Congress might have inadvertently legalized a form of cannabis under Trump May 20, 2022 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments Although marijuana remains strictly forbidden by federal law, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Congress quietly amended the statute in 2018 to legalize cannabis cigarettes and vaping products that have similar intoxicants but are made from hemp. The 2018… Read More→
Marijuana legalization has won April 13, 2021 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments The US is nearing a tipping point of sorts on marijuana legalization: Almost half the country — about 43 percent of the population — now lives in a state where marijuana is legal to consume just for fun. The past two… Read More→
Trump gave last-minute clemency to a dozen people convicted of marijuana offenses January 21, 2021 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments As more U.S. states legalize marijuana, many Americans are still incarcerated for offenses related to the drug — but 12 of them received last-minute pardons or sentence commutations from President Donald Trump early Wednesday morning. The clemency for the marijuana offenders came… Read More→
Donald Trump, Drug Warrior: How the President Slowed Cannabis Progress November 3, 2020 AggregatedNews Federal, Policy & Legal 0 Comments He might not have overtly gone after pot, but the current president set a tone — and appointed a slew of anti-pot crusaders to his cabinet When it comes to cannabis, it’s hard to say just what a Trump presidency has… Read More→
Trump camp tells Mississippi group to stop using his name in medical marijuana legalization effort October 21, 2020 AggregatedNews Mississippi 0 Comments President Donald Trump’s campaign is telling a Mississippi group to stop saying that Trump supports a ballot measure that would legalize medical marijuana in the state. Mississippians for Compassionate Care is a group promoting Initiative 65. It paid for a letter signed… Read More→
Joe Biden and Cannabis: Everything You Need to Know September 21, 2020 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments Just in case you needed the reminder, Election Day is now just 44 days away. Amid the chaos that's been the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, tens of millions of Americans around the country will soon head to their local… Read More→
House approves bill to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes March 4, 2020 AggregatedNews Vaping Crisis 0 Comments Moving to stem a vaping epidemic among young people, the House approved a bill Friday to ban the sale of flavored e-cigarettes and other flavored tobacco products. The bill would place new restrictions on the marketing of e-cigarettes and ban… Read More→
Trump administration proposes rule denying asylum to migrants with US marijuana convictions December 20, 2019 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments The Trump administration is proposing a new rule that would deny asylum to migrants who have been convicted of misdemeanors like possession of marijuana. The Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security propose in a draft of the rule, which… Read More→
Why 2019 Could Be Marijuana’s Biggest Year Yet January 22, 2019 AggregatedNews On the Move 0 Comments On November 7, the day after Democrats seized control of the House with what would become a 40-seat swing, President Trump fired his Attorney General, Jeff Sessions. That day, at his home in California, Smoke Wallin’s phone blew up with… Read More→
Fifty Years: How Marijuana Became Re-Legalized In America January 9, 2019 Allen St. Pierre Policy & Legal 0 Comments Part of a year-long series, longtime cannabis law reform advocate and historian Allen St. Pierre examines monthly for Cannabis Business Executive the last fifty years of cannabis prohibition and the public advocacy efforts in America to bring about the ongoing and… Read More→
Tilray stock up 30% after cannabis foe Jeff Sessions resigns under pressure November 8, 2018 AggregatedNews Cannabis Investments 0 Comments Shares of major marijuana companies rallied after Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned Wednesday after months of public criticism from his boss, President Donald Trump. Canada-based Tilray closed up 30 percent while Canopy Growth and Aurora Cannabis rose 8.1 percent and 9 percent respectively. Cronos Group added 8.4 percent. “You’re happy if… Read More→
Inside The Trump Administration’s Secret War On Cannabis August 29, 2018 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 1 Comment The White House has secretly amassed a committee of federal agencies from across the government to combat public support for marijuana and cast state legalization measures in a negative light, while attempting to portray the drug as a national threat,… Read More→
Smith’s Act of Contrition and the Battle to be “The Voice of the Cannabis Industry” May 1, 2018 Rob Meagher News & Insights, Op-Ed 0 Comments Over the last few weeks, there have been a number of announcements and articles that are connected to the behind the scenes posturing taking place to determine the "Voice of the Cannabis Industry". Two weeks ago, we all read about… Read More→
Feds Look For Input On Marijuana Reclassification April 6, 2018 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 2 Comments The Trump administration is asking Americans for input on whether marijuana should be reclassified under international drug control treaties to which the U.S. is a party. Currently, under both U.S. law and global agreements, marijuana sits in the most restrictive category of… Read More→
In Response To Sessions, Berkeley Votes To Become First Marijuana Sanctuary City February 14, 2018 AggregatedNews California 0 Comments As California continues to function in a new era of legal marijuana, Berkeley has declared it is now a "sanctuary city" for cannabis users. CBS San Francisco reports that the Berkeley City Council voted in favor of a resolution that would designate… Read More→