Sen. Gardener Aims for Cannabis Banking Reforms This Week
Senator Cory Gardener (R-Colorado) is planning to propose a major overhaul to banking rules for state-legal cannabis companies this week,… Read More
Cannabis News & Information
Federal Policy
Although cannabis acceptance is rising in many states, its use and possession is still illegal under federal law under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970. Explore news below about the decriminalization effort from patients, politicians, and businesses on the federal level.
Congress Passes Industrial Hemp Legalization
The unified 2018 Farm Bill was passed by the U.S. Senate and then soared through the House of Representatives this… Read More
Mitch McConnell Uses Hemp Pen to Sign Finalized Farm Bill
The final version of the 2018 Farm Bill was released this week and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) symbolically… Read More
Surgeon General Advocates for Rescheduling Cannabis
U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams said that cannabis’ federal Schedule I classification should be reconsidered, Marijuana Moment reports. Dr. Adams spoke… Read More
FDA Chief: Federal Cannabis Action Is An ‘Inevitability’
U.S. Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb said in a CNBC interview on Friday that a federal cannabis… Read More
Rep. Blumenauer Calls On Democrats to Legalize in 2019
Oregon Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D) sent a blueprint for cannabis legalization to Democratic leaders in Congress on Wednesday, Forbes reports. “Congress… Read More
Canada Legalizes Cannabis, Possession Pardons Incoming
Today marks the official legalization of cannabis in Canada. Canada, following in the footsteps of Uruguay, is only the second nation… Read More
Trump Team Planning Federal Cannabis Reforms
The Trump Administration plans to address federal cannabis reforms after the midterm elections, Sen. Dana Rohrabacher (R-California) told FOX Business this week.… Read More
Tom Howard: The Many Legal Hurdles of Cannabis Commerce
Tom Howard is an Illinois-based attorney who specializes in banking and cannabis business, and he is an author who has… Read More
MMJ Research Expansion Bill Passes House Committee
A bill requiring the expansion of medical cannabis research by the U.S. federal government has passed committee and moved to… Read More
Bipartisan Group Aims to Clear Cannabis Convictions
A bipartisan group of U.S. Representatives that call themselves “strange bedfellows” is working together to clear federal cannabis-related convictions off… Read More
Congress to Consider MMJ Research Expansions
The Medical Cannabis Research Act, a bipartisan bill to expand medical cannabis research, is scheduled to receive a vote by… Read More
Legislators Expect Federal Legalization in 2019
Reps. David Joyce (R-Ohio) and Earl Blumenauer (D-Oregon) said at the Cannabis Law Institute in Washington, D.C. that public support… Read More
Canadian Cannabis Growers Will Be Federally Subsidized
Canada’s federal government will provide some of the same subsidies to cannabis growers that it does to traditional agriculture operations… Read More
House Bill Would Allow Federal Employees to Access Legal Cannabis Markets
A bipartisan bill in the U.S. House of Representatives would, if passed, prevent the federal government from terminating employees who use cannabis… Read More
Canadian Cannabis Workers Targeted By U.S. Border Patrol
The U.S. Border Patrol has been giving lifetime bans at the border to those associated with Canada’s legal cannabis industry,… Read More
Senate Passes Farm Bill with Hemp Legalization Language Attached
On Thursday, the U.S. Senate voted 86-to-11 to pass its version of the 2018 Farm Bill, The Washington Post reports. The… Read More
Sen. Chuck Schumer Introduces Cannabis De-Scheduling Legislation
The Senate’s top Democrat, Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-New York), has introduced legislation that aims to end cannabis prohibition and let… Read More
Senate Approves Medical Cannabis Protections for Veterans
U.S. Senators voted 86-5 on Monday in favor of legislation that establishes protections for veterans seeking state-legal medical cannabis therapies,… Read More
Trudeau Sets Industry Launch Date for Oct. 17
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Wednesday that the nation’s adult-use cannabis industry will officially launch on October 17, The… Read More
Canada Votes to Legalize Cannabis
Fulfilling a popular campaign promise of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canada has officially voted to legalize the adult possession and… Read More
Canada’s House of Commons Approves Legalization; Bill Returning to Senate
Lawmakers in Canada’s House of Commons voted 205-82 in favor of Bill C-45, aka The Cannabis Act, on Monday, CBC… Read More
House Rules Committee Blocks Opioid Crisis Amendments
On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Rules once again blocked two amendments crafted to fight the opioid… Read More
U.S. House Committee Rejects Cannabis Banking Measure
Wednesday, the U.S. House of Representatives’ Appropriations Committee voted down a measure designed to protect banking institutions that are willing… Read More