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Why 2019 Could Be Marijuana’s Biggest Year Yet

January 22, 2019 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment

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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 congratulatory calls from friends and associates celebrating the political demise of the nation’s top law […]

Filed Under: On the Move Tagged With: California, Colorado, Donald Trump, jeff sessions, Legal Marijuana, medical marijuana, recreational marijuana, Washington

States Hold Breath as Trump’s Attorney General Nominee Says He Won’t Prosecute Pot in Marijuana-Legal States

January 15, 2019 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment

Marijuana companies operating legally according to state laws where the cultivation and sale of the drug is allowed will not face action by the Justice Department, nominee for Attorney General William Barr said in testimony to the Senate on Jan. 15. If Barr is confirmed and follows through, this would reverse a decision made by […]

Filed Under: Policy & Legal Tagged With: cannabis, Cole memoranda, jeff sessions, President Donald Trump, William Barr

Fifty Years: How Marijuana Became Re-Legalized In America

January 9, 2019 by Allen St. Pierre Leave a Comment

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 inescapable socio-political changes underway first at the state, and soon, federal level regarding cannabis policy. […]

Filed Under: Policy & Legal Tagged With: Allen St. Pierre, Andrew Weil, Barack Obama, CADCA, DARE, DEA, Deepak Chopra, Donald Trump, Drug Policy Alliance, Ethan Nadelmann, Families Against Mandatory Minimums, Graham Boyd, jeff sessions, John Morgan, Julie Stewart, Kevin Sabet, Marijuana Policy Project, Marijuana Prohibition, Mehmet Oz, Michael Kennedy, New Approaches PAC, NIDA, NORML, ONDCP, Patrick Kennedy, Peter Lewis, PRIDE, Project SAM, Richard Lee, Rob Kampia, Rob Meagher, Sanjay Gupta, The Brookings Institute of Washington, William Barr

Tilray stock up 30% after cannabis foe Jeff Sessions resigns under pressure

November 8, 2018 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment

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 you’re long the cannabis stocks. He was the biggest roadblock to broadening that out to […]

Filed Under: Cannabis Investments Tagged With: Donald Trump, jeff sessions, Legal Marijuana, marijuana investing, marijuana stock, recreational marijuana, Tilray

Marijuana Bill Approved By Congressional Committee, Despite Drug Conviction Restriction Dispute

September 13, 2018 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment

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A powerful U.S. House panel that oversees federal drug enforcement efforts approved a bill on Thursday to require the Department of Justice and Attorney General Jeff Sessions to begin issuing more licenses to grow marijuana for research. Prior to the vote, a bitter dispute broke out over a provision of the legislation that prevents anyone with a “conviction […]

Filed Under: Policy & Legal Tagged With: American Civil Liberties Union, Department of Justice, DOJ, jeff sessions, marijuana bill, Marijuana research, US Congress, US House

Canada Is About to Inhale the Global Pot Market. Thanks, Jeff Sessions.

June 30, 2018 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment

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In the dark of a frigid February morning on the outskirts of Ottawa, Canada, a convoy of trucks pulled up to the loading docks of a refurbished Hershey’s factory that’s now the headquarters of the world’s largest marijuana company—Canopy Growth Corp. Horticulturists in Tyvek suits began loading the vehicles with unmarked boxes, each the size of […]

Filed Under: Canada, On the Move Tagged With: canada marijuana, Canopy Growth Corp., jeff sessions, Justin Trudeau, Legal Marijuana, marijuana legalization, recreational marijuana, us marijuana

DEA chief steps down, citing increasing challenges of temporary role

June 25, 2018 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment

The acting head of the Drug Enforcement Administration told staff Monday he is retiring, saying that running the agency as a temporary fill-in had become “increasingly challenging.” Robert W. Patterson, who has worked at the DEA for 30 years, sent an email to employees Monday afternoon saying he will retire in about two weeks. Patterson […]

Filed Under: Policy & Legal Tagged With: Chuck Rosenberg, Drug Enforcement Administration, jeff sessions, Robert W. Patterson

ICYMI: Legitimate Marijuana Reform May Be On The Horizon For . . . Congress!

June 20, 2018 by Hilary Bricken Leave a Comment

By Hilary Bricken The political stars may finally be aligned to see meaningful marijuana law reform be puff-puff-passed. It seems like every year, the old pot guard in Congress tries its hand at some form of marijuana legalization. Though these sorts of actions attract headlines (and votes?), they never seem to go anywhere. But for […]

Filed Under: Policy & Legal Tagged With: Banking, Controlled Substances Act (CSA), cory gardner, Department of Justice (DOJ), jeff sessions, President Trump, Rohrabacher- Blumenauer amendment, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States Act” (“STATES Act”), trademarks

More Banks Working With Marijuana Businesses, Despite Federal Moves

June 14, 2018 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment

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 unions in the U.S. were “actively” operating accounts for marijuana businesses, according to a report […]

Filed Under: Banking, Finance & Real Estate Tagged With: federal marijuana laws, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, jeff sessions, Legal Marijuana, Marijuana Banking, marijuana business, marijuana finance, Treasury Department

Is Legal Hemp In The Hands Of Mitch McConnell?

May 22, 2018 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment

The future of hemp legalization is up to Mitch McConnell. Period. House supporters of the idea tried to include legalization measures into the big farm bill lawmakers have been considering, but were advised to back off McConnell’s taking care of things, they were told. Reps. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, and James Comer, R-Kentucky, and others tried […]

Filed Under: Hemp Policy & Legal Tagged With: Industrial hemp, jeff sessions, legal hemp, mitch mcconnell

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