As more Midwestern state legalize marijuana, Wisconsin’s total prohibition remains March 2, 2023 AggregatedNews Wisconsin 0 Comments There have been recent murmurs about the possibility of legalizing medical marijuana in Wisconsin. But these proposals have stalled as lawmakers have been unable to agree on the parameters of legalizing medical marijuana. Currently, there is a patchwork of laws… Read More→
When Will Democrats Get Serious About Repealing Pot Prohibition? April 6, 2022 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments When Republicans who oppose federal marijuana prohibition vote against your legalization bill, you probably are doing something wrong. That is what happened last week, when the House of Representatives approved the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act by a vote of 220 to… Read More→
Prohibition is Expensive: Sit or Get Off “The Pot” February 3, 2020 Matt Karnes Banking, Finance & Real Estate, News & Insights 0 Comments Many cannabis businesses are struggling, though not all the blame resides in faulty management decisions. In this edition of “The GreenWave Buzz,” we highlight the added costs of federal prohibition and discuss other risk factors that may cause near term… Read More→
2020 Democratic Presidential Hopefuls Support Marijuana Legalization Bill February 28, 2019 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, one of half a dozen Democratic senators running for the White House, is reintroducing a bill on Thursday that would fundamentally end the federal government's prohibition on marijuana. The Marijuana Justice Act, which was first introduced… 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→
Mexico just took a big step toward marijuana legalization November 2, 2018 AggregatedNews Mexico 0 Comments Mexico’s Supreme Court deemed the country’s marijuana prohibition law unconstitutional. Mexico’s Supreme Court on Wednesday deemed the country’s marijuana prohibition law unconstitutional, bringing America’s neighbor one step closer to marijuana legalization. It was not the first time the court made… Read More→
How Cannabis Prohibition Has Made Marijuana More Dangerous October 22, 2018 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments One of the most common arguments against legalizing cannabis is that Marijuana is a powerful psychosis-inducing drug. There is well established evidence that long-term use increases the risk of acute psychosis, particularly for people with genetic risk factors. There is… Read More→
Bipartisan Lawmakers Back Trying to End Federal Ban of Marijuana May 18, 2017 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments A small, bipartisan group of lawmakers is renewing a push at the federal level to legalize marijuana, calling it a criminal justice issue. The Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act, sponsored by Rep. Thomas Garrett (R-Va.), would lift the nation’s pot… Read More→
What’s Next as the Push to End Federal Prohibition Picks Up Steam? November 8, 2016 Rob Meagher Op-Ed, Opinions 1 Comment The result of the historic U.S. Presidential Election was nearly matched by pro-cannabis votes that passed in eight of the nine states with ballot initiatives. As a result, CBE has been looking forward to identifying what to expect next after the election. We… Read More→
Why You Should Support Local Marijuana Business Over Big Using the Wine Business Model August 24, 2016 AggregatedNews Cultivation, Retail 0 Comments In November, voters in as many as 12 states will see a marijuana legalization initiative on their ballots. Marijuana is already legal for recreational use in Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, Washington, and Washington, DC. Another 25 states have legalized medical marijuana.… Read More→
Last Word: Why the Cannabis Industry Needs to Pray – – and Work – to End Marijuana Prohibition January 25, 2016 John Hollon Arizona, News & Insights 0 Comments Here's a prayer that all of those in the Cannabis Industry should all keep in our hearts and silently say every day: Lord, save us from all those uniformed public servants who act without thinking, who jump without looking, and… Read More→