Trump moves to ban flavored e-cigarettes September 11, 2019 AggregatedNews News & Insights, Vaping Crisis 0 Comments Citing surge in youth vaping, president endorses crackdown Trump administration officials, alarmed by new data showing a huge jump in vaping by young people, said they are moving to ban most flavored e-cigarettes, a major development that could result in… Read More→
Cannabis and International Trade: Don’t Ignore the U.S.-China Trade War May 22, 2019 AggregatedNews International 0 Comments By Griffen Thorne & Adams Lee, Attorneys at Harris Bricken Marijuana and hemp companies should not ignore the US-China trade war. Numerous products and components in these industries might be subject to increased tariffs of 25 percent. If cannabis companies can’t find new… Read More→
FDA Updates its Position on CBD upon Signing of Farm Bill January 2, 2019 Ian Stewart Cultivation, Hemp Policy & Legal, News & Insights, Policy & Legal, Retail 0 Comments Hours after President Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill into law, the FDA released a lengthy statement from its commissioner, Scott Gottlieb, M.D., updating its position on CBD products intended for human consumption. Flexing its muscle, the FDA points out… Read More→
Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) to Push for STATES Act to Be Amended to Drug Disparity Reform “First Step Act” Bill “First Step Act” December 13, 2018 Rob Meagher Policy & Legal 0 Comments Lame Duck Congress Creates the Opportunity For Gardner and The Cannabis Industry to Achieve the Trifecta Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said this past Tuesday he would bring a bipartisan criminal justice reform Bill “First Step Act” to a vote.… Read More→
Congress just quietly passed a law that could spark a boom for the $1 billion marijuana-linked CBD industry December 12, 2018 AggregatedNews Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments This week, a plant that's nearly identical to marijuana is set to become legal to grow in the US. Thanks to the US Farm Bill, which the House passed on Wednesday in a 369 to 47 vote, American farmers will… Read More→
Trump to push for federal marijuana reform, GOP congressman says October 12, 2018 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments President Trump plans to pursue federally legalizing medical marijuana following next month’s midterm races, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, California Republican, said Thursday. The Trump administration has made a “solid commitment” to reform marijuana laws, and the president has spoken in support… Read More→
Cannabis, Congress and Courage: Why Banks aren’t Banking Marijuana Businesses September 14, 2018 Jim Richards Banking, Finance & Real Estate 0 Comments By Jim Richards In January 2018, Attorney General Sessions “revoked Obama-era guidance that had effectuated a hands-off approach to state-legalized cannabis businesses.” This quote from an online National Law Journal article (see https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2018/09/11/feds-should-be-banging-the-drum-the-loudest-for-cannabis-industry-banking/?slreturn=20180812164053) and others like it, have been used… Read More→
Buzz Kill: (Marijuana) Vape Companies Feel the Burn of Trump Tariffs August 29, 2018 Hilary Bricken Policy & Legal 3 Comments Protecting the vape industry in the looming trade war. By Hilary Bricken The vapor hardware industry has greatly benefitted from both state-by-state cannabis legalization and the increasing popularity of e-cigarettes. But the vaping industry is now in the crosshairs of… Read More→
Beth Harwell Comes Out In Support of Medical Marijuana July 20, 2018 AggregatedNews Tennessee 0 Comments NASHVILLE, Tenn. - It's an issue that hasn't gotten much traction in the Volunteer State - but today, House Speaker and Gubernatorial candidate Beth Harwell came out in favor of medical marijuana. In an announcement in Nashville, Speaker Harwell (R-Nashville) called the issue… Read More→
ICYMI: Legitimate Marijuana Reform May Be On The Horizon For . . . Congress! June 20, 2018 Hilary Bricken Policy & Legal 0 Comments 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… Read More→
American mayors call on federal government to ease marijuana penalties June 12, 2018 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments Donald Trump has said he would likely support a measure returning authority over marijuana to states Mayors representing cities across the United States have called on the federal government to ease its prohibition on marijuana usage. Tens of millions of… Read More→
Elizabeth Warren and Cory Gardner team up for a bipartisan Senate bill to back states’ rights on marijuana April 30, 2018 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., is teaming up with Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., to take President Donald Trump up on his word to leave state marijuana industries alone. In an interview with Yahoo News, Gardner said he met with Warren and… Read More→
Trump Card: Is A Congressional Legislative Victory On The Horizon For States’ Rights And Pot? April 18, 2018 Hilary Bricken Policy & Legal 0 Comments Hopefully the Justice Department will leave state-legal marijuana businesses alone now. By HILARY BRICKEN When it comes to cannabis and this Presidential administration, it’s a bit like watching a soap opera, complete with all the drama and emotional crescendos you… Read More→
Is the end of Prohibition in sight or are we dealing with good old fashioned horse-trading? April 17, 2018 Rob Meagher Op-Ed, Spotlight 0 Comments Last week ended with a bang when the Washington Post and other news outlets reported on a deal made between Senator Cory Gardner (R) of Colorado and the great deal-maker himself, our esteemed President Donald Trump. The agreement reached was… Read More→
Trump, Gardner strike deal on legalized marijuana, ending standoff over Justice nominees April 13, 2018 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments President Trump has promised a top Senate Republican that he will support congressional efforts to protect states that have legalized marijuana — defusing a months-long standoff between Sen. Cory Gardner and the administration over Justice Department nominees. In January, the… Read More→