Ed Perlmutter

Morocco’s Agency To Regulate Medicinal Cannabis Holds First Meeting The upper house of Morocco's parliament approved a bill to legalize the cultivation and commercialization of cannabis for medicinal and industrial uses last year. Now, the country’s regulatory body which will...

About a quarter of voting members of the U.S. House have joined forces to urge congressional leaders to enact marijuana banking provisions into law as part of the large-scale manufacturing bill - America COMPETES Act. The group of 24 senators from both sides of the aisle have lined up...

The Senate has been under a lot of pressure from all sides over the last few weeks to pass the cannabis SAFE Banking Act. Now, senators are trying to push for marijuana banking legislation to be included in a bigger package aimed at improving U.S. competitiveness, which would...

The unofficial marijuana holiday 4/20 on Wednesday once again stirred up discussion among top lawmakers and officials in the U.S. about the drug's legal status. While the support for the legalization of marijuana on the federal level comes mainly from the Democrats, President Joe Biden has not...

Last month, the U.S. House of Representatives formally attached a cannabis banking reform amendment to large-scale legislation dealing with innovation and manufacturing. Following the approval of the amendment from sponsor Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) on a voice vote as part of an 'en bloc group...

Earlier this month, the U.S. House of Representatives formally attached a cannabis banking reform amendment to large-scale legislation dealing with innovation and manufacturing. Following the approval of the amendment from sponsor Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) on a voice vote as part of an 'en...

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a large-scale defense spending bill on Thursday, just days after passing cannabis banking reform which was part of the legislation. So, it seems that cannabis banking could end up on President Biden's desk along with the all-important defense...

The U.S. House of Representatives passed an amendment on Tuesday that would allow banks to do business with cannabis companies without being penalized by federal regulators. The measure, approved on a voice vote making it part of a large-scale defense spending bill, came after the...

Congress is poised to consider legislation that would give cannabis companies access to banking. The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act of 2019 was introduced Thursday following a hearing held last month. What Happened The bill was authored by Rep. Ed Perlmutter, a Democrat from...

Despite the fact that 23 U.S. states and the District of Colombia have legalized medical marijuana sales, the drug is still seen as a Schedule I illegal substance in the eyes of the federal government. The Obama administration has promised to allow states to make their own laws regarding the...