Dave Joyce

Colorado’s governor when the state became the first in the country to legalize recreational cannabis in 2012 reintroduced a bill calling for federal marijuana legalization last week, reported Marijuana Moment. Titled the Preparing Regulators Effectively for a Post-Prohibition Adult-Use...

The International Cannabis Bar Association (INCBA) has welcomed Shahiedah Shabazz as its new executive director, succeeding Christopher Davis who has served since 2017. Prior Experience Shabazz joins INCBA after years spent working as a municipal attorney in Southern California and as an...

"I cannot tell you how many times I've heard veterans tell me that medical marijuana saved their life," Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) recently stated. What Happened: As first reported by Marijuana Moment, Blumenauer's statement aligns with the sentiment of a bipartisan group of...

This article was originally published by the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) and appears here with permission. Bipartisan legislation providing funding to assist states in their efforts to expunge marijuana convictions has been reintroduced in the House of...

Congresswoman Nancy Mace yet again voiced her support for treating cannabis like alcohol, stressing that each state should set up its own regulations. “It’s been a very long, harmful and expensive war on the plant and we want to let states be...

A bipartisan group of lawmakers wrote a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to deschedule marijuana and remove it from the Controlled Substances Act,  reported Politico. The letter, authored by Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.), Dave Joyce (R-Ohio), ...

The Department of Justice issued a memo to congressional leaders regarding the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2021 (SAFE Banking Act) indicating its concerns about the bill. According to the department, the language in the initial House bill “could significantly...

While Indigenous hemp and marijuana operators see opportunity within the space, bureaucratic, investing and scalability hurdles persist. During a hearing earlier this year before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee, Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) pointed out that Bureau of Indian Affairs (...

A bill that would create “a national cannabis research agenda that addresses key questions and gaps in evidence” was filled on Wednesday by two congressional lawmakers, according to Marijuana Moment. Reps. Scott Peters (D-CA) and Dave Joyce (R-OH) introduced the measure just a few days...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) remains firm in his stance that cannabis reform doesn’t lead to an increase in crime or drug use. “The overwhelming evidence from the states that have legalized cannabis is there has not been an increase in crime and has not been an increase...

The co-chairs of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus issued a joint statement criticizing the inaction of the House Rules Committee that rejected amendments to the bipartisan spending bill intended to promote veterans' access to medical cannabis. “We have the responsibility to provide our...

The House Rules Committee on Monday rejected bipartisan spending bill amendments aimed at advancing veterans’ access to medical cannabis on procedural grounds. Another proposal that would allow protections for individuals who use marijuana in federally assisted public housing was removed...

Despite the federal government allowing the legalization of cannabis on a state level, there remains a lack of federal guidance for tribal marijuana programs. As a result, bureaucratic, investing, and scalability hurdles continue to persist. Deb Haaland, the Biden Administration’s interior...

House lawmakers recently introduced new amendments to a series of cannabis laws to fund parts of the federal government for the coming year, reported Marijuana Moment. Considering that doctors are allowed to fill out recommendations for patients who want to participate in state cannabis...

White House Drug Czar Touts Therapeutic Value Of Medical Cannabis With more than 50 million American adults around the country suffering from chronic pain, many turn to cannabis as an alternative to prescription drugs. According to a recent study, conducted by investigators at the Rothman...