A newly filed large-scale spending bill to keep the government funded for the 2022 Fiscal Year does not include language to protect banks that work with state-legal marijuana dispensaries—and the sponsor of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act would like...

A South Carolina bill to permit the use of investigational drugs for patients during epidemic or pandemic outbreaks was amended on Wednesday to specifically add marijuana as a treatment option. This comes about a month after the state Senate approved a separate,...

Michiganders voted to legalized adult-use cannabis in the November 2018 election, but the plant remains scheduled alongside controlled substances like LSD, ecstasy and heroin under state law. Aiming to address repercussions associated with that...

Missouri state lawmakers must act now on adult-use cannabis legalization or risk having their hands tied should an initiative petition change the state Constitution. That was the bottom line from Rep. Ron Hicks, a St. Charles County Republican, when he presented his...

A review of Canadian legislation that seeks to address key issues in the country’s cannabis industry has been delayed. The Cannabis Act is in need of a mandatory review that was scheduled for October 2021, three years after Canada made it legal to use marijuana for...

As more states in the U.S. legalize marijuana for medical or recreational use and the industry grows, political not-for-profit organizations, trade associations, and cannabis businesses continue to lobby for cannabis reform and legalization. Lobbyists are being paid a...

A cannabis legalization campaign in Ohio has managed to attract enough signatures to qualify for review by the state’s legislature. The proposed bill, which prompts legislators to regulate adult-use (recreational) cannabis in the same way as alcohol, must now be...

Military veterans would be “encouraged” to discuss medical marijuana treatment without the fear of losing federal benefits under a new bill being sponsored by Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA). The main thrust of the legislation is to codify existing policies that allow VA...