cannabis reform

What does the future hold for the cannabis industry in legislative terms? “We've made tremendous progress and I like to say we're getting closer and closer,” U.S. Rep. David Joyce, an Ohio Republican, said Tuesday at the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference ...

Rick Steves is typically known for his travel expertise, but since 2012, he has also been a vocal proponent for adult use cannabis legalization. The host of "Rick Steves' Europe" considers himself to be a different type of spokesperson — as opposed to, say, Snoop...

Last week, President Joe Biden granted clemency to dozens of individuals with non-violent federal drug convictions and commuted the sentences of 75 people who were serving time at home because of the pandemic. He also issued three pardons. "America is a nation of laws...

The House of Representatives approved the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act April 1, sending it to the Senate, a move that signals possible marijuana reform. Most industry experts agree that reform is highly unlikely to occur this year. At the same...

Wisconsin State Senate Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry will hold a public hearing on a medical marijuana bill (Senate Bill 1034) on April 20th. Sponsors say the fact that the hearing is scheduled on the popular 4/20 cannabis holiday is a coincidence. Senator ...

By Laura Chambers, Abaca Cannabis advocates, entrepreneurs, and investors must be resilient, eternal optimists for many reasons – one of them being the annual resurrection of banking reform legislation that passes in the House only to be shot down in the Senate. Cannabis has been state-legal...

This past summer, a little recognized thing occurred — one of the largest and most respected companies in the world quietly changed its policies in favor of cannabis. That company was Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL). As a result, they joined the ranks of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) as a global...

“It is important to bear in mind that political campaigns are designed by the same people who sell toothpaste and cars,” Noam Chomsky once said. Right on point, many would agree, considering that more than half of the U.S. adult population concurs that President Joe Biden...

This article by Taylor Mclamb was originally published on Cannabis & Tech Today, and appears here with permission. At our recent Emerge Virtual Cannabis Conference & Expo, transformative thinkers and innovators voiced their insight on diversity, expungement, and prison reform...

Most states have passed some type of cannabis reform — only six consider it fully illegal. Yet, on the federal level, the marijuana prohibition has yet to be repealed. Lawmakers continue to drag their feet, with just incremental progress taking shape in the 116th Congress. Sources...

The U.S. Cannabis Council, a nonprofit organization focused on advancing cannabis reform, has officially launched. The group — made up of cannabis activists, businesses, associations and advocates — will be dedicated to introducing federal reforms in an attempt to...

Cannabis pros are expecting the industry to look and feel quite different on the heels of President Joe Biden's inauguration. "The cannabis industry will certainly see a fresh influx of investment dollars under a Biden administration," Narmin Jarrous, the chief development...

Michigan's state-led Racial Equity Advisory Workgroup has released recommendations to encourage more diverse ownership, according to Crains Detroit.  The recommendations come, in part, through parameters in the state's 2018 legalization act that stipulates ownership...

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers says cannabis legalization could boost tax revenue for his state as a way to offset struggles brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. The prospect of adult use is up for consideration in Wisconsin' 2021 budget proposal, Evers told Milwaukee Journal Sentinel....