Across the country, attitudes toward cannabis are becoming more permissive and accepting, but partisan gridlock in Congress virtually ensures that legislation to decriminalize marijuana will languish and die in the U.S. Senate.
Keep Reading Federal attempts to legalize cannabis flail, while public support grows
As members of Congress announce that the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act will receive a floor vote next week, advocates are showing their support for the bill. With counterpart legislation expected soon in the Senate, groups like Marijuana Policy Project, NORML and Human Rights Watch have issued reports and statements.
Keep Reading Cannabis advocates show support for planned MORE Act House vote
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden and New Jersey’s Cory Booker released a letter Thursday asking senators whose states have legalized marijuana and those who sit on committees with oversight of federal drug policy to share their thoughts as the three attempt to perfect the legislation.
Keep Reading Schumer, Booker, Wyden ask Senate colleagues for help on cannabis reform
Profiles in Legalization spoke with policy heads from three national reform organizations recently. Is legalization on the horizon? They provided their thoughts on how things look for next year.
Keep Reading Cannabis in ’22: Is federal legalization on the horizon?
“Drug Policy Alliance could not throw its weight behind the strategy of including SAFE Banking in the NDAA because it really falls short of what we need.” -Maritza Perez, Drug Policy Alliance
Keep Reading Cannabis ’21: SAFE Banking exposes a rift among advocates
Federal credit agency official: Legalization in some form is going to happen, and the abdication of responsibility to address these issues in Washington is simply ludicrous.
Keep Reading Cannabis Banking: Federal official calls out stalling lawmakers
In response to a call for input on the draft language for a bill that would make cannabis legal and regulated at the federal level, the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA) has submitted a detailed analysis and recommended improvements on behalf of the legal cannabis industry.
Keep Reading National Cannabis Industry submits comments on CAO Act draft bill
On Sept. 1, the Marijuana Policy Project submitted comments to Sens. Schumer, Booker, and Wyden regarding the preliminary draft of a new bill that would end federal cannabis prohibition.
Keep Reading Marijuana Policy Project provides feedback on federal cannabis draft bill
For the second part of “Why do we need cannabis banking?” we wanted to hear the female perspective. Who better to ask than a group founded to support female cannabis entrepreneurs?
Keep Reading Why do we need cannabis banking? (Women Grow)