by InfluencER | Dec 3, 2021 | Politics and Law
New Mexico will provide business loans of up to $250,00 toward small-scale cannabis businesses in an effort to provide economic opportunity to communities that were hit hard by past criminal enforcement of marijuana laws. New Mexico will provide business loans of up...
by InfluencER | Dec 3, 2021 | Politics and Law
Politics Mexico has a new marijuana legalization bill. Here’s what’s in it Mattha Busby December 2, 2021, A new cannabis legalization bill is circulating among members of Mexico’s national congress. (AdobeStock) Mexican lawmakers appear to be closer to...
by InfluencER | Dec 2, 2021 | Politics and Law
The top federal drug researcher says even she is reluctant to conduct studies on Schedule I drugs like marijuana because of the “cumbersome” rules that scientists face when investigating them. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), made...
by InfluencER | Dec 2, 2021 | Politics and Law
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) must urgently institute a policy change to ensure that military veterans can access cannabis for therapeutic use, a bipartisan coalition of congressional lawmakers said in a news letter. Writing to VA Secretary Denis...
by InfluencER | Dec 2, 2021 | Politics and Law
There’s a lot of federal cannabis buzz lately, but not as much action. On Wednesday, the Coalition for Cannabis Policy, Education, and Regulation (CPEAR) sponsored a virtual event, hosted by The Hill, that focused on cannabis regulation. Speakers included Colorado...
by InfluencER | Dec 2, 2021 | Politics and Law
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she supports allowing legal cannabis dispensaries to access the US banking system — where they’re now largely barred — to make it easier for the government to collect tax revenue. Yellen was asked by Colorado Congressman Ed...
