Is Congress Slowly and Quietly Chipping Way at the Federal Ban on Marijuana? June 27, 2016 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments Don’t break out the bong just yet, but Congress is quietly chipping away at the federal ban on marijuana. It’s not happening with a sweeping national law, but through modest provisions slipped into spending bills in recent weeks. For example:… Read More→
Congressional Odd Couple Team Up to Push for Marijuana Research and Testing June 20, 2016 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.) is Congress's most vocal opponent of legal marijuana, having single-handedly spearheaded a provision blocking legal pot shops in the District of Columbia in 2014. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), on the other hand, was recently named Congress's "top legal… Read More→
Last Word: When It Comes to the Feds, a First Step Is Just a Small Step Towards Legalization May 30, 2016 John Hollon Opinions, Policy & Legal 0 Comments File this under the category of Taking Your Victories Where You Find Them No Matter How Small They May Be. As we reported here on CBE, Congress has passed a bill that allows for medical marijuana access for veterans. Although… Read More→
Congress May Be Willing to Let Veterans Give Medical Marijuana a Try May 20, 2016 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments The federal government may not allow medical marijuana, but it might be willing to let some military veterans give it a try: On Thursday, the House of Representatives voted for a bill that would open up access to medical pot… Read More→
U.S. Senate Committee Approves Protections For State Medical Marijuana Programs June 11, 2015 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a provision Thursday that would protect medical marijuana operations from federal crackdown in states where the substance is legal. The committee passed the measure, by a vote of 21-9, as an amendment to the Commerce,… Read More→
Long Odds in Congress For Re-Introduced Marijuana Banking Bill May 4, 2015 John Hollon Banking, Finance & Real Estate 0 Comments A bill sponsored by a Colorado Congressman that would allow legal marijuana dispensaries access to the federal banking system has been re-introduced to the House of Representatives — but it faces long odds. Representatives Ed Perlmutter of Colorado and Denny… Read More→
Congress Introduces Industrial Hemp Farming Act with Bi-partisan Support January 30, 2015 AggregatedNews Hemp Business Executive 0 Comments WASHINGTON, DC – Vote Hemp, the nation's leading grassroots hemp advocacy organization working to change state and federal laws to allow commercial hemp farming, is pleased to announce the introduction of complementary bills in both the Senate and House, S.… Read More→