Dave Joyce

While Indigenous hemp and marijuana operators see opportunity within the space, it is evident that bureaucratic, investing and scalability hurdles continue to persist. The Pueblos of Picuris and Pojoaque, two of the 23 tribal nations in New Mexico, recently inked an intergovernmental agreement...

A bipartisan group of congress members is seeking support for a bill that would allow medical marijuana access to military veterans, which will be introduced in Congress soon. Sponsors of the measure sent a letter to congressional colleagues Wednesday urging support,...

Will there be an omnibus cannabis legalization bill enacted this year in the U.S.?  According to recent discussions, anything is possible. On the heels of a recent discussion between Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and GOP House Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH) on possible...

The Senate has been under pressure from all sides recently to pass the SAFE Banking Act that would "help cannabis-related businesses, support innovation, create jobs, and strengthen public safety in our communities." Just recently, about a quarter of voting members of the House of...

On Thursday, congressman Dave Joyce (R-OH) introduced the PREPARE Act (Preparing Regulators Effectively for a Post-Prohibition Adult Use Regulated Environment), with congressman Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Brian Mast (R-FL) “to better prepare the federal government for the inevitable end to...

A key House committee on Wednesday formally advanced the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act, which will essentially legalize cannabis, to the floor.  Meanwhile, Rep. Dave Joyce (OH-R), co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, sent a letter to fellow GOP...

Cannabis reform is heating up across the nation. With it comes a booming multinational market, including a projected $102 billion in sales by 2026, according to Prohibition Partners. Global reform efforts also received a late-in-the-year shot in the arm when Malta legalized possession of up to...

Adding to the chorus of lawmakers pressuring President Joe Biden on cannabis legalization, on Monday Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) urged the President via Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) to take unilateral action on cannabis policy. “Biden needs to lean on his executive...

Senate Majority Leader Schumer Says Federal Cannabis Legalization Bill Will Reach The Floor ‘Soon’ Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) plans to present a federal cannabis legalization bill “soon,” reports Marijuana Moment. “I am going to put this bill on...