Federal legalization

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy recently gave a domestic policy speech revealing some interesting, if odd, plans concerning the federal government's workforce. Some of the changes he proposed are not quite in line with his previous statements....

President Biden's recent announcement regarding marijuana pardons was a historic step toward cannabis legalization on the federal level. The next one is a review of cannabis' legal status, said Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Kenneth Shea. Biden in fact said he would ask the...

As we are approaching the end of another year that failed to see marijuana legalized on the federal level, there’s a bit of blame-shifting going on between the leading parties. According to a GOP congressman, Democrats are responsible for Congress’ inability to pass a federal marijuana...

The United States seems to be on the verge of ending the decades-long prohibition of cannabis, as the draft of a long-anticipated Senate bill that will federally legalize marijuana has been released. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and fellow Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and...

The U.S. Cannabis Council, a nonprofit organization focused on advancing cannabis reform, has officially launched. The group — made up of cannabis activists, businesses, associations and advocates — will be dedicated to introducing federal reforms in an attempt to...

By The Fresh Toasts' Brendan Bures, provided exclusively to Benzinga Cannabis. The DEA spent $18 million last year eradicating illegal marijuana grows, though it allegedly doesn’t know where most of the money went. Following the tragic shootings in Texas and Ohio last week, the nation...

The April 20 cannabis holiday exceeded sales expectations across the board in 2019. Benzinga recently chatted with Jessica Billingsley, co-founder and CEO of MJ Freeway to discuss 4/20 results, industry patterns and more following the company’s presentation and fireside chat at the Cannabis...