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These Two Companies Launch Program To Provide Banking Access To Underserved Cannabis Companies
Wednesday, March 23, 2022 - 9:18am | 272Pasadena Service Federal Credit Union and StandardC will form a social equity program to help underserved cannabis companies gain fair access to banking and financial services. Despite delays on the part of the U.S. Congress to pass cannabis banking reforms and broader legislation for...
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Federal Marijuana Cases Drop Again In 2021 As More States Legalize
Friday, March 18, 2022 - 10:42am | 375Federal cases involving marijuana dropped to less than 1,000 in 2021, with 996 people charged for trafficking, NORML reported. According to an analysis from the federal U.S. Sentencing Commission (USCC), they accounted for less than 6% of those charged with violating federal drug laws...
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Sen. Cory Booker Speaks: 'Legalize It - Why Cannabis Reform Is A Civil Rights Issue'
Tuesday, March 15, 2022 - 3:37pm | 907US Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey, in a piece he wrote for the Huff Post talked about why the US justice system treats the country’s most marginalized groups in society very differently - even for nonviolent drug offenses. “I can still remember the basement of the...
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Cannabis Reform: Is The Biden Administration Going To Move On It?
Monday, September 20, 2021 - 10:45am | 1170The Biden administration was never expected to be an eager leader in the cannabis reform movement. However, with over 90% of Americans believing that pot should be legal for medical use and 60% supporting recreational use, it is fair to ask when or if the Biden administration will take action on...
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Schumer's Federal Cannabis Legalization Bill To Be Presented Wednesday - Are We Getting Closer To Federal Reform?
Tuesday, July 13, 2021 - 9:25am | 840On Wednesday, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and colleagues will finally release a discussion draft of the long-awaited bill to federally legalize cannabis. Sen. Schumer (D-NY), Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Sen....