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To the Governor: Utah Passes Bill to Expand Raw Milk Sales, Reject Federal Prohibition Scheme
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (Feb. 28, 2020) – Today, the Utah Senate gave final approval to a bill that would further expand raw milk sales in the state. Final passage of this bill would take another important step toward rejecting a federal prohibition scheme in effect....
Washington State Committee Passes Three Year Ban on Facial Recognition
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Feb. 6, 2020) – On Tuesday, a House committee approved a bill to put a three-year ban, or moratorium, on the use of facial recognition for surveillance or any other purposes by the state and its political subdivisions. Passage into law would...
NSA Official Refuses to Reveal the Success – or Failure – of Phone Surveillance
Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee from both sides of the aisle are questioning the necessity of renewing one of the NSA’s many telephone surveillance programs. During a hearing on Wednesday, Republican Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Democrat Dianne...
Now in Effect: Ohio Law Legalizes CBD Despite Ongoing Federal Prohibition
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Sept. 26. 2019) – A law legalizing the sale of CBD in the state is now in full effect. This will not only open up markets in Ohio; it also takes a crucial step given the FDA’s continued regulation and prohibition of CBD. A large bipartisan...