Lawmakers Optimistic About New Federal Marijuana Bill April 5, 2019 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments A bipartisan group in Congress has reintroduced an expansive bill that would protect the cannabis industry in legal states A large bipartisan group of lawmakers are dropping legislation later this morning that would end the federal prohibition on marijuana by allowing each… Read More→
Cory Gardner will try to pass marijuana banking, other reforms in the Senate next week December 15, 2018 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments “It would be monumental,” says a cannabis industry leader Marijuana businesses in Colorado and across the country are anxiously awaiting a move by Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colorado, next week that could completely transform the way they do business. Gardner plans… 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→
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→
‘That’s the model’: Republican Cory Gardner stands up to President Trump January 5, 2018 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments For Republicans who have found themselves at odds with President Trump or his policies, there have generally been just two options: buckle, as former deficit hawks did on the recent tax bill, or give up entirely, as two senators did… Read More→
Tell Your Senator – A ‘Yes’ Vote is Needed Now as a 280E Amendment Benefitting the Cannabis Industry is Slated to be Discussed During the Current Senate Tax Reform Session November 30, 2017 CBE staff Opinions 0 Comments You have just today and tomorrow to tell your state senator to vote yes on one of the most critical parts of the IRS code that affects the cannabis industry. Today, and again tomorrow, Congress - specifically the U.S. Senate… Read More→
GOP Senator Pushes For Tax Cuts For Marijuana Businesses November 30, 2017 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments A Republican senator from a state where marijuana is legal is pushing this week to give cannabis businesses a measure of tax fairness. Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado wants to attach an amendment to a wide-ranging Republican-led tax reform bill that would allow… Read More→