Federal Scientists Recommend Easing Restrictions on Marijuana January 13, 2024 AggregatedNews Federal 0 Comments Marijuana is neither as risky nor as prone to abuse as other tightly controlled substances and has potential medical benefits, and therefore should be removed from the nation’s most restrictive category of drugs, federal scientists have concluded. The recommendations are… Read More→
Federal Law Requires a Choice: Marijuana or a Gun? November 29, 2023 AggregatedNews Federal 0 Comments For Vera Cooper, the time had come to buy a gun. In her mid-70s at the time and widowed several years earlier, she was already feeling vulnerable, living by herself. Then came the tipping point: The plumbing business that Ms.… Read More→
Despite legalization, cannabis can still have legal impact for immigrants who aren’t U.S. citizens November 27, 2023 AggregatedNews Federal, Minnesota 0 Comments Cannabis is legal for adults 21 and older to use and possess in Minnesota. However, it is still illegal under federal law and legal experts say the distinction is important for immigrants who are not yet U.S. citizens. Julia Decker, policy director… Read More→
Ohio’s weed win brings new attention to feds and marijuana use November 20, 2023 AggregatedNews Federal, Ohio 0 Comments Recreational marijuana’s strong victory in red-state Ohio last week means legalized cannabis will soon be available to more than half the U.S. population. But current and potential federal employees and contractors are not allowed to indulge, no matter where they live. Despite… Read More→
Bipartisan bill would create mechanism to expunge federal marijuana misdemeanors July 29, 2022 AggregatedNews Federal 0 Comments Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.) introduced a bill on Friday that would create a mechanism for federal misdemeanor marijuana offenses to be expunged, amid a new push for decriminalization at the federal level. Carter said in a press release shared with The Hill… Read More→
Booker, other Senate Democrats ask Biden to end federal ban on cannabis July 11, 2022 AggregatedNews Federal, Uncategorized 0 Comments U.S. Sen. Cory Booker joined five of his Democratic colleagues Wednesday in asking President Joe Biden to end the federal ban on cannabis, allowing states to decide whether to legalize the drug. In a letter to Biden, Attorney General Merrick Garland,… Read More→
Guns or marijuana, but not both January 21, 2022 AggregatedNews Montana 0 Comments While marijuana became legal for adults to purchase in Montana on New Year’s Day, a key federal agency has confirmed a fact underreported in coverage of the state’s new marijuana program: It remains illegal under federal law for individuals to… Read More→
Federal law poses challenges to new Connecticut cannabis businesses November 29, 2021 AggregatedNews Connecticut 1 Comment When Lisa Capitani decided to start a small business to educate and guide medical marijuana patients, she knew she’d need some advice. So Capitani, a nurse who lives in Newtown, turned to other nurses across the country who have cannabis-related… Read More→
A Vote to Exempt Legal Marijuana States From Federal Intervention Will Occur Within Weeks April 1, 2019 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments The marijuana movement in North America has come an incredibly long way in a relatively short amount of time. Looking back to 1995, not a single U.S. state had given the green light to medical marijuana, medical cannabis was still… Read More→
More Banks Working With Marijuana Businesses, Despite Federal Moves June 14, 2018 AggregatedNews Banking, Finance & Real Estate 0 Comments The number of banks that are willing to work with marijuana businesses is steadily climbing, even after the Department of Justice revoked protections for state cannabis laws, new federal data shows. By the end of March, 411 banks and credit… Read More→
Marijuana May Be Legal In Colorado, But Only For Legal Citizens February 12, 2018 AggregatedNews Colorado 0 Comments Marijuana may be a multi-billion dollar industry in Colorado, but cannabis is still illegal federally — so any job in the industry can be considered trafficking in a controlled substance. Normally, this hasn’t been a tricky distinction for the industry’s… Read More→
Curbelo, Blumenauer Introduce Bill to Treat Legal Marijuana Businesses Fairly Under Tax Code March 30, 2017 Press Release Policy & Legal, Press Releases 1 Comment Press Releases Washington, D.C. – Today, Representatives Carlos Curbelo (FL–26) and Earl Blumenauer (OR–3) introduced the Small Business Tax Equity Act of 2017, H.R. 1810. This legislation will amend Section 280E of the Internal Revenue Code to allow marijuana businesses operating in compliance… Read More→
Legislation Introduced in Congress to Regulate and Tax Marijuana Like Alcohol at the Federal Level; Statement Below From the Marijuana Policy Project March 30, 2017 Press Release Policy & Legal, Press Releases 0 Comments PRESS RELEASE Measures filed in the House and Senate on Thursday would remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and create a federal regulatory process for states that choose to regulate the cultivation and sale of marijuana for adult use… Read More→
Business leaders form New Federalism Fund to support state-based cannabis trade March 22, 2017 Press Release Policy & Legal, Press Releases 0 Comments PRESS RELEASE New Federalism Fund will champion transparent regulation of state-based cannabis industry Denver, CO (03/21/17) – A coalition of companies related to the legal cannabis industry have announced the formation of the New Federalism Fund (NFF), an effort dedicated… Read More→
White House Says Expect Greater Enforcement of Federal Marijuana Laws February 23, 2017 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Thursday that he expects states to see “greater enforcement” of the federal law against marijuana use, a move that would be at odds with a growing number of states’ decisions to legalize it.… Read More→