by InfluencER | Nov 12, 2021 | Politics and Law
How will lawmakers balance pressure to expedite legal cannabis sales with the thoughtful creation of a framework that prioritizes equity? The Virginia Cannabis Oversight Commission, which is overseeing the implementation of legislation to legalize cannabis sales for...
by InfluencER | Nov 12, 2021 | Politics and Law
Governors across U.S. states and territories have penned a letter to congressional leaders, urging for cannabis banking access. The governors of 24 states and U.S. territories sent a letter to congressional leaders on Thursday calling on lawmakers to pass legislation...
by InfluencER | Nov 10, 2021 | Politics and Law
A group of senators is urging President Joe Biden to use his executive authority to grant a mass pardon for people with non-violent marijuana convictions, a first step toward righting the wrongs of prohibition. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) led the letter, which was...
by InfluencER | Nov 10, 2021 | Politics and Law
A bipartisan coalition of two dozen governors is urging congressional leaders to finally enact marijuana banking reform through large-scale defense legislation. In a letter sent to top lawmakers in the House and Senate on Tuesday, the state officials said the Secure...
by InfluencER | Nov 10, 2021 | Politics and Law
A top Mexican senator says that there’s agreement among key legislative leaders of multiple parties to prioritize marijuana legalization legislation this session. Senate Majority Leader Ricardo Monreal Avila of the ruling MORENA party made the comments following a...
by InfluencER | Nov 10, 2021 | Politics and Law
There’s no national standard for cannabis impairment like there is with alcohol. But that could soon, albeit slowly and incrementally, change. Congress passed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which contains language aimed at combating impaired...
