SAFE Banking Act Could Pass in the Senate Before Election Day

SAFE Banking Act Could Pass in the Senate Before Election Day

With key Senate leaders meeting over the August recess to discuss the measure, both sides of the aisle feel confident the bill will finally be approved this session.Financial security and physical ...
Republican Congressman Fears Cannabis Rescheduling Will Allow Big Pharma to Take Control of Industry

Republican Congressman Fears Cannabis Rescheduling Will Allow Big Pharma to Take Control of Industry

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R) believes the pharmaceutical industry could overrun the marijuana market unless more reform passes.It has been an extremely eventful summer for the cannabis industry in America. ...
GOP Congressman Files Bill to Cut Funding to Native American Tribes and States Legalizing Cannabis

GOP Congressman Files Bill to Cut Funding to Native American Tribes and States Legalizing Cannabis

The new measure would withhold 10% of federal interstate highway funding from legal marijuana havens nationwide.In the same week in which the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recommend...
CA Attorney General Believes Lowering Taxes on Marijuana Businesses Will Help Combat Illicit Market

CA Attorney General Believes Lowering Taxes on Marijuana Businesses Will Help Combat Illicit Market

The state’s top law enforcement officer is calling for reducing the tax burden crippling many small cannabis companies and fueling illegal activity.The cost of doing business in the California mari...
HHS Recommends Marijuana Be Moved to Schedule III in a Historic Move

HHS Recommends Marijuana Be Moved to Schedule III in a Historic Move

The top federal health agency sent its recommendation to the DEA this week, which maintains the final authority in rescheduling drugs under federal law.The federal prohibition of cannabis may end s...
New Poll Shows a Majority of Ohio Voters Support Cannabis Legalization

New Poll Shows a Majority of Ohio Voters Support Cannabis Legalization

Following the recent addition of a marijuana legalization initiative to the upcoming November ballot, a new survey indicates a surprising level of support for the reform among a cross-section of vo...
Nebraska Authorities Crack Down on Hemp-Derived THC Products

Nebraska Authorities Crack Down on Hemp-Derived THC Products

In the past two weeks, law enforcement officials in the state have begun a rigorous shakedown on businesses selling items containing illegal amounts of hemp-based THC.2023 is shaping up to be the "...
Former FDA Official Predicts Dramatic Rescheduling of Cannabis Prompted by Election Cycle

Former FDA Official Predicts Dramatic Rescheduling of Cannabis Prompted by Election Cycle

During a recent podcast interview, the former agency employee gave his insights into the future of marijuana and the potential effects of rescheduling the plant.The days of cannabis being a Schedul...
Canadian Cannabis Companies Abandon the U.S. CBD Sector

Canadian Cannabis Companies Abandon the U.S. CBD Sector

Once the darling American corporate accessory for every Canadian marijuana business to acquire, hemp-based CBD companies are no longer in fashion north of the border.What a difference five years ca...