Chuck Grassley

Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and John Cornyn (R-TX) joined a chorus of criticism against state-legal marijuana markets and the pending cannabis banking reform legislation. Their remarks are part of the ongoing debate surrounding marijuana policy, which will likely shift following Tuesday's...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) have called on Rostin Behnam, the chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), to divulge details of his communications with Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO of FTX. What Happened: Senator Warren and Grassley...

The Biden administration’s decision to extend the US-Mexico border wall in Texas has led to Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) commending the move while also criticizing the administration’s previous policies. Grassley stated that the expansion validated Republican border policy and argued...

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined the GOP effort to undermine the passage of a marijuana banking bill. One day after Wednesday's historic passage of the SAFE Banking Act, Grassley sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D) questioning his...

Cannabis researcher MMJ International Holdings Corp (MMJ) continues to fight with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) over a bulk manufacturing application that was submitted almost five years ago, and never processed. Megan Sheehan of Sheehan & Associates, representing MMJ,...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) expressed its discontent over Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley’s decision to release an internal document about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden, Insider reports. The said document contains unverified allegations against the Bidens...

Bernie Sanders and a bipartisan group of senators, including Chuck Grassley, Ron Wyden, Rand Paul and Ed Markey, introduced a new bill to end Pentagon's “wasteful spending.” What Happened: The Audit the Pentagon bill by Sanders and other senators aims to mandate the Department of...

U.S. Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA) praised the last week’s Senate passage of a bipartisan marijuana research bill he cosponsored. “This bipartisan bill is going to remove unnecessary barriers that hinder researchers’ ability to study the potential benefits of marijuana-...

Among the numerous amendments filed to the Fiscal Year 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which the Senate plans to take up soon, are dozens related to cannabis and psychedelics. This summer, the House of Representatives approved several measures as part of the NDAA, including two...

Following a push from researchers associated with the prohibitionist group Smart Approaches To Marijuana (SAM) to advance the bipartisan that would substantially expand scientific cannabis research in the Senate, Chuck Schumer, the chamber's minority leader, kicked off the process to pass the...

Libertarian candidate for governor Rick Stewart opens one of his recent TV ads by questioning Iowa's Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) about her resistance to legalizing marijuana and easing up on arrests for simple possession, reported local media. "What the hell, Kim?" he says....

Researchers associated with the prohibitionist group Smart Approaches To Marijuana (SAM) are urging Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to advance the bill that would substantially expand scientific cannabis research "as quickly as possible," reported Marijuana...

The sale of packaged marijuana products that resemble popular food brands continues to pose a grave risk to the health and safety of children. The problem seems to persist even though every state that legalized recreational cannabis has set an age limit banning those under 21 from accessing...

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a revised version of the bipartisan marijuana research bill that would substantially expand scientific research on Tuesday, just days following its introduction in Congress. Members approved the measure from  Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Andy Harris...

A revised version of the bill that would substantially expand scientific research on marijuana was introduced in Congress on Thursday, according to Politico. The bipartisan measure from Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Andy Harris (R-MD) is almost identical to the Cannabidiol and Marihuana Research...