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How A Piece Of War On Drugs Era Legislation Is Affecting Cannabis Companies In 2021
Banking & Finance

How A Piece Of War On Drugs Era Legislation Is Affecting Cannabis Companies In 2021

Cannabis legalization is moving fast but maybe, not quick enough. We’re witnessing the green rush as we speak. Since the 2020 elections, several states have legalized cannabis for recreational or ...

cannabisFederal Drug Official Admits Cannabis’ Classification As Schedule I Drug Preventing Critical Research

Federal Drug Official Admits Cannabis’ Classification As Schedule I Drug Preventing Critical Research

Imagine — a plant’s history dating back thousands of years as medicine has yet to be thoroughly researched by modern-day officials because of decades-old laws. Scientists and researchers have aire...

coalition240 Organizations Form Coalition To Push Congress To Pass Lifesaving Bill As Overdose Crisis Peaks

240 Organizations Form Coalition To Push Congress To Pass Lifesaving Bill As Overdose Crisis Peaks

Statistics surrounding overdose and drug abuse in America have reached alarming numbers. Earlier this month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shared new data on provisional ove...

adult-use marijuanaIf These Four States Legalize Cannabis, Federal Legalization Could Follow

If These Four States Legalize Cannabis, Federal Legalization Could Follow

As legalized marijuana becomes more commonplace, longstanding resistance is diminishing. States that once seemed impervious to pressure from activists may be next in line to legalize cannabis. Flor...

Attorney General Merrick GarlandSenators Warren And Booker Call Upon AG Garland To Decriminalize Marijuana ‘Now’

Senators Warren And Booker Call Upon AG Garland To Decriminalize Marijuana ‘Now’

As congressional lawmakers pursue marijuana legalization, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) are calling on Attorney General Merrick Garland to use his authority to end federa...

AG Eric HolderFormer AG Eric Holder Says U.S. ‘Clearly On The Path’ To Federal Cannabis Decriminalization

Former AG Eric Holder Says U.S. ‘Clearly On The Path’ To Federal Cannabis Decriminalization

Speaking on a drug policy panel hosted by Ohio State University’s Moritz College of Law, former U.S. attorney general Eric Holder was encouraged that addiction is being treated as a public health ...

Banking & FinanceU.S. House Approves SAFE Banking ACT For Second Time This Year

U.S. House Approves SAFE Banking ACT For Second Time This Year

The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, September 22, approved the SAFE Banking Act, which would allow banks to work with marijuana businesses without fear of penalty, for the second time th...