Sen. Cory Booker

On Wednesday, the Senate introduced a revamped cannabis banking bill featuring an updated title and several fresh provisions pertaining to federal financial regulations, guidance, and reporting requirements. This time, a familiar foe has come on board to support the next iteration of regulated...

According to politicians speaking at a SXSW conference in Austin, Texas, “there’s a narrow window for federal cannabis legalization.” The first cannabis session of the conference focused on why federal legalization has not seen any progress. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D), a...

Congressman James Comer plans to investigate the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), according to the U.S. Hemp Roundtable (USHR), a coalition of companies and organizations that advocate for hemp-friendly regulations. The Kentucky representative, who is chairman of the U.S. House Oversight...

In a recent interview, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) told NJ.com's Dave D'Alessandro that cannabis reforms are on the right path and that Congress has a "good shot" of passing them during the lame-duck session after the midterm elections. An Optimistic Perspective:...

Cantor Fitzgerald’s analyst Pablo Zuanic, who recently met with lawmakers in the nation's capital said congressional leaders are poised to pass banking legislation for the cannabis industry in the upcoming elections. According to Zuanic, the marijuana industry may not have to...

Recently, Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR), the sponsor of the independent Safe and Fair Banking (SAFE) Act, discussed the so-called "SAFE Banking Plus" bill at the Payments, Banking, and Compliance (PBC) Conference. According to sources, it "is nearing completion after bicameral and...

HeadCount, a new campaign to help reform federal marijuana laws, released a video featuring Pusha-T, Hit-Boy, Styles P, and Benny the Butcher, among others, as reported by Complex. Last year, a preceding campaign called "Cannabis In Common” was launched by a...

On July 20, bipartisan lawmakers from both chambers of Congress sent companion bills clarifying that federal Right to Try (RTT) laws give terminally-ill patients access to Schedule I substances including marijuana and psychedelics. The legislation’s lead sponsors are Senators...