by Marijuana Moment | Jun 5, 2019 | homepage slider, Politics
Advocates of expanding marijuana businesses’ access to banks are pursuing two new strategies: amending pending standalone legislation to broaden its GOP appeal as well as supporting a separate a rider on the issue that was recently attached to a large-scale...
by Peter Marcus | May 7, 2019 | homepage slider, Politics
Cannabis consumers in Colorado are one step closer to having a regulated space to partake socially after the legislature sent a bipartisan measure to the governor. Proponents are hopeful that Gov. Jared Polis will sign House Bill 1230 after he pledged his support...
by Marijuana Moment | Apr 12, 2019 | homepage slider, Politics
Bipartisan legislation introduced in the Senate on Thursday would solve a key issue for the marijuana industry: Its lack of access to financial services. While a growing number of states are moving to legalize cannabis for recreational or medical use, ongoing federal...
by Marijuana Moment | Mar 25, 2019 | homepage slider, Politics
South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg is competing for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. If elected, he would be the first openly gay and youngest president, and he’s supportive of marijuana legalization to boot. While the candidate has not spoken...
by Peter Marcus | Mar 3, 2019 | homepage slider, Politics
It appears Colorado State University-Pueblo didn’t get the message. The university’s Institute for Cannabis Research is still spending tax dollars on research for a private company, not on studying the efficacy of cannabis. This from the Grand Junction...
by Marijuana Moment | Feb 15, 2019 | homepage slider, Politics
The first marijuana hearing of the 116th Congress kicked off on Wednesday. A House financial subcommittee asked witnesses about how banking access can improve public safety, how operating on a cash-only basis inhibits transparency and, at one point, whether the cash...
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