Morgan Fox

Investors in the cannabis sector are closely watching the potential rescheduling of cannabis by the DEA—a decision that could reshape the industry and unlock significant tax relief. As experts at a recent webinar discussed, the path forward hinges on a key Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) hearing...

One day after the September Tuesday’s presidential debate, industry experts will break down the cannabis rescheduling process, a crucial issue for investors. Equity research firm Z&A is hosting a webinar on Wednesday at 4:20 PM ET to provide insights into the upcoming regulatory shifts...

As the United States becomes more and more politically polarized, one issue stands out as a rare point of consensus: cannabis legalization. In late March 2024, a Pew Research Center survey found that an overwhelming share of U.S. adults (88%) believe marijuana should be legal for medical or...

The recent legalization of recreational marijuana in Ohio marked a significant shift in the United States where now over half the population has access to legal adult-use cannabis in addition to the nearly 80% of the country where medical marijuana is legal.  Growing public...

After seven tries, Wednesday’s Senate Banking Committee vote to move a cannabis reform bill to the Senate floor marks the first time that Senate members have agreed to consider alleviating the major burden facing the billion-dollar banking cannabis industry: access to banking and financial...

Following last week’s huge news that the Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking to reschedule cannabis to a lower federal level, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has a decision to make.  "It's certainly a big deal that a federal agency is finally admitting that...

A bipartisan duo of lawmakers seeks to end a discriminatory practice of disqualifying those who apply for federal jobs or receive security clearance for past or present cannabis use. The bill titled "Cannabis Users' Restoration of Eligibility (CURE) Act" was introduced by Maryland...

This is a press release from NORML and appears here with permission. The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) is urging the Biden Administration to expeditiously move forward on its promise to provide pardons for low-level federal marijuana convictions. The President...

Prohibition lobbyists are getting louder, despite increasing nationwide acceptance of cannabis. Often their remarks are frivolous, but some are downright offensive, which is what many are calling Congressman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) comparison between slavery and...

A House Appropriations subcommittee approved an amendment on Tuesday afternoon that would prevent the Department of Justice (DOJ) from interfering with legal adult-use marijuana programs as part of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies appropriations legislation for the...

Federal law enforcement agents and their partners seized over 5.5 million cultivated marijuana plants and made more than 6,600 marijuana-related arrests in 2021, according to annual data compiled by the DEA, reported The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). According to...

Federal cases involving marijuana dropped to less than 1,000 in 2021, with 996 people charged for trafficking, NORML reported. According to an analysis from the federal U.S. Sentencing Commission (USCC), they accounted for less than 6% of those charged with violating federal drug laws...

“It is important to bear in mind that political campaigns are designed by the same people who sell toothpaste and cars,” Noam Chomsky once said. Right on point, many would agree, considering that more than half of the U.S. adult population concurs that President Joe Biden...

The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) announced that Morgan Fox will join its national team as political director, taking over the position from outgoing NORML staffer Justin Strekal. Fox, who worked as a cannabis policy reform advocate since 2008, has...

In June, corporate giant Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) announced it was time to adjust its outdated cannabis policy and told the world it will no longer test for marijuana for most of its job positions. The online retailer also declared its support for the Marijuana Opportunity...