Tag: federal government
New Poll Finds Overwhelming Majority (73%) of GOP Voters Support Cannabis Banking & U.S....
WASHINGTON D.C. -- Support for legal cannabis, including companies having access to banking services and U.S. capital markets, reached a new high among Republican...
Amended PACT Act Could Disrupt Vape Industry
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In December, the 2021 Consolidated Appropriations Act passed by Congress and signed into law by former President Donald Trump expanded the reach...
Key DEA Change Could Make Cannabis-Based Medicine More Accessible
Washington D.C. – The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is making policy changes that could make it easier for patients to access Epidiolex.
Epidiolex, produced by...
NCIA Letter to Congress Calls for Federal Action in Vaping Epidemic
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) today delivered a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives urging Congress to take federal...
SAFE Banking Act Advances to House
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The House Financial Services Committee on March 28 passed H.R. 1595, the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019, or...
Jeff Sessions Departs, Whitaker Steps in as Cannabis Industry Reacts
WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Attorney Jeff Sessions has stepped down from his position at the Justice Department. "At your request, I am submitting my resignation," Sessions...
40 Percent of Americans Upbeat about Rec Use in Canada
Sales of recreational cannabis are set to begin in Canada in October. After Uruguay, Canada will become only the second country to legalize recreational...
Hickenlooper Throws Cannabis Advocates for a Loop
DENVER–In what turned out to be a big week for cannabis, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper (D-CO) drew the criticism of medical marijuana and cannabis...
Federal Courts to Hear Lawsuits Challenging Trump Administration on Marijuana This Week
Marijuana could soon be removed from the federal government's most restrictive category of narcotics and the legality of hemp-derived CBD could also be cleared...
Legislation to Protect State Cannabis Laws Stay in Effect Until Feb. 8
The Rohrabacher-Blumenauer Amendment, a piece of legislation that defunds the Department of Justice from pursuing individuals or businesses abiding by state laws, remains intact...
