‘H.R. 420’ is a proposed bill that would regulate marijuana like alcohol January 12, 2019 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments A bill introduced in Congress this week that seeks to regulate marijuana like alcohol has been numbered "H.R. 420," a name the bill's sponsor has called a "tongue-in-cheek" reference to cannabis. A press release from U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer — a… Read More→
Tiptoeing Tentatively Toward December 8th Showdown November 27, 2017 David Hodes Compliance and Regulations 0 Comments One of the most anticipated presentations at the 2017 Marijuana Business Conference in Las Vegas earlier this month happened on the last day, Friday, November 17. This was a federal policy update, scheduled to feature Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), co-chair… Read More→
Opioid Crisis is Focus of Medical Marijuana Advocates as Congress Considers Extending – or Ending – Program Protection in December November 1, 2017 David Hodes Compliance and Regulations 0 Comments It’s getting closer to December, which means it’s getting closer to yet another moment in which Congress could end the medical marijuana program protections for over 2 million patients in this country. That was the reason that the medical marijuana… Read More→