter to FDA Urging Legal Pathway for CBD
Rep. Jamie Comer, ...
Sept. 19, 2019
Senator McConnell Advances Kentucky Hemp Priorities
Sen. Mitch McConnell
July 23, 2019
Menendez Introduces Marijuana Insurance Bill
Sen. Rand Paul, ...
Feb. 12, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Respect State Marijuana Laws
Sen. Rand Paul, ...
Jan. 12, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader of the House, Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, and Nita Lowey, Ranking Member on the Committee on Appropriations - Push for Marijuana Fix
Rep. Thomas Massie, ...
Dec. 22, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Democratic Leader of the Senate, the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader of the House - Prevent DOJ From Interfering With Implementation Of State Medical Marijuana Laws
Sen. Rand Paul, ...
Nov. 28, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader of the House, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Rep. Rohrabacher Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging Continuation of Policy Protecting State Medical Marijuana Laws
Rep. Thomas Massie, ...
June 15, 2017
Lawmakers Reintroduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Medical Marijuana Bill
Sen. Rand Paul, ...
April 15, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States - Call to Remove Barriers to Research on Medical Marijuana
Sen. Rand Paul, ...
April 15, 2016
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Medical Marijuana
Sen. Rand Paul, ...
April 12, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Barack Obama, President of the United States - Remove Barriers to Research on Medical Marijuana
Sen. Rand Paul, ...
Oct. 28, 2015
Time - Transcript: Read the Full Text of the CNBC Republican Debate in Boulder
Sen. Rand Paul, ...
Oct. 27, 2015
The Denver Post - Ahead of GOP Debate, Rand Paul Talks Marijuana, Budget Filibuster
Sen. Rand Paul
Oct. 18, 2015
ABC News - Rand Paul Banks on College Students to Win Iowa
Sen. Rand Paul
Oct. 7, 2015
The Blaze - Rand Paul Hopes Targeting These Voters In Iowa Will Lead Him To Victory
Sen. Rand Paul
Sept. 16, 2015
CNN/Reagan Library Republican Presidential Debate
Sen. Rand Paul, ...
Sept. 11, 2015
Letter to Hal Rogers, Chairman of the House Committee on Apropriations and Nita Lowey, Ranking Member of theHouse Committee on Apropriations - Rohrabacher-Farr Amendment
Rep. Thomas Massie, ...
July 1, 2015
Des Moines Register - Rand Paul: I'll Defeat Hillary in Swing States
Sen. Rand Paul
March 10, 2015
Booker, Paul & Gillibrand Announce Bipartisan New Medical Marijuana Bill to Allow Patients -- Including Veterans -- to Access Necessary Care without Fear of Federal Prosecution
Sen. Rand Paul, ...
Feb. 2, 2015
Fox News "Hannity" - Transcript: Rand Paul calls Obama's budget the 'wrong recipe' for America
Sen. Rand Paul
Feb. 2, 2015
FOX "Hannity" - Transcript: Obama's Budget
Sen. Rand Paul
Sept. 26, 2014
Roll Call - McConnell, Grimes Split on Marijuana Legalization Debate
Sen. Mitch McConnell, ...
May 29, 2014
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
Rep. Thomas Massie
Feb. 4, 2014
McConnell Hemp Provision Passed by Senate; Measure Now Goes to President for Signature
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Jan. 27, 2014
McConnell Secures Industrial Hemp Opportunities for Kentucky
Sen. Mitch McConnell
Sept. 4, 2013
Sen. Paul Supports Efforts to Move Forward with Production of Industrial Hemp
Sen. Rand Paul
March 24, 2013
FOX "Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace" - Immigration, Drugs and Budget
Sen. Rand Paul
Feb. 14, 2013
Senators Seek to Lift Restrictions on Industrial Hemp
Sen. Mitch McConnell, ...
Jan. 31, 2013
Industrialized Hemp Will Help Spur Economic Growth and Create Jobs in Kentucky
Sen. Mitch McConnell
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Politician
April 1, 2022
Congressman Rogers Votes Against Decriminalizing Marijuana
Rep.Hal Rogers
May 19, 2021
Wyden, Paul, Merkley Introduce Bill to Update Regulations to Ensure Equal and Safe Access to Hemp-derived CBD Products
Sen.Rand Paul, ...
April 19, 2021
Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2021
Rep.Andy Barr
March 30, 2021
Dr. Rand Paul Reintroduces HEMP Act to Relieve Unnecessary Constraints on Hemp Industry, Provide Transparency and Certainty
Sen.Rand Paul
Aug. 4, 2020
Tweet - "Speaker Pelosi is still holding up this entire package over bizarre unrelated things like carveouts for the marijuana industry. She even claimed to the press that pot is a proven COVID-19 therapy! I hope she's shared this breakthrough with Dr. Fauci. Can we get serious yet?"
Sen.Mitch McConnell
July 9, 2020
LaMalfa Leads Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers in Introducing Bill to Eradicate Illegal Marijuana Grows on Public Lands
Rep.Hal Rogers, ...
May 15, 2020
Tweet - "The Democrats' supposed coronavirus bill includes taxpayer-funded studies to measure "diversity and inclusion" in the cannabis industry. It's a parade of absurdities that can hardly be taken seriously."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
May 15, 2020
Tweet - "This week Speaker Pelosi published an 1,800-page catalog of left-wing oddities & called it a coronavirus relief bill. It proposes tax hikes on small business, giveaways to blue-state millionaires, checks for illegal immigrants, and diversity detectives for the cannabis industry."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
May 14, 2020
Tweet - "House Democrats' huge new bill would cut taxes for blue-state millionaires, send government checks to illegal immigrants, and -- wait for it -- mandate two separate taxpayer-funded studies of diversity in the cannabis industry. This is their effort at coronavirus relief?"
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Dec. 20, 2019
Tweet - "I'm glad to see the results of last year's Farm Bill. In Kentucky alone, growers on more than 75,000 farms now have the predictability to better secure their future. I'll continue working to support growers and hemp producers as they feed our country and the world."
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Dec. 18, 2019
Senator McConnell Secures Kentucky Hemp Priorities
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Dec. 4, 2019
Congressman Barr Commends Financial Regulators on Hemp Guidance, Urges Additional Clarification
Rep.Andy Barr
Dec. 3, 2019
At McConnell's Request, Federal Banking Regulatory Agencies Issue Joint Guidance to Assist Legal Hemp Industry
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Nov. 27, 2019
Tweet - "Honored to be named @WholeFoodsMag 2019 Person of the Year. I was recognized as the most influential person in the natural products industry, specifically because of my work to legalize industrial #hemp for farmers in Kentucky and around the country. http://bit.ly/2XBx30F"
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Nov. 20, 2019
Leader McConnell Discusses Tobacco 21 Legislation, Hemp and CBD with FDA Commissioner Nominee
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Oct. 31, 2019
Senate Approves McConnell's Requests to Address Kentucky Priorities
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Oct. 29, 2019
Hemp
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 26, 2019
Senate Appropriations Committee Approves McConnell's Requests to Address Kentucky's Priorities
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 25, 2019
Congressman Barr's Amendments to Help Hemp and CBD Industries to Access Banking and Financial Services Passes House
Rep.Andy Barr
Sept. 25, 2019
Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019
Rep.Andy Barr
Sept. 19, 2019
Senator McConnell Secures Critical Resources for Kentucky
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 19, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Ned Sharpless, Acting Commissioner U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Pingree Leads Bipartisan Letter to FDA Urging Legal Pathway for CBD
Rep.Jamie Comer, ...
Sept. 19, 2019
Senator McConnell Advances Kentucky Hemp Priorities
Sen.Mitch McConnell
July 23, 2019
Menendez Introduces Marijuana Insurance Bill
Sen.Rand Paul, ...
Feb. 12, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Thad Cochran, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Hon. Patrick Leahy, Vice Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Respect State Marijuana Laws
Sen.Rand Paul, ...
Jan. 12, 2018
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader of the House, Rodney Frelinghuysen, Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, and Nita Lowey, Ranking Member on the Committee on Appropriations - Push for Marijuana Fix
Rep.Thomas Massie, ...
Dec. 22, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Majority Leader, the Hon. Charles Schumer, Democratic Leader of the Senate, the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, and the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader of the House - Prevent DOJ From Interfering With Implementation Of State Medical Marijuana Laws
Sen.Rand Paul, ...
Nov. 28, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Paul Ryan, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Leader of the House, the Hon. Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and the Hon. Charles Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Rep. Rohrabacher Leads Bipartisan Letter Urging Continuation of Policy Protecting State Medical Marijuana Laws
Rep.Thomas Massie, ...
June 15, 2017
Lawmakers Reintroduce Bipartisan, Bicameral Medical Marijuana Bill
Sen.Rand Paul, ...
April 15, 2016
Letter to the Honorable Barack Obama, President of the United States - Call to Remove Barriers to Research on Medical Marijuana
Sen.Rand Paul, ...
April 15, 2016
Letter to Barack Obama, President of the United States - Medical Marijuana
Sen.Rand Paul, ...
April 12, 2016
Letter to the Hon. Barack Obama, President of the United States - Remove Barriers to Research on Medical Marijuana
Sen.Rand Paul, ...
Oct. 28, 2015
Time - Transcript: Read the Full Text of the CNBC Republican Debate in Boulder
Sen.Rand Paul, ...
Oct. 27, 2015
The Denver Post - Ahead of GOP Debate, Rand Paul Talks Marijuana, Budget Filibuster
Sen.Rand Paul
Oct. 18, 2015
ABC News - Rand Paul Banks on College Students to Win Iowa
Sen.Rand Paul
Oct. 7, 2015
The Blaze - Rand Paul Hopes Targeting These Voters In Iowa Will Lead Him To Victory
Sen.Rand Paul
Sept. 16, 2015
CNN/Reagan Library Republican Presidential Debate
Sen.Rand Paul, ...
Sept. 11, 2015
Letter to Hal Rogers, Chairman of the House Committee on Apropriations and Nita Lowey, Ranking Member of theHouse Committee on Apropriations - Rohrabacher-Farr Amendment
Rep.Thomas Massie, ...
July 1, 2015
Des Moines Register - Rand Paul: I'll Defeat Hillary in Swing States
Sen.Rand Paul
March 10, 2015
Booker, Paul & Gillibrand Announce Bipartisan New Medical Marijuana Bill to Allow Patients -- Including Veterans -- to Access Necessary Care without Fear of Federal Prosecution
Sen.Rand Paul, ...
Feb. 2, 2015
Fox News "Hannity" - Transcript: Rand Paul calls Obama's budget the 'wrong recipe' for America
Sen.Rand Paul
Feb. 2, 2015
FOX "Hannity" - Transcript: Obama's Budget
Sen.Rand Paul
Sept. 26, 2014
Roll Call - McConnell, Grimes Split on Marijuana Legalization Debate
Sen.Mitch McConnell, ...
May 29, 2014
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015
Rep.Thomas Massie
Feb. 4, 2014
McConnell Hemp Provision Passed by Senate; Measure Now Goes to President for Signature
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Jan. 27, 2014
McConnell Secures Industrial Hemp Opportunities for Kentucky
Sen.Mitch McConnell
Sept. 4, 2013
Sen. Paul Supports Efforts to Move Forward with Production of Industrial Hemp
Sen.Rand Paul
March 24, 2013
FOX "Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace" - Immigration, Drugs and Budget
Sen.Rand Paul
Feb. 14, 2013
Senators Seek to Lift Restrictions on Industrial Hemp
Sen.Mitch McConnell, ...
Jan. 31, 2013
Industrialized Hemp Will Help Spur Economic Growth and Create Jobs in Kentucky
Sen.Mitch McConnell
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