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Legal

Congressional Leaders Publish 2022 Plan for Federal Cannabis Legalization

Rep. Earl Blumenauer of Oregon and Rep. Barbara Lee of California have released a plan for...

Politics

The Cannabis Caucus Works Through the Government Shutdown

Congressional Cannabis Caucus founder Earl Blumenauer took to the internet to urge citizens to reach out...

Legal

Senate Panel Greenlights VA Doctors to Recommend Medical Marijuana

A Senate committee has approved an appropriations bill with an amendment that would allow VA doctors...

Legal

Congressional Lawmakers Optimistic About Bipartisan Cannabis Banking Bill

Lawmakers in Congress have reintroduced hugely important bipartisan legislation to give cannabis businesses access to traditional...

Legal

Lawmakers Refile Bill to Legalize Medical Marijuana for Veterans

Lawmakers have reintroduced legislation to allow military veterans to use medical marijuana.

Current Events

Week in Review: Germany Likely to Legalization; Politics a Hot Topic at SXSW

ICYMI: Catch up on the week’s latest news from across the cannabis spectrum.

Legal

Biden Debuts Application For Federal Marijuana Pardon Documentation

The Biden Administration last week launched a new application for individuals who were pardoned for federal...

Politics

Biden Approaches Trifecta of Cannabis Reform Wish List

Historic actions giving the cannabis industry access to financial services, expungement of convictions for possession and...

Medical

Despite Adult-Use Legalization, Veterans Are Awaiting Medical Cannabis

On Veterans Day, many of America’s former soldiers find themselves without access to plant medicine that...

Politics

Trump Campaign Official Says Pot Should be ‘Kept Illegal’

Is the President pro-marijuana?

Politics

Congress Talks Pot with DEA, FDA & NIDA

Cannabis advocates were disappointed to hear many of the same old anti-pot talking points in a...

Politics

House Committee Approves Cannabis Legalization Bill for First Time

The skeletons of every piece of past cannabis legislation lie scattered across the committee floor, where...

Politics

The State of Cannabis Today: When Will We See Federal Pot Reform?

Here are the bud basics you need to know about the state of cannabis legalization in...

Politics

Trump Admin. Wants Drug Testing for Unemployment Benefits

The Trump administration has issued rules allowing drug tests (including for cannabis, of course) for those...

Politics

House Passes SAFE Banking Act

The effort to get banking services to state-legal cannabis businesses is on to the Senate.

Politics

House Votes in Favor of AOC’s Measure To Cut DEA Funding

The House of Representatives has passed a measure that would cut DEA funds and transfer the...

Politics

Congress Continues to Look at Making Federal Pot Prohibition Unenforceable

Amendment could stop federal interference with state cannabis laws, but would not address other key issues...

Politics

Congressmen Call for Descheduling, More Cannabis Research

Lawmakers are pushing for more research into the medicinal qualities of cannabis, which can’t happen until...

Politics

STATES Act Would Remove Feds From Local Cannabis Policy Equation

Introduced today, the STATES Act could certainly be a quick fix for the cannabis industry until...

Economics

Cannabis Industry Edges One Step Closer To Easy Banking Access

The Dark Ages of cannabis banking may be coming to an end as the Secure and...