David Joyce

As Senate lawmakers prepare to consider a marijuana banking bill this week, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said he's optimistic the proposed policy change will become law. Cannabis Banking Hearing Ahead: A Senate Banking Committee hearing on cannabis banking issues and the...

The latest push to move cannabis from a Schedule I controlled substance comes from a bipartisan group of Delaware lawmakers, reported Delaware Public Media. State Rep. Jeffrey Spiegelman and Sen. Eric Buckson authored a letter signed by 14 other lawmakers to US Senators Chris Coons, Tom Carper...

A group of bipartisan lawmakers introduced a marijuana cannabis banking bill in Congress on Wednesday.  What happened: US Senators Jeff Merkley (D) and Steve Daines (R) along with US Representatives David Joyce (R) and Earl Blumenauer (D) introduced the bipartisan, bicameral...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer presided over a cannabis policy forum in the Capitol Visitors Center of the Congressional Auditorium on April 20 — an unofficial weed holiday. The Democratic Majority Leader was joined by marijuana proponents, including other government leaders, as...

It’s time for the federal government to address cannabis legalization as the 118th Congress gets underway. That's according to Rep. Earl Blumenauer who, during a virtual media briefing on Wednesday, discussed the latest developments in cannabis policy. “I want this to be the last...

This article, written by NORML, appears here with permission. The Veterans Medical Marijuana Safe Harbor Act has been reintroduced in both chambers of Congress. The legislation, introduced in the Senate by Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) and in the House of Representatives by Congressional Cannabis...

Cannabis advocates will hold a policy forum in the Capitol Visitors Center of the  Congressional Auditorium symbolically scheduled for April 20 - the unofficial marijuana holiday. The summit will bring together activists and leaders from government, business, healthcare,...

Earlier this month, Oklahoma's Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs (OBNDD) served search warrants at four cannabis businesses following an investigation that led to linking sex trafficking, prostitution and drug trafficking to cannabis farms statewide. As part of the search,...

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers last week introduced a legislation that would abolish the controversial provision of the 2018 Farm Bill which prohibits felons who have completed their sentences from participating in hemp production. The bill was sponsored by David Trone (D), and also co-signed...

The world's largest gathering of high-impact decision-makers, founders and investors in cannabis is returning to Miami Beach, Florida in 2023. The 16th edition of the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference will take place at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach Hotel, April 11-12. This is the...

A new report was out about the performance of members of the U.S. Congress who bought and sold stocks and options in 2022. The report broke down unusual trading activity from members of Congress and also showed the members who beat the returns of the S&P 500. Here are the highlights...

The sentiment among Republican voters regarding cannabis seems to be shifting, according to a new national poll. The survey conducted by Republican pollster Fabrizio, Lee & Associates on behalf of the National Cannabis Roundtable, found that the majority of GOP voters (73%) favor the...

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 ...

"A key takeaway from this session is that folks that have operations, whether that's a dispensary, a processing facility, a grow facility... How many of us have actively reached out to our congressmen or women and invited them on a tour?" This is one of the conclusions Trulieve...

Regulations are a huge problem for the US cannabis industry as marijuana remains illegal at the federal level, forcing those involved to work around the many hurdles. Fortunately, more and more influential people are joining the effort to help bring about...