marijuana reform

Congressional Progressive Caucus Names Marijuana Legalization A Priority Ahead Of November Election As the November elections approach, efforts to garner more support among voters are doubling down. A new legislative agenda by the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) that was published last week...

Marijuana organizations, industry leaders, cannabis companies and experts in the field are teaming up to push for cannabis reform on the federal level. Last October President Biden asked the attorney general and Department of Health and Human Service to review cannabis classification under...

On Thursday 4/20, nine members of Congress – four Senators and five Congressmen/women – will speak inside the Capitol Building regarding Marijuana Reform. The event is unprecedented, both in terms of the number of speakers and the in-depth cannabis reform discussions that will take...

New Jersey Senator Cory Booker thinks that Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell is significantly impacting his Senate colleagues to oppose passing any cannabis-related bills in the lame-duck session. Last week, McConnell revealed he was pleased that the final version of the National Defense...

Lawmakers opted not to put cannabis reform in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) defense bill. This means that under the existing federal law, financial institutions are still not allowed to provide their services to marijuana businesses even in states with legal cannabis...

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...

Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) spoke with Spotlight News' Chat Box host David Cruz about marijuana legalization and the midterms elections. With Republicans just one seat away from winning a majority of the House Of Representatives, Booker said Democrats...

The House Oversight Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee announced a hearing on Tuesday titled “Developments in State Cannabis Laws and Bipartisan Cannabis Reforms at the Federal Level,” which will take place on November 15. Hearing Purpose “This hearing...

President Joe Biden recently admitted that cannabis reform is a matter of racial equity, at least in a way. In a Tuesday radio interview on The Rickey Smiley Morning Show, the President was asked what he's done to better the lives of Black Americans since he...

Many industry experts believe that federal cannabis legalization is inevitable. Everything seems to be pointing in that direction, although, they also agree that it's not happening any time soon. Even with Biden’s recent cannabis pardons action. Marijuana activists seem to have...

Legalizing marijuana is often cited as a way to mitigate fiscal deficits for states and countries. But after looking at data from the Canadian market, two bold economists dare to challenge this notion.  While there are both social and health-related benefits of cannabis legalization,...

Original publication: October 12, 2020. Due to the ongoing U.S. federal prohibition of cannabis, states must implement their own regulations and various excise and sales taxes. Excise taxes in many Western U.S. states tend to hover 15% while others, like Washington, charge 37%. Additional charges...

President Joe Biden announced he will pardon all prior federal offenses for simple marijuana possession, the White House announced Thursday, sending cannabis stocks soaring. The historic move signals the possibility of broader marijuana reform, something cannabis activists have...

Back in 2020, a flying drone dropped hundreds of baggies containing free cannabis samples in a square in Tel-Aviv, Israel. A pro-legalization campaign was organized by a Telegram group called "The Green Drone". The bags, which were grabbed by the dozen by pedestrians, contained...

Rick Steves is typically known for his travel expertise, but since 2012, he has also been a vocal proponent for adult use cannabis legalization. The host of "Rick Steves' Europe" considers himself to be a different type of spokesperson — as opposed to, say, Snoop...