U.S. Cannabis Council CEO Steve Hawkins on the Federal Lobbying Group’s Goals for 2022 January 4, 2022 Tom Hymes News & Insights, Organizations & Associations, Spotlight 0 Comments A 501(c)4 nonprofit based in Washington, D.C., the United States Cannabis Council (USCC), launched a mere 11 months ago with the mandate “to advance social equity, end the federal prohibition of cannabis, modernize federal and state regulations and promote high… Read More→
The USA Cannabis Opportunity is Significant: New entrants who know what they are doing and operate smartly will be successful January 26, 2021 Terry Booth News & Insights, Opinions 0 Comments By Terry Booth Compared to Canada, the American cannabis industry is a very different ballgame — and it’s still only in the first inning. The highly rated research team at Cowen & Company, led by Vivien Azer, estimates that the… Read More→
CANNABIS CRYSTAL BALL: What Lies Ahead for the Cannabis Industry in 2021 and Beyond January 13, 2021 Reggie Snyder News & Insights 0 Comments By Reggie Snyder In early 2020, prior to the coronavirus pandemic, cannabis reform efforts were making steady progress on Capitol Hill. By all objective metrics, 2020 was initially shaping up to be a banner year for the cannabis industry at… Read More→
Attorney General Barr Calls Current Marijuana Situation ‘Intolerable,’ Indicates Support for Reform Bill April 11, 2019 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments Barr told a Senate panel that a newly reintroduced marijuana reform bill is under review in the Justice Department. ATTORNEY GENERAL William Barr said Wednesday he would prefer Congress pass legislation allowing states to decide their own marijuana laws to the… Read More→
Cannabis Trade Federation Applauds the Bipartisan, Bicameral Introduction of the STATES Act April 4, 2019 Press Release Policy & Legal, Press Releases 0 Comments PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Cannabis Trade Federation (CTF) today applauded the re-introduction of the Strengthening the Tenth Amendment Through Entrusting States (STATES) Act. The bipartisan bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate by Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) and Senator… Read More→
Former Speaker John Boehner on weed legalization: It’s time for Washington to ‘get out of the way’ March 16, 2019 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments Former House Speaker John Boehner told CNBC on Friday that U.S. lawmakers are behind the times on cannabis legalization. "It's clear this market is going to expand. And as it does, lawmakers in Washington have to look up and realize… Read More→
Congressman Carlos Curbelo Joins Cannabis Trade Federation Executive Team February 22, 2019 Press Release Industry People, Press Releases 0 Comments PRESS RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Cannabis Trade Federation (CTF) announced that former Congressman Carlos Curbelo, who served as the U.S. representative for Florida's 26th congressional district from 2015 to 2019, has joined the organization’s Executive Team as a strategic… 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→
Will the FDA/DEA Epidiolex Rulings and the 2018 Farm Bill Change the Industry? October 4, 2018 Courtney Elder Hemp Industry News, Policy & Legal 0 Comments In late June 2018, the Food and Drug Administration announced approval for a new medication that could potentially change the way the world views cannabis. Epidiolex is a CBD-based oral solution that is prescribed to treat two forms of rare… Read More→
Challenges and Opportunities for Trade in Cannabis June 25, 2018 Andrew Shore International, Policy & Legal, Spotlight 0 Comments By Andrew Shore and James Jochum Shocking to many is the fact that Canada is consistently one of America’s top trading partners and currently our second largest behind China. Moreover, Canada is the world’s largest purchaser of all U.S. exports… Read More→