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States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act
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2014 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Medical marijuana patient advocacy to advance research and respect state medical marijuana laws and the people who operate under them. H.R.689 States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana and for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States. H.R. 710 Truth in Trials Act To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an affirmative defense for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States, and for other purposes. H.R.5762 Veterans Equal Access Act of 2014 To authorize Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs. Sought Senate sponsorship of companion legislation. H.Amdt.748 to H.R.4660 (CJS Appropriations) Amendment prohibits the use of funds to prevent certain States from implementing their own State laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana. Sought Senate companion after passage in the House, was ultimately included in H.R.83 (Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015). H.Amdt.1086 to H.R.5016 (Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015) An amendment to prohibit use of funds with respect to specified States, to penalize a financial institution solely because the institution provides financial services to an entity that is a manufacturer, producer, or a person that participates in any business or organized activity that involves handling marijuana or marijuana products and engages in such activity pursuant to a law established by a State or local government and engages in such activity pursuant to a law established by a State or local government.
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Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Veterans
Medical marijuana patient advocacy to advance research and respect state medical marijuana laws and the people who operate under them. H.R.689 States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana and for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States. H.R. 710 Truth in Trials Act To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an affirmative defense for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States, and for other purposes. H.R.5762 Veterans Equal Access Act of 2014 To authorize Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs. Sought Senate sponsorship of companion legislation. H.Amdt.748 to H.R.4660 (CJS Appropriations) Amendment prohibits the use of funds to prevent certain States from implementing their own State laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana. Sought Senate companion after passage in the House, was ultimately included in H.R.83 (Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015). H.Amdt.1086 to H.R.5016 (Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015) An amendment to prohibit use of funds with respect to specified States, to penalize a financial institution solely because the institution provides financial services to an entity that is a manufacturer, producer, or a person that participates in any business or organized activity that involves handling marijuana or marijuana products and engages in such activity pursuant to a law established by a State or local government and engages in such activity pursuant to a law established by a State or local government.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Medical marijuana patient advocacy to advance research and respect state medical marijuana laws and the people who operate under them. H.R.689 States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana and for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States. H.R. 710 Truth in Trials Act To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an affirmative defense for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States, and for other purposes. Sought Senate sponsorship of companion legislation. H.Amdt.748 to H.R.4660 (CJS Appropriations) Amendment prohibits the use of funds to prevent certain States from implementing their own State laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana. Sought Senate companion after passage in the House, was ultimately included in H.R.83 (Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015). H.Amdt.1086 to H.R.5016 (Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015) An amendment to prohibit use of funds with respect to specified States, to penalize a financial institution solely because the institution provides financial services to an entity that is a manufacturer, producer, or a person that participates in any business or organized activity that involves handling marijuana or marijuana products and engages in such activity pursuant to a law established by a State or local government and engages in such activity pursuant to a law established by a State or local government. Sought Senate companion after passage in the House.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Medical marijuana patient advocacy to advance research and respect state medical marijuana laws and the people who operate under them. H.R.689 States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana and for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States. H.R. 710 Truth in Trials Act To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an affirmative defense for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States, and for other purposes. H.R.5762 Veterans Equal Access Act of 2014 To authorize Department of Veterans Affairs health care providers to provide recommendations and opinions to veterans regarding participation in State marijuana programs. Sought Senate sponsorship of companion legislation. H.Amdt.748 to H.R.4660 (CJS Appropriations) Amendment prohibits the use of funds to prevent certain States from implementing their own State laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana. Sought Senate companion after passage in the House, was ultimately included in H.R.83 (Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015). H.Amdt.1086 to H.R.5016 (Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015) An amendment to prohibit use of funds with respect to specified States, to penalize a financial institution solely because the institution provides financial services to an entity that is a manufacturer, producer, or a person that participates in any business or organized activity that involves handling marijuana or marijuana products and engages in such activity pursuant to a law established by a State or local government and engages in such activity pursuant to a law established by a State or local government.
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Banking
Medical marijuana patient advocacy to advance research and respect state medical marijuana laws and the people who operate under them. H.R.689 States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana and for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States. H.R. 710 Truth in Trials Act To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an affirmative defense for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States, and for other purposes. Sought Senate sponsorship of companion legislation. H.Amdt.748 to H.R.4660 (CJS Appropriations) Amendment prohibits the use of funds to prevent certain States from implementing their own State laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana. Sought Senate companion after passage in the House. H.Amdt.1086 to H.R.5016 (Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015) An amendment to prohibit use of funds with respect to specified States, to penalize a financial institution solely because the institution provides financial services to an entity that is a manufacturer, producer, or a person that participates in any business or organized activity that involves handling marijuana or marijuana products and engages in such activity pursuant to a law established by a State or local government and engages in such activity pursuant to a law established by a State or local government. H.Amdt.1078 to H.R.5016 An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to implement guidance FIN-2014-G001 (relating to BSA Expectations Regarding Marijuana-Related Businesses) issued on February 14, 2014. Sought to defeat the amendment.
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Medical marijuana patient advocacy to advance research and respect state medical marijuana laws and the people who operate under them. H.R.689 States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana and for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States. H.R. 710 Truth in Trials Act To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an affirmative defense for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States, and for other purposes. Sought Senate sponsorship of companion legislation. H.Amdt.748 to H.R.4660 (CJS Appropriations) Amendment prohibits the use of funds to prevent certain States from implementing their own State laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana. Sought Senate companion after passage in the House. H.Amdt.1086 to H.R.5016 (Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015) An amendment to prohibit use of funds with respect to specified States, to penalize a financial institution solely because the institution provides financial services to an entity that is a manufacturer, producer, or a person that participates in any business or organized activity that involves handling marijuana or marijuana products and engages in such activity pursuant to a law established by a State or local government and engages in such activity pursuant to a law established by a State or local government. H.Amdt.1078 to H.R.5016 An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to implement guidance FIN-2014-G001 (relating to BSA Expectations Regarding Marijuana-Related Businesses) issued on February 14, 2014. Sought to defeat the amendment.
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2014 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Medical marijuana patient advocacy to advance research and respect state medical marijuana laws and the people who operate under them. H.R.689 States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana and for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States. H.R. 710 Truth in Trials Act To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an affirmative defense for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States, and for other purposes. Sought Senate sponsorship of companion legislation. H.Amdt.748 to H.R.4660 (CJS Appropriations) Amendment prohibits the use of funds to prevent certain States from implementing their own State laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana. Sought Senate companion after passage in the House. H.Amdt.1086 to H.R.5016 (Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015) An amendment to prohibit use of funds with respect to specified States, to penalize a financial institution solely because the institution provides financial services to an entity that is a manufacturer, producer, or a person that participates in any business or organized activity that involves handling marijuana or marijuana products and engages in such activity pursuant to a law established by a State or local government and engages in such activity pursuant to a law established by a State or local government. H.Amdt.1078 to H.R.5016 An amendment numbered 1 printed in the Congressional Record to prohibit the use of funds to implement guidance FIN-2014-G001 (relating to BSA Expectations Regarding Marijuana-Related Businesses) issued on February 14, 2014. Sought to defeat the amendment.
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2014 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Medical marijuana patient advocacy to advance research and respect state medical marijuana laws and the people who operate under them. H.R.689 States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana and for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States. H.R. 710 Truth in Trials Act To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an affirmative defense for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States, and for other purposes. H.Amdt.630 to H.R.4486 (Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015) An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to implement Veterans Health Administration directive 2011-004 with respect to the prohibition on VA providers from completing forms seeking recommendations or opinions regarding a Veteran's participation in a State marijuana program. H.Amdt.748 to H.R.4660 (CJS Appropriations) Amendment prohibits the use of funds to prevent certain States from implementing their own State laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana. Sought Senate sponsorship of companion legislation.
Client expense: $65,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Banking
Medical marijuana patient advocacy to advance research and respect state medical marijuana laws and the people who operate under them. H.R.689 States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana and for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States. H.R. 710 Truth in Trials Act To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an affirmative defense for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States, and for other purposes. H.Amdt.630 to H.R.4486 (Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015) An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to implement Veterans Health Administration directive 2011-004 with respect to the prohibition on VA providers from completing forms seeking recommendations or opinions regarding a Veteran's participation in a State marijuana program. H.Amdt.748 to H.R.4660 (CJS Appropriations) Amendment prohibits the use of funds to prevent certain States from implementing their own State laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana. Sought Senate sponsorship of companion legislation.
Client expense: $65,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Veterans
Medical marijuana patient advocacy to advance research and respect state medical marijuana laws and the people who operate under them. H.R.689 States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana and for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States. H.R. 710 Truth in Trials Act To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an affirmative defense for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States, and for other purposes. H.Amdt.630 to H.R.4486 (Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015) An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to implement Veterans Health Administration directive 2011-004 with respect to the prohibition on VA providers from completing forms seeking recommendations or opinions regarding a Veteran's participation in a State marijuana program. H.Amdt.748 to H.R.4660 (CJS Appropriations) Amendment prohibits the use of funds to prevent certain States from implementing their own State laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana. Sought Senate sponsorship of companion legislation.
Client expense: $65,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Medical marijuana patient advocacy to advance research and respect state medical marijuana laws and the people who operate under them. H.R.689 States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana and for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States. H.R. 710 Truth in Trials Act To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an affirmative defense for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States, and for other purposes. H.Amdt.630 to H.R.4486 (Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015) An amendment to prohibit the use of funds to implement Veterans Health Administration directive 2011-004 with respect to the prohibition on VA providers from completing forms seeking recommendations or opinions regarding a Veteran's participation in a State marijuana program. H.Amdt.748 to H.R.4660 (CJS Appropriations) Amendment prohibits the use of funds to prevent certain States from implementing their own State laws that authorize the use, distribution, possession, or cultivation of medical marijuana. Sought Senate sponsorship of companion legislation.
Client expense: $65,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Medical marijuana patient advocacy to advance research and respect state medical marijuana laws and the people who operate under them. H.R.689 States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana and for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States. H.R. 710 Truth in Trials Act To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an affirmative defense for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States, and for other purposes. Sought Senate sponsorship of companion legislation.
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Medical marijuana patient advocacy to advance research and respect state medical marijuana laws and the people who operate under them. H.R.689 States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana and for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States. H.R. 710 Truth in Trials Act To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an affirmative defense for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States, and for other purposes. Sought Senate sponsorship of companion legislation.
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2014 · first_quarter · Banking
Medical marijuana patient advocacy to advance research and respect state medical marijuana laws and the people who operate under them. H.R.689 States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana and for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States. H.R. 710 Truth in Trials Act To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an affirmative defense for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States, and for other purposes. Sought Senate sponsorship of companion legislation.
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · fourth_quarter · Banking
Medical marijuana patient advocacy to advance research and respect state medical marijuana laws and the people who operate under them. H.R.689 States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana and for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States. H.R. 710 Truth in Trials Act To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an affirmative defense for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States, and for other purposes. Sought Senate sponsorship of companion legislation.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Medical marijuana patient advocacy to advance research and respect state medical marijuana laws and the people who operate under them. H.R.689 States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana and for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States. H.R. 710 Truth in Trials Act To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an affirmative defense for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States, and for other purposes. Sought Senate sponsorship of companion legislation.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · fourth_quarter · Health Issues
Medical marijuana patient advocacy to advance research and respect state medical marijuana laws and the people who operate under them. H.R.689 States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana and for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States. H.R. 710 Truth in Trials Act To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an affirmative defense for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States, and for other purposes. Sought Senate sponsorship of companion legislation.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Medical marijuana patient advocacy to advance research and respect state medical marijuana laws and the people who operate under them. H.R.689 States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana and for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States. H.R. 710 Truth in Trials Act To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an affirmative defense for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States, and for other purposes. Sought Senate sponsorship of companion legislation.
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · third_quarter · Banking
Medical marijuana patient advocacy to advance research and respect state medical marijuana laws and the people who operate under them. H.R.689 States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana and for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States. H.R. 710 Truth in Trials Act To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an affirmative defense for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States, and for other purposes. Sought Senate sponsorship of companion legislation.
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Medical marijuana patient advocacy to advance research and respect state medical marijuana laws and the people who operate under them. H.R.689 States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana and for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States. H.R. 710 Truth in Trials Act To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an affirmative defense for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States, and for other purposes. Sought Senate sponsorship of companion legislation.
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Medical marijuana patient advocacy to advance research and respect state medical marijuana programs and the people who operate under them. H.R.689 States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana and for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States. H.R. 710 Truth in Trials Act To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an affirmative defense for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2013 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Medical marijuana patient advocacy to advance research and respect state medical marijuana programs and the people who operate under them. H.R.689 States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana and for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States. H.R. 710 Truth in Trials Act To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an affirmative defense for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2013 · second_quarter · Banking
Medical marijuana patient advocacy to advance research and respect state medical marijuana laws and the people who operate under them. H.R.689 States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana and for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2013 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Medical marijuana patient advocacy to advance research and respect state medical marijuana programs and the people who operate under them. H.R.689 States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana and for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States. H.R. 710 Truth in Trials Act To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an affirmative defense for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2013 · first_quarter · Banking
Medical marijuana patient advocacy to advance research and respect state medical marijuana laws and the people who operate under them. H.R.689 States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana and for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2013 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Medical marijuana patient advocacy to advance research and respect state medical marijuana programs and the people who operate under them. H.R.689 States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana and for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States. H.R. 710 Truth in Trials Act To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an affirmative defense for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States, and for other purposes.
Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2013 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to drug overdoses; H.R. 689, States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act, issues related to medical marijuana; Issues related to federal syringe funding ban
Client expense: $120,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Urged members of Congress to allow states to move forward with enacting and implementing laws that allow individuals with debilitating illnesses to purchase and/or grow and use marijuana for medical purposes with their doctors' approval. Specific legislation supported includes H.R. 689, the "States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act."
Client expense: $8,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2013 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to drug overdoses; H.R. 689, States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act, issues related to medical marijuana; H.R. 784, States' Medical Marijuana Property Rights Protection Act, issues related to medical marijuana; H.R. 710, Truth in Trials Act, issues related to medical marijuana; Issues related to federal syringe funding ban;
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Lobbying in support of H.R. 689, the States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection ACt, which would allow for the rescheduling of marijuana in order for states' medical marijuana programs to operate without federal interference, and be immune from prosecution under federal law, if their actions are in compliance with state and local law. Lobbying in support of H.R. 1523, the Respect State Marijuana Laws Act of 2013, which would prevent the federal government from continuing to prosecute residents who are acting in accordance with their state's marijuana laws. Lobbying in support of H.R. 1653, to Establish the National Commission on Federal Marijuana Policy, which would create a National Commission on Federal Marijuana Policy to examine conflicts between state and federal laws. Lobbying in support of H.R. 499, the Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2013, which would create a regulatory framework for marijuana. Lobbying in support of H.R. 710, the Truth in Trials Act, which would give an affirmative defense against federal charges to anyone in compliance with a state medical marijuana law. Lobbying in support of H.R. 784, the States' Medical Marijuana Property Rights Protection Act, which would prevent federal officials from using asset forfeiture laws against property owners who lease to medical marijuana dispensaries that operate in compliance with state medical marijuana laws. General discussions on possibility of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on marijuana policy. General lobbying related to the U.S. Department of Justice interfering with state marijuana laws.
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
2013 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Lobbying in support of H.R. 689, the States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act, which would allow for the rescheduling of marijuana in order for states' medical marijuana programs to operate without federal interference, and be immune from prosecution under federal law, if their actions are in compliance with state and local law. Lobbying in support of H.R. 1523, the Respect State Marijuana Laws Act of 2013, which would prevent the federal government from continuing to prosecute residents who are acting in accordance with their state's marijuana laws. Lobbying in support of H.R. 1635, to Establish the National Commission on Federal Marijuana Policy, which would create a National Commission on Federal Marijuana Policy to examine conflicts between state and federal laws. Lobbying in support of H.R. 499, the Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2013, which would create a regulatory framework for marijuana. General discussions on possibility of a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on marijuana policy. General lobbying related to the U.S. Department of Justice interfering with state marijuana laws.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2013 · first_quarter · Health Issues
Issues related to drug overdoses H.R. 689, States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act, issues related to medical marijuanaH.R. 784, States' Medical Marijuana Property Rights Protection Act, issues related to medical marijuana H.R. 710, Truth in Trials Act, issues related to medical marijuana Issues related to federal syringe funding ban Issues related to medical marijuana and veterans
Client expense: $130,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
| Democratic |
| CA |
| Chellie Pingree | Democratic | ME |
| Dana Rohrabacher | Republican | CA |
| Ed Pastor | Democratic | AZ |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democratic | DC |
| Eric Swalwell | Democratic | CA |
| George Miller | Democratic | CA |
| James P. McGovern | Democratic | MA |
| James P. Moran | Democratic | VA |
| Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic | IL |
| Jared Huffman | Democratic | CA |
| Jared Polis | Democratic | CO |
| Jerrold Nadler | Democratic | NY |
| John A. Yarmuth | Democratic | KY |
| John K. Delaney | Democratic | MD |
| Mark Pocan | Democratic | WI |
| Michael M. Honda | Democratic | CA |
| Peter A. DeFazio | Democratic | OR |
| Peter Welch | Democratic | VT |
| Raúl M. Grijalva | Democratic | AZ |
| Sam Farr | Democratic | CA |
| Steve Cohen | Democratic | TN |
| Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | CA |
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE