Federal Cannabis Legalization

Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said Thursday that if elected president she would not legalize marijuana on the federal level and that the matter should be left up to the states.  "You know in South Carolina I did this for medicinal cannabis, but I think it's a state-by-state issue,"...

"The real catalyst is going to be federal legalization. Unfortunately, it’s just going to take many years longer," began Anthony Coniglio, founder, president, and CIO of NewLake Capital Partners Inc. (OTCQX: NLCP), setting the tone for what would be an illuminating discussion at the...

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...

A new report released by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) provided a detailed overview of the limitations of President Joe Biden's mass cannabis pardon. It referred to recent state and federal marijuana reform actions. “While some observers consider President Biden’s...

A majority of U.S. voters support federal marijuana legalization, a new Morning Consult/Politico survey shows. The poll, conducted from Sep. 30 to Oct. 2, 2022, asked a representative sample of 2,005 registered voters if they would like to see cannabis legalized on the federal level...

Last month, a long-awaited U.S. Senate legislation that would decriminalize and deschedule cannabis on the federal level, while also promoting social equity, was unveiled. Known as the Cannabis Administration And Opportunity Act (CAOA) — by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senators...

The Biden administration recently expanded its employee conduct guidelines to potentially decline security clearance to people who have backed marijuana-related business. “Eligibility may be negatively impacted if an individual knowingly and directly invests in stocks or business ventures...

The House of Representatives approved the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act, H.R. 3617 on April 1, sending it to Senate. The MORE Act removes cannabis from the federal Controlled Substances Act, allowing states to legalize cannabis, its...

Federal cannabis legalization is unlikely to happen any time soon, according to analysts from Piper Sandler and Beacon Policy Advisors LLC.  Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act is poised to end up on the House floor this week, but various marijuana industry...

If you live in one of the 37 states with legal medical marijuana programs or in one of 18 that allow recreational use and assume you're free to consume, think again. This cannabis story illustrates the importance of state and federal laws being in sync.  It is also a...

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki answered various cannabis legalization questions on the unofficial cannabis holiday 4/20, refusing to make clear whether or not President Joe Biden would sign a bill to legalize cannabis on the federal level. When asked if Biden would sign the bill to halt...

On Wednesday, members of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health held a hearing titled “Cannabis Policies for the New Decade." In the committee’s first ever hearing on marijuana reform, members of the House listened to the testimony of three witnesses: Matthew J....