Tag: Cory Booker
Senators Unveil Draft Legalization Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senate Democrats led by Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday unveiled a draft bill that would legalize, regulate, and tax...
Prominent Senators Issue Joint Statement about Cannabis Legalization
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Prominent Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) issued a joint statement confirming they will push to...
Senators, NORML Call for SBA Emergency Loans for Legal Cannabis Businesses
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Eleven senators have called for the Small Business Administration (SBA) to allow legal cannabis businesses that have been impacted by the...
Biden Tries to Clean up Cannabis “Gateway Drug” Comments
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has weighed in on cannabis for the second consecutive week. In an attempt to clean up comments he made...
Biden Not Looking to Legalize Cannabis Because it Could be “a Gateway Drug”
As we move closer to the 2020 presidential election, cannabis advocates are hopeful that federal prohibition’s end is finally on the horizon.Unfortunately, for those...
Cannabis Reform Bills: What Industry Insiders Think
With nearly 63 percent of Americans supporting cannabis legalization, 2019 has seen a record number of federal bills introduced. From Cory Booker to Kamala...
Cannabis Takes the Capitol by Storm (Special Feature)
When cannabis was de facto outlawed in the United States in 1937 with the Marihuana Tax Act, reefer madness and racism were the primary...
‘Pot Stocks’ Partially Credited for Stock Market Bounce; Boehner Speaks
NEW YORK – The news that the White House has confirmed a deal between President Donald J. Trump and Colorado Senator Cory Gardner that...
Cory Booker Picks up Allies in His Effort to Legalize Marijuana
Senator Cory Booker is leading the most recent charge to reform federal marijuana laws.
Although the Trump administration, especially Attorney General Jeff Sessions, is against...
Jeff Sessions’ Task Force to Shut Down Marijuana Industry Backfires
Jeff Sessions' war on marijuana may have run into a snag.
United States Attorney General, Jeff Sessions, has been eager to dismiss science and public...
