WASHINGTON D.C. – On Thursday, Congressman Jamaal Bowman (NY-16), Congressman Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), and Congresswoman Barbara Lee (CA-13) sent a letter, following up on a previous letter, to President Joe Biden again urging him to pardon all federal non-violent cannabis convictions. All three representatives are members of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, with Representatives Blumenauer and Lee serving as Co-Chairs. “We write to urgently request an update …
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) released the following statement today after the House Rules Committee hearing where the FY22 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was not amended to include the SAFE Banking Act: “As has been the case with cannabis reforms nationally, progress takes time but the will of the people will prevail. I thank my colleagues in …
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressional Cannabis Caucus Co-Chairs Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), David Joyce (R-OH), Barbara Lee (D-CA), and Don Young (R-AK) today urged the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to allow access to medical cannabis for VA patients as quickly as possible. The push comes amid growing frustration within the veteran community, which has been fighting for the change to help address opioid addiction and manage PTSD and other health issues, …
Washington, D.C. — On Tuesday, it was announced that language that would allow banks to legally work with state-licensed cannabis businesses was eliminated from a must-pass piece of legislation currently under consideration — the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). In response to this news, Matthew Schweich, deputy director at the Marijuana Policy Project, the nation’s leading cannabis policy reform organization, …
LONG BEACH, Calif. and TORONTO, Dec. 6, 2021 /CNW/ – Glass House Brands Inc. (“Glass House” or the “Company”) (NEO: GLAS.A.U) and (NEO: GLAS.WT.U) (OTCQX: GLASF) and (OTCQX: GHBWF), one of the fastest-growing, vertically integrated cannabis companies in the U.S., today announced that Company Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Kyle Kazan, has joined the Board of Directors of The Weldon Project (the ‘Organization’), a non-profit organization …
MIAMI, FL, Dec. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – The Haitian Arts Alliance, in partnership with Don E Wirtshafter and Marimberos (https://www.marimberos.com), announce the launch of LIQUID KNOWLEDGE: AN EXPLORATION OF HEMP AND CANNABIS. This world first exposé reveals industrial hemp and pharmaceutical artifacts from The Cannabis Museum, the personal collection of legendary cannabis activist Don E Wirtshafter, and seven large-scale documentary photographs by world renowned …
Baton Rouge, LA — The Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), the nation’s leading cannabis policy reform organization, announced Monday that it has hired Kevin Caldwell to serve as the organization’s Southeast Legislative Manager. As founder of the cannabis reform organization CommonSenseNOLA, Caldwell spent nearly the last decade advocating for both municipal and state-level cannabis reforms. He played a leading role in …
CALIFORNIA – California’s Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) today released proposed emergency regulations to provide licensing fee waivers to qualified equity businesses statewide. The waivers are designed to assist individuals harmed by the War on Drugs with starting and operating a cannabis business. The regulations would implement the fee waiver provisions of Senate Bill (SB) 166. DCC will start accepting fee …
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representatives Kathleen Rice (NY-04), Morgan Griffith (VA-09), Angie Craig (MN-02), and Dan Crenshaw (TX-02) introduced a bipartisan bill that will establish federal standards for CBD food and beverage products to protect consumers and provide marketplace stability for farmers, producers, and retailers. “CBD products are exploding in popularity, but the lack of federal regulation surrounding them has put consumers at risk and left businesses looking …
Washington, D.C. – In response to news that Congress could attempt to move the SAFE Banking Act (H.R.1996) through the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), instead of prioritizing comprehensive marijuana reform, Kassandra Frederique, Executive Director of the Drug Policy Alliance released the following statement: “Marijuana criminalization means nearly every minute someone is arrested for marijuana and it serves as the pretext for horrific …