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...
by Marijuana Moment | Jan 16, 2019 | homepage slider, Politics
At his confirmation hearing on Tuesday, attorney general nominee William Barr said he would not go after marijuana companies that have operated in compliance with earlier Justice Department guidance that was rescinded last year by his predecessor, Jeff Sessions. He...
by Peter Marcus | Jan 7, 2019 | homepage slider, Politics, Uncategorized
The new year begins with politicians from both sides of the aisle pushing diverse pieces of cannabis reform. The moves from both the left and the right underscore recent victories in last November’s election, during which cannabis policy took significant steps...
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