Congress might have inadvertently legalized a form of cannabis under Trump May 20, 2022 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments Although marijuana remains strictly forbidden by federal law, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday that Congress quietly amended the statute in 2018 to legalize cannabis cigarettes and vaping products that have similar intoxicants but are made from hemp. The 2018… Read More→
Was Barr’s Marijuana Antitrust Investigation Really Illegal? July 12, 2020 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments Last month, U.S. Attorney General William Barr came under fire after a U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) whistleblower revealed that he directed investigations into ten proposed marijuana industry mergers. In the weeks since, dozens of House members have introduced a resolution… Read More→
Companies Making CBD Gummies, Vapes, and Lube Got Millions In Bailout Loans May 4, 2020 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments The Trump administration has doled out millions in forgivable emergency loans to companies selling CBD gummies, oils and vape cartridges, despite blocking state-legal marijuana dispensaries from accessing those same rescue funds. At least three specialty CBD vendors scored a total… Read More→
Trump administration doubles down on anti-marijuana position February 23, 2020 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments Analysts previously predicted Donald Trump might support marijuana legalization to boost his chances of re-election this year. Instead, the opposite has happened. The Trump Administration has proposed removing medical marijuana protections in the 2021 fiscal budget and leaked audio revealed the President’s belief that smoking… Read More→
Trump Administration Bars SBA Loans to Cannabis Industry Support Businesses May 12, 2018 Steven Schain Policy & Legal 0 Comments In a policy notice effective April 3, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) updated its standard operating procedures (SOP) to prohibit providing loans to both marijuana- and hemp- related businesses and businesses deriving any gross revenue from sales to marijuana… Read More→
Banks Already Work in the Cannabis Industry – They Just Don’t Know It July 6, 2017 AggregatedNews Banking, Finance & Real Estate, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Banks have mostly chosen to stay on the sidelines of the cannabis rush, deterred by the regulatory uncertainty around an industry that is still illegal at the federal level and concerns that the Trump administration seems opposed to legalization efforts.… Read More→
Want Trump Impeached? Not If You Are a Cannabis Consumer June 7, 2017 Mark Goldfogel Op-Ed, Opinions 0 Comments It’s safe to say that cannabis is more popular among liberals than conservatives. But President Trump is actually better for the cannabis industry than any of his Republican predecessors and may be better than Hillary Clinton would have been; she… Read More→
Congress: Include recreational cannabis, protect states’ rights – it’s not a heavy lift April 30, 2017 Dan Anglin The Buck Stops Here 1 Comment Cannabis is freedom. Whether possessing it for personal consumption, or building a large-scale cultivation, manufacturing, or retail business, it’s all an expression of freedom. It’s the freedom to choose what type of medicine you want, or intoxicant to consume recreationally,… Read More→