Cannabis Confidential

By Todd Harrison via Cannabis Confidential (Jan 11) Daily Recap A month after a Virginia Senator declared that he was confident a marijuana sales bill could pass the legislature and reach the governor’s desk this year, lawmakers officially filed legislation to make that happen. Governor...

By Todd Harrison via Cannabis Confidential (Nov 14) With all eyes on the D.C dysfunction to see if Congress can kick the can a few more months—the House scheduled Tuesday’s vote at 4:20PM, I sh*t you not— U.S. cannabis earnings continue to filter through the marketplace with...

By Todd Harrison via Cannabis Confidential (Oct 3) A landmark cannabis bill is headed to the Senate floor and a host of lawmakers and former lawmakers, including Ed Perlmutter, John Hickenlooper and Jared Polis, are hailing the legislation as a game-changer for the U.S. cannabis industry. “...

Toward the end of summer, a few friends and I would gather at our local spot on the water to watch the sunset. Most would drink, I would enjoy some kind bud, and we talked or didn’t talk depending on the mood. The night of August 30th, I was pulsing. The HHS news had just leaked and while I...

For the better part of August, the U.S. cannabis journey remained the same: anemic volume ($15-$20M notional per session) and sentiment, for those who still cared or were still interested at all in U.S cannabis, was on life support. The week before last, not one but two U.S cannabis-focused funds...

Bipartisan talks over a marijuana banking bill were “very productive” over the August recess, the office of the lead GOP Senate sponsor told Marijuana Moment, and a key Democratic chairman said an agreement on advancing the legislation is “imminent.” Senate Banking Chair...

The weekend was abuzz with anticipation after the HHS recommended to reschedule cannabis last Wednesday. While The Morning After echoed what some of us shared in real-time, the holiday respite allowed those possibilities to marinade far and wide. The back-of-the-envelope analyst math suggests a 2-...

Cannabis stocks rallied for the second straight session on Thursday after a letter was reportedly leaked to Bloomberg on Wednesday that The U.S Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recommended the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) reclassify cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III...

Red and white, blue suede shoes, I'm Uncle Sam, how do you do? Gimme five, I'm still alive, ain't no luck, I learned to duck. It’s been a long, hard road for U.S. cannabis, one that if we follow far enough back will take us to a place where the United States did things that the...

The top Democrat in the Wisconsin Senate has released a marijuana policy zine that features information and cartoon illustrations about the state’s ongoing prohibition of cannabis as neighboring jurisdictions adopt legalization. “The most dangerous thing about cannabis in Wisconsin,...

Daily Recap- August 1, 2023  Cannabis is now legal in Minnesota, making it the 23rd state to legalize adult use.  Senator John Hickenlooper (D-CO) has filed a bill to prepare for federal cannabis legalization with alcohol-like regulations. The legislation—titled the Preparing...