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Big Weed is on the brink of scoring big political wins. So where are they?

January 22, 2022
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Competing agendas have stifled the effectiveness of the burgeoning industry on Capitol Hill. Marijuana advocates are stuck in the weeds. Cannabis policy has never had a rosier outlook on Capitol Hill: Democrats control both Congress and the White House, seven…

Some cannabis firms see ‘disaster’ in federal legalization

Greenlighting marijuana for interstate trade would open new business opportunities but also expose existing state markets to a frenzy of national competitors. Cannabis entrepreneurs spent decades longing for Washington’s blessing — but now a vocal corner of the industry is…

America, What Are We Doing?

by Simon Malinowski, Attorney at Harris Bricken Like many Americans, one of the first things I do every morning is check the overnight headlines, including anything that happened in the sports world. Recently, I woke up to an article about…

Here’s how legal weed will play out in America

Tuesday is 4/20 and naturally one’s mind—or at least my mind—turns to weed. The big news here is that the tide has turned for marijuana acceptance in this country. And it’s quite likely national marijuana laws will be reformed sometime…

Americans overwhelmingly say marijuana should be legal for recreational or medical use

As more states, including Virginia and New York, continue to legalize marijuana, an overwhelming share of U.S. adults (91%) say either that marijuana should be legal for medical and recreational use (60%) or that it should be legal for medical…

Biden’s blunt opposition to marijuana legalization

As his own party moves ahead on the issue, the president remains opposed to legalization. This month, something unusual happened: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer took a stand against President Joe Biden. The New York Democrat, typically a strong Biden…

Recent Congressional Action More Proof Marijuana Isn’t Going Federally Legal In 2020

When it comes to handicapping the possibility of marijuana becoming legal at the federal level in 2020, all one needs to do is look at how the cannabis race is winding down this year on Capitol Hill. In case you…