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Natalie Fertig

3 years

Me: "I work at POLITICO, I'm the cannabis reporter." @BernieSanders : "You're the cannabis reporter?" Me: "I'm the cannabis reporter." Sanders: "Are you stoned right now?" Me: "I am not stoned right now."

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Natalie Fertig

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My parents in recent yrs have taken to getting a national forest pass to cut down their own tree because tree farm prices have skyrocketed. This year she tells me “our tree is a little bit different, we weren’t sure at first but it’s growing on us.” The tree:

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The permit to cut down a national forest tree is $7. I told her she got $7 worth of tree

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Sanders: "Is that a requirement to be...?" Me: "It's actually not."

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In cannabis banking hearing, @AOC asks: "are we compounding the racial wealth gap right now?" She also asks the panel if "the folks who profited off for-profit incarceration could be the first to profit off legalization?" Corey Barnette's answer: "yes." #cannabisnews

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This photo with my dad starting up at it is giving Charlie Brown Xmas vibes But I’m starting to think my mom might not be crazy about it being “elegant”

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She says it’s elegant and likes that it’s very tall (they’ve had one this tall before since you get to pick whatever size you want in the national forest for $7) The update with some decoration:

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1 year

Love is Blind can’t find people in DC because everyone a)won’t take the time off from their career to find love, b)is afraid they might jeopardize their security clearance by going on the show and/or c) doesn’t want it to pop up when they run for office someday.

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3 years

Recap: Montana, South Dakota, Arizona and New Jersey legalized adult-use marijuana tonight. South Dakota and Mississippi legalized medical marijuana tonight. Every 2020 #cannabis ballot measure passed. Full sweep.

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3 years

Okay okay — by popular demand, here is the audio... ...As a special @POLITICO #dispatch episode 👯‍♀️. You can direct your thanks to Dispatch host @jersiegel and his fab editing skills (also subscribe to dispatch!):

Bernie: "Are you stoned now?" (Bonus mini episode)

Listen to this episode from POLITICO Tech on Spotify. That one time Sen. Bernie Sanders asked POLITICO's cannabis reporter if she was stoned. Natalie Fertig is a cannabis policy reporter for POLITI...

open.spotify.com

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4 years

Mitt Romney's grandson dressing up as his grandfather's twitter alter-ego is probably my favorite meta halloween costume of all time.

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Thomas as #PierreDelecto and Joe as Nacho. World beware.

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5 months

I sent my mom some of the responses here and she really loved them 🫶🏻 her response (below) is classic teacher Nancy. (JFYI She calls things with lovely festive vibes -like a house festooned with lights or a perfect holiday shop window- a “Christmas sighting”)

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Three takeaways: 1: Lawmakers are still releasing marijuana-related news at 4:20pm. 2: Sanders' plan is the first I've seen to create USDA-funded farming grants for marijuana, which is pretty interesting. 3: His plan bans the tobacco industry from participating in marijuana.

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Too many lives were ruined due to the disastrous criminalization of marijuana. Today I am releasing my plan to: ✅ Legalize marijuana with executive action ✅ Expunge past marijuana convictions ✅ Invest in communities most affected by the War on Drugs

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PS my dad is 6’2”

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4 years

ICYMI: Charlotte Figi is the little girl whose struggle with epilepsy led to "Charlotte's Web" laws in states around the nation. Those laws make it possible for children with potentially-deadly childhood seizures to access cannabis medication that stops those seizures.

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4 years

This is devastating news, and my heart goes out to the entire Figi family right now.

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4 years

BREAKING: The U.S. House will vote on a bill to remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act. So that's historic. Vote date TBD.

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5 months

Update from Nancy:

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1 year

A note to all editors and journalists out there reviewing summer intern applications: I had a 3.1 GPA, went to state school, and had few extracurriculars on my resume b/c my 30+ hr/week job took all my time. Please don't use those criteria to narrow down your applicants.

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2 years

Stumbled upon this headstone today when I was on a run and it is a journey. I honestly think it may be the most DC gravestone possible. Well done, Evelyn.

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1 year

🚨 Congress just passed its first marijuana bill. @SenSchumer took the podium tonight to usher through the Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act, which passed by unanimous consent. The bill passed the House in July, and now heads to Biden's desk.

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3 years

First they say "you aren't capable of doing what male athletes do" Then Simone Biles does a vault traditionally done by men and they say "that's too dangerous." This disincentivizes female athletes from taking their game to the next level.

Simone Biles Dials Up the Difficulty, ‘Because I Can’ (Published 2021)

The Olympic gold medalist’s new vault is so dangerous that gymnastics, for now, limits the scoring rewards for trying it. Biles says that’s unfair.

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1 year

At a town hall, @politico just announced 150 new jobs in the next year - many of those in editorial. I know there’s been a lot of layoffs recently — please tell your reporter friends who’ve been laid off to keep an eye on politico’s jobs page!

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2 years

Reps @RepDaveJoyce and @AOC just dropped a new #cannabis bill that will help states and local governments pay for expungements of non-violent cannabis-related records. The HOPE Act authorizes the DOJ to award grants to any jurisdiction that needs $$ to process expungements.

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1 year

Three hours in Iceland and I find this at the flea market in Reykjavik. Asked the guy if he knew what it was, he said yes. When I told him it was seen as racist by many Americans, he said I wasn’t in America and walked away from me.

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4 years

I met Paige Figi at a conference last fall, and she is the epitome of a mom who would fight the world to save her child. She found a medication that gave her daughter a chance, and got laws changed to make it accessible. My heart is in so much pain for her right now.

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New: @SenWarren has sent a letter to @POTUS urging him to use his presidential pardon power to pardon federal nonviolent cannabis convictions. @SenJeffMerkley and @SenMarkey signed the letter with her.

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3 years

For the record, this is my latest story —and it’s the kind of reporting a cannabis reporter does (not stoned):

How the Mormon church unlocked medical pot for deep red states

“They did everything that they could to fight this until the people had spoken," a former state lawmaker said of the church.

www.politico.com

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9 months

If we lose this, nobody is allowed to shop at Ikea for a month #usavswe #uswnt

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1 year

“Paying your dues” in journalism is working Saturdays or Christmas, having a beat you didn’t necessarily want, starting as a digital producer or in a small market… not being unable to afford rent and groceries or being wildly overworked to the point of burnout. IMHO.

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I made $15,800 a year my first year in 2004. It’s not for everyone but paying your dues is important.

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Watching wales sing their national anthem I think gives some insight into why England never succeeded in killing the welsh off. #worldcup

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I called her, explained everything, read her some comments and told her how many people have liked her tree … and you all made her day - or maybe her week. 🫶🏻 She said it made her feel like the festivities started early. 🎄

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@jersiegel @BernieSanders yes it is 100% recorded.

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2 years

**Yes, it's finally here** The long-awaited Senate marijuana decriminalization bill, led by @SenSchumer , @RonWyden and @SenBooker , is being formally introduced today. Story on . Here's the summary:

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4 years

Gretchen Whitmer: "hello, I'm gretchen whitmer." My dad: "hello."

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NEW from me: Montana Democrats are launching a 7-figure push to register and turn out Native voters, an important Dem-leaning voting bloc in a wildly important senate race.

Tester campaign plans seven-figure push to bring out Montana tribal voters

There could be as many as 60,000 votes at stake, and Democrats intend to get them to the polls in November.

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4 years

In today's #MorningCannabis newsletter: Rep @AOC told me the fears that marijuana could negatively impact the election for Democrats are a bad calculation. "I think this is a win, win, win policy and I think that we should be doing this before the election,” she said. #cannabis

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3 years

Full breakdown of Dems who voted 'no' and Republicans who voted 'yes' on the #MOREAct : D: Lamb, Lipinski, Cuellar, Bustos, Pappas, Peterson. R: Gaetz, McClintock, Young, Riggleman, Mast.

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3 months

Journalists, everywhere, today.

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Someone tell the producers the only way they’re getting a DC love is blind is if they film on nights and weekends when congress isn’t in session and if they let everyone appear anonymously.

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If you’re in Washington state and you aren’t vaccinated yet.... the washington state liqour and #cannabis board says you can get a free joint if you go to an in-dispensary vax clinic.

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hot take: If you haven't known the feeling of not knowing how you're going to pay for groceries or rent at some point in your life, you shouldn't be allowed to be in charge of other peoples' livelihoods.

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11 months

Had a convo with a young aspiring reporter today who noted that the interns for national outlets this summer are predominantly Ivy League and top 10 j-school students. The reporter wondered where or if they would fit in national news. As an industry, we can do better.

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6 years

Trump starts out speech on #IranDeal by listing all of Iran's dealings with and support of terrorism.

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5 years

I kind of feel like “social norms are changing” is code for “women can talk about things now that always bothered them but they couldn’t say so before”

Joe Biden

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Social norms are changing. I understand that, and I’ve heard what these women are saying. Politics to me has always been about making connections, but I will be more mindful about respecting personal space in the future. That’s my responsibility and I will meet it.

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And on day 7, God created historians. To know newspaper clipping like this exist, and to bring joy to journalists everywhere.

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Trump's lawyer likened his holdings to Ford's VP Nelson Rockefeller, said no one asked to see Rockefeller's tax returns. Wrong.

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1 year

Just imagining two contestants fall in love and then realize that they’re going to have to inform their bosses of their relationship for ethics reasons.

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@sabrod123 @BernieSanders Sen @SenSherrodBrown did ask me once if "cannabis reporter" was actually on my resume, but yeah this exchange is probably the gold medal winner.

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And here we have the finished product! Nancy took this photo at 6:50 this morning (west coast time) and sent it to me, adding she’ll be working on the room now and she loves the finished look of the tree. Plz also enjoy the snowmen pillow with our fam names.

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“‘He who laughs last laughs best,’ he said. ‘We haven’t had a chance to laugh until now.’”

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All current and former presidents, at National Cathedral right now. #Bush41

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@ecaudillo It’s true! She did a great job decorating it.

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Looking forward to moderating this discussion on Wednesday with @AndrewYang about cannabis, universal basic income, and more.

National Cannabis Industry Association

@NCIAorg

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Hear from 2020 presidential candidate and #CannaBizSummit keynote speaker Andrew Yang on Wednesday, November 11. He’ll talk about UBI, politics, and the future of work. CannaBizSummit is free for NCIA members and license holders. Join us!

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11 states legalized #cannabis between 2012 and 2020. 7 states have legalized cannabis in the last 5 months. If you were looking for the "tipping point..." I think a good argument could be made that 2020 was it.

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@abbyvesoulis This is insane. Saying that her job was "a lucky catch" was the first 🚩 but uhh telling her coworker that his wife is forgetful is absolutely wild. She should be fuming.

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I’m sorry @politico is doing a POLITI-kids newsletter and i am shook. This is 100% exactly what I would have wanted as an elementary schooler I shit you not, I would have hoarded these.

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2 years

Anybody else doing absolutely nothing for nye either intentionally or because of covid? Show me some solidarity. ✊

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But careers will be forged in the dorms. Lifelong relationships will be made. 15 yrs from now you’ll wonder how the Majority Leader’s chief of staff came to be such good friends with the WSJ bureau chief and the Deputy Secretary of Education and the answer will be Love is Blind.

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Reporter in the Senate subway: “whenever I see a Senator alone it’s like when you see an unaccompanied child in the mall. Like where are your parents?”

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3 years

BREAKING: The @AP is calling that a measure to legalize marijuana in Arizona has passed. With NJ already passing their measure to legalize tonight, that's over 16 million people whose weed laws are about to drastically change. Still waiting on SD, Miss and Montana. #cannabis

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Washington’s newest congresswoman @MGPforCongress receives the “chick pic” — a painting that’s been passed down from freshman to freshman. She calls it a “gimlet-eyed monstrosity.”

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2 years

🚨Significant weed news: Congress appears ready to send the first-ever cannabis bill to POTUS' desk. The House and Senate have collab'd on a weed research bill that lawmakers expect votes on next week. It's a combo of research bills that have already passed both chambers.

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@MarilynMosbyEsq @HouseJudiciary @RepTedDeutch Rep @tedlieu says is believes #cannabis should be completely descheduled.

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3 years

Journalists: don’t do this. Don’t cite others’ reporting from four months ago as something new, just to get clicks. Especially if you cite them but don’t link them. It’s a dick move, and the reporters you are jilting lose respect for you (if that’s something you care about).

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Politico: More than 1 in 3 Americans live in states where marijuana is fully legal.

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All the giddy contestants who hand in one phone when they go into the villa but still have their second phone secretly on hand b/c producers didn’t anticipate everyone possessing two phones … and they all keep posting updates on Discord & LinkedIn

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NEW: I talked with Senate Majprity Leader @SenSchumer this week about #cannabis policy. He told me he plans to move a federal reform bill, with or without President Biden. He also wants to move #SAFEbanking and comprehensive reform at the same time.

Schumer: Senate will act on marijuana legalization with or without Biden

The majority leader shared his plans for cannabis legislation with POLITICO in an exclusive interview.

www.politico.com

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5 years

Some *professional* news: I’m joining @politico as a federal cannabis reporter later this month. Excited to cover cannabis for POLITICO Pro and to be part of launching a new team! DM me with tips; new email coming soon.

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. @politico launches cannabis coverage with @pauldemko and @natsfert :

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This is devastating news, and my heart goes out to the entire Figi family right now.

Charlotte Figi, the Colorado girl who inspired the CBD movement, dies following illness suspected...

Charlotte Figi, the Colorado Springs girl who, as a gleeful and fragile child, launched a movement that led to sweeping changes in marijuana laws across the globe, has died from complications...

coloradosun.com

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2 years

New this morning: 24 senators signed a letter to leadership of both chambers, asking them to keep the #SAFEBanking Act (which makes it easier for banks to serve weed biz) in the COMPETES bill. The letter was signed by 5 Republicans and led by @SenJeffMerkley and @SenJackyRosen .

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The fact that we have photos and video of whats going on inside means that journalists are continuing to do their jobs, even in the midst of what must be an incredibly scary situation for them.

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Colorado Senators Hickenlooper and Bennett also now pushing for #safebanking to be included in the NDAA

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Postscript: let's throw out the idea that making the Dean's List at an Ivy League school — while nice — makes someone more likely to be a good journalist. We're not hiring neurosurgeons here, we're hiring relentless detectives who moonlight as obsessively accurate storytellers.

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BREAKING: House will vote on MORE act to remove #cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act next month, per Hoyer's office. Hoyer promised in September that the bill would come to a vote on the floor in the lame duck -- this is it.

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I am disappointed almost every time "Ertz" is trending because it's always the wrong Ertz.

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BREAKING: The House will vote next week on a bill to remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, according to office of @LeaderHoyer . #cannabisnews

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@EmmaJoNYC Oh my god where are you eating? This is one of the best food cities in America. Some of the best Ethiopian food at Chercher, lifechanging Balkan food at Ambar, incredible Indian at Pappe, Laotian at Thip Khao, Greek at Martha Dear… the list is endless.

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When it rains, it pours: Senate JUST PASSED the Feinstein-Grassley-Schatz cannabis research bill by Unanimous Consent. It took all of 30 seconds on the Senate floor.

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NEW: House passes Medical Marijuana Research Act 343-75.

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This is blowing up! ICYMI, DC is *way more* than just "official washington" and I hope LiB features it. I just had a laugh picturing an "official washington" LiB and got on a roll. 😂 FWIW: go north of U St! Shop local & make friends at local biz! Live in DC not just Washington!

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I just asked @RandPaul about this legislation, and he said he is supporting it. He aslso said odds are improving for this or the SAFE banking act to pass the Senate as well as the house. #cannabisnews

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BOOM: A congressional committee just scheduled votes on two marijuana bills for this week! DETAILS:

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If two reporters get cast they’ll only be able to talk to each other because everyone else will constantly be asking if they’re off the record right now And their first convo will just be “oh you work at Politico? Did you overlap with xx?” “Love her! isn’t she at the post now?”

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@sbstryker So to be clear Laurie falls in love with Amy by the end of LM, so it’s not just a societal norms thing. But it is weird coincidence

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@GuyFrees Haha dude…. Nobody hung out in the business district at night *before* the pandemic… that’s where people go work during the day and then go elsewhere for dinner/nightlife.

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My parents are going camping and my dad left his master packing list on the kitchen table and… I…. I have no words

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@WeRuNYBhris_ I forgive you, I’m just glad you realized I was right. -Leo

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More Dems talking about a unity candidate; the latest is SW Washington Rep @MGPforCongress , a moderate who flipped her district blue. Her office just send around this statement:

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Yesterday @AOC told me that she'll be talking about her HOPE Act at today's Oversight subcommittee hearing on #cannabis . The hearing starts in any minute and will be streamed here:

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Lost my check mark, gained my first room rater. 🫶🏻

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Strong not cannabis plant game. Lamp work. Original Star Wars poster. Happy 4/20 for the 10/10 @natsfert

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Breaking: @SenSchumer announces he will introduce his cannabis decriminalization bill in August, not April as previously anticipated.

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Just in: the #SAFEBanking "plus" agreement negotiated by a bipartisan group of senators includes the HOPE Act and the GRAM Act, according to multiple sources. Unclear if SAFE+ will be in the NDAA, but this is the package they're trying to get passed. 🔒

POLITICO Pro: Cannabis banking package will reportedly include expungement grants, gun rights...

subscriber.politicopro.com

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@samjmintz where is my option for ugly and I love it

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NEW: Statement from @RonWyden @SenBooker and @SenSchumer just now on #cannabis legislation says discussion draft on “comprehensive reform” is coming soon.

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NEW: Advocates are asking Biden to use his powers of executive clemency for non-violent federal #cannabis crimes. Here's the advocate letter @NORML just sent out:

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This kind of story is the reason so many of us become journalists. Real people, real struggles; the gray area of policy helping/hurting.

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Chaffetz: Americans have to choose between buying an iPhone & health insurance NYT went to his district. Read this.

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To be clear it was this lady’s conviction that really convinced me I wouldn’t want to meet the Welsh on a field of battle

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We’re all getting used to legalization at this point but like… take a step back and think about it HALF of the country is blatantly disobeying the federal government, which is refusing to do anything about it one way or another. It’s a bit 🤯🤯

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6 months

@ZhangMona "53 percent of the U.S. population now live in a jurisdiction where anyone at least 21 years old can legally possess weed."

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Natalie Fertig

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3 years

Today's big appropriations weed news: Washington, D.C. may finally have its cannabis industry. The "Harris rider," which for years has prohibited the District from taxing and regulating a legal adult use marijuana market, is nowhere to be found in this Senate's approps text.

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Natalie Fertig

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2 years

#SAFEBanking news: @PattyMurray told me that making sure the House's cannabis banking provision stays in the COMPETES Act is a majority priority for her. This is important because she's the 3rd-ranking Senate Dem and has Schumer's ear.

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3 years

Al Gore is on @NBCNews right now, looking incredibly tan and ... in outer space?

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2 years

NEW this am: @SenSchumer , @SenBooker and @RonWyden sent a letter to their Senate colleagues asking for "input, advice and guidance" as they finalize the language of their cannabis decriminalization bill.

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