Legislation

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele called Democrats “salty” on Tuesday, reacting to a proposed bill by party senators that calls for sanctions on the Central American nation. What Happened: The El Salvador Accountability Act of 2025 was introduced last month by Senators Chris...

Pro-cryptocurrency senators are preparing to introduce a landmark legislation this month, aimed at dividing the oversight of digital assets between market regulators. What Happened: Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) said that the Senate is gearing up to advance its push for crypto-friendly measures,...

Ongoing tribal negotiations in Minnesota. Stay informed on key developments shaping the industry's future. Negotiations are underway in Minnesota to determine cannabis licensing for the state’s tribal nations. Successful discussions could enable these tribes to operate not only within their...

U.S. Rep. Warren Davidson has taken a significant step by introducing a legislative bill aimed at overhauling the Securities and Exchange Commission and ousting its Chairman Gary Gensler. The Ohio Republican referred to Gensler as a “tyrannical chairman” in a Monday statement...

Debate over whether or not states should be able to regulate stablecoins, and tension over whether that would create a "race to the bottom," took up much of the latest Congressional hearing on creating a comprehensive framework for digital assets.  The hearing at the Digital Assets,...

Republican Senator Ted Cruz of Texas has introduced a bill aimed at prohibiting the Federal Reserve from establishing a central bank digital currency (CBDC). The bill, cosponsored by fellow Republican Senators Mike Braun of Indiana and Chuck Grassley of Iowa, seeks to prevent the federal government...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted have proposed new legislation aimed at safeguarding the well-being of minors using social media platforms. The proposed law named the "Social Media Parental Notification Act" requires companies such as Byte Dance’s TikTok, Meta...

New legislation in Nevada seeks to remove the status of cannabis as a "controlled substance" and strip the Nevada Board of Pharmacy of authority over the plant and its derivatives. Assemblyman Reuben D'Silva said that under the proposed bill, the Cannabis Compliance Board would...

Washington, D.C. lawmakers have unanimously approved yet another cannabis reform measure on the same day they sent an amended piece of legislation seeking to make several changes to the District's medical cannabis program to Mayor Muriel Bowser's (D) desk. The D.C. Council greenlighted the...

New York Cannabis Regulators Award Initial Rec Marijuana Retail Licenses On Monday, New York regulators greenlighted the first 36 for conditional adult-use retail dispensary licenses. The state accepted applications from 903 businesses, reported Marijuana Moment. The Cannabis Control Board (...

Illinois' social equity program is "on the verge of collapse" due to the state's laborious rules and regulations, cannabis equity advocates and business owners warn. Ambrose Jackson, of the 1937 Group, said that those running equity businesses ended up sidelined for...

Early Saturday morning, President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan gun safety bill into law, the first major federal gun reform in three decades.   "God willing, it's going to save a lot of lives," Biden said at the White House as he signed the bill. "How many times have we...

A major element of the Responsible Financial Innovation Act introduced to the U.S. Senate today is the classification of Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) and a plethora of cryptocurrencies as commodities. Over the past few days, a leaked version of the bill...

New Hampshire lawmakers have struck down two House-passed bills that would have legalized marijuana on Thursday, reported Marijuana Moment. Senate members rejected the noncommercial legislation from Rep. Carol McGuire (R) in a 9-15 vote following a heated discussion on an amendment that would...

Federal-State Marijuana ‘Policy Gap’ Continues To Grow As More States Legalizes Cannabis With more and more states legalizing both medical and recreational cannabis, the gap between federal and state cannabis policies seems to be widening, a new report showed. The Congressional Research...