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Democrats Are 'Just Salty,' Says Nayib Bukele: El Salvador's President Laughs At Senate Bill Calling For Sanctions On His Bitcoin-Friendly Nation
Tuesday, July 8, 2025 - 10:07pm | 593El 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...
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Cynthia Lummis Says Senators Are Gearing Up To Introduce Landmark Legislation For Digital Asset Oversight
Wednesday, June 4, 2025 - 5:31am | 536Pro-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,...
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Negotiations Aim To Elevate Tribal Nations In Minnesota's Cannabis Market
Wednesday, May 8, 2024 - 8:18am | 472Ongoing 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...
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Congressman Declares War On SEC's 'Tyrannical Chairman' Gary Gensler, Files Legislation To Sack Him
Monday, June 12, 2023 - 2:44pm | 392U.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...
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US Stablecoin Bill Debate Hones In On Preventing "Race To The Bottom"
Thursday, May 18, 2023 - 5:57pm | 746Debate 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,...
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Cruz Introduces Bill To Block Fed, 'Big Government' From Establishing A CBDC
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 - 11:26am | 402Republican 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...
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Ohio Debates Major Changes To Children's Social Media Use: What's At Stake?
Monday, February 13, 2023 - 2:27pm | 402Ohio 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...
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Nevada Bill Could Remove Marijuana From Controlled Substances & Strip Pharmacy Board's Control Over It
Tuesday, February 7, 2023 - 9:56am | 360New 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...
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Another D.C. Cannabis Reform Bill Heads To Mayor Bowser Following Council's Approval, Here's What's In It
Thursday, December 22, 2022 - 11:48am | 355Washington, 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...
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New York Green-Lights First Legal Weed Shops, Arizona Cannabis Sales Down & Other Regulatory Updates
Monday, November 21, 2022 - 2:40pm | 689New 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 (...
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Illinois Advocates Say Social Equity Program On Verge Of Collapse, Seattle's Three New Cannabis Bills
Thursday, September 8, 2022 - 11:49am | 384Illinois' 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...
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Biden Signs Bipartisan Gun-Safety Bill Into Law: 'God Willing, It's Going To Save A Lot Of Lives'
Saturday, June 25, 2022 - 11:29am | 283Early 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...
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Bitcoin, Ethereum And 'Dozens Of Others' To Be Classified As Commodities, According To New Crypto Legislation
Tuesday, June 7, 2022 - 4:49pm | 573A 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...
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New Hampshire Senate Rejects Two House-Passed Bills To Legalize Cannabis
Friday, April 29, 2022 - 1:52pm | 363New 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...
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Cannabis Regulatory Update: Federal-State Marijuana 'Policy Gap' Widens, Legalization Push In South Carolina, Georgia, North Dakota
Wednesday, April 27, 2022 - 4:30pm | 1069Federal-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...