WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Cannabis Caucus Co-Chairs Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Barbara Lee (D-CA) today released a year-end progress memorandum that includes steps taken by Congress throughout 2021 in the cannabis space. Co-Chairs Blumenauer and Lee also detail their top priorities for 2022, including federal descheduling, sentencing reform, industry equity, and research. “The table is set and the time is right …
Washington, D.C. — Today, the Marijuana Policy Project announced that Toi Hutchinson will join the organization as its new president and CEO. Hutchinson, a former Illinois state senator, most recently served as senior advisor to Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker on cannabis legalization implementation. For the past year, MPP Executive Director Steven Hawkins has led both MPP and the United States Cannabis Council …
DENVER (PRWEB) DECEMBER 13, 2021 WHAT: The first ever American bout with an in-competition Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) in place for medical cannabis. Elias Theodorou (18-3) will be the first sanctioned ‘cannabis athlete’ to compete in the United States, when he heads-up against Bellator veteran Bryan Baker (18-5) in a Pro Middleweight MMA Superfight hosted and promoted by Colorado Combat Club. They headline a …
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — GreenGrowth CPAs, the leading accounting and professional services firm serving the cannabis industry, has released the industry’s first 2021 Cannabis CFO Survey. This 22-page report analyzes business and market outlook data from 75+ cannabis industry CFOs, CEOs, Founders, Controllers, and other financial leaders in 20 markets throughout the United States. Topics addressed in the report include: perspective on …
The Economic Development Reform Coalition of Southern California – Redondo Beach (“EDRCSC – Redondo Beach”) submitted over 6,600 signatures by residents of the City of Redondo Beach to the Redondo Beach City Clerk in support of The Redondo Beach Cannabis Regulation & Public Safety Measure (also the “Measure”). The 6,605 signatures submitted is more than 47% of the 14,024 votes …
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Today the American Council of Cannabis Medicine (ACCM) announced its proposed draft federal legislation and the start of discussions with sponsors in the House and Senate. ACCM leadership expects to onboard initial sponsors and advance the medical-cannabis legislative package at the start of the 2022 Congressional calendar. “Legislative work accelerated this year. ACCM’s continued focus on professionalization, clinical …
Washington, DC: Representatives Dave Joyce (R-OH) and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) have introduced legislation to incentivize state and local governments to expunge the criminal records of those who have previously been convicted of marijuana offenses. Their bill, entitled The Harnessing Opportunities by Pursuing Expungement (HOPE) Act, seeks to appropriate $20 million to the US Attorney General for the purposes of financially assisting states and local …
Washington, DC: Majorities of those ages 18 and older say that “the recreational use of marijuana should be made legal in the United States,” according to nationwide polling data compiled by YouGov America. Overall, 57 percent of respondents backed legalization, while 27 percent opposed it. Support was strongest among Democrats (70 percent), those respondents between the ages of 25 and 44 years old …
DENVER, Dec. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The previous 18 months have seen more cannabis businesses identify social justice and equity issues as a top business concern. Inspired by the wave of racial justice activism following the George Floyd murder, the cannabis industry is beginning to reckon with the racist Drug War policies still wreaking racial injustice and the existing …
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) will be at the Emerald Cup Harvest Ball in Sonoma County on December 11 and 12. CDFW will be participating in a panel discussion with cannabis cultivators and hosting two information tables. One information table will have cannabis permitting materials, wildlife-friendly literature and available staff to answer questions about the cannabis program. The …