A key Senate committee has officially scheduled a hearing for a bipartisan marijuana banking bill for next week. The Senate Banking Committee will take up the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act on Thursday, May 11 at a meeting titled “Examining Cannabis Banking Challenges of Small Businesses and Workers.”Continue Reading
A Texas Democratic senator brought the issue of marijuana legalization to the Senate floor on Thursday, seeking to attach to an unrelated resolution an amendment that would’ve allowed Texans to vote on ending prohibition at the ballot box. But the symbolic proposal was ultimately shut down. Lt. Gov. Dan PatrickContinue Reading
A key Senate committee chairman said on Thursday that a hearing on a bipartisan marijuana banking bill could be scheduled as early as next week, adding that lawmakers are going to “move quickly on it.” Senate Banking Committee Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-OH) told NBC News reporters that his panel couldContinue Reading
The governor of Washington State has signed a bill to allow interstate marijuana commerce, pending a federal policy change. The legislation from Sen. Ann Rivers (R) cleared the legislature last month, and Gov. Jay Inslee (D) signed it into law on Thursday. Before signing the bill, Inslee urged Congress toContinue Reading
Days after the Texas House of Representatives passed a marijuana decriminalization bill that is now pending in the Senate, voters in two cities in the state will head to the polls on Saturday to decide on two related local ballot measures. San Antonio voters will consider a broad justice-reform initiativeContinue Reading
Even as more states have moved to legalize marijuana, rates of current and lifetime cannabis use among high school students have continued to drop, newly released federal data shows. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), published last week, found that teen use ofContinue Reading
US Industrial Hemp plunges from last year Image Cannabis News May 4, 2023 The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service has released its second annual National Industrial Hemp survey. Rocky Mountain Regional Field Office Director, Rodger Ott says compared to last year, there are big changes in the 2022 report. “ThereContinue Reading
Is Cannabis legalisation a threat to spirits? Image Cannabis News May 4, 2023 Major drinks companies are eyeing up the cannabis sector, but are holding out for legislation to be passed before truly committing to it. It’s been nearly five years since Canada legalised the sale and consumption of marijuana.Continue Reading
A Washington State county has become the latest U.S. jurisdiction to locally deprioritize enforcement of laws against psychedelics like psilocybin and ayahuasca. The three members of the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Monday to approve a resolution to make enforcement of psychedelics laws among the jurisdiction’s lowestContinue Reading
Voters react to the results on banning Recreational Marijuana in Montrose Image Cannabis News May 4, 2023 MONTROSE – Voters in Montrose rejected a ban on marijuana facilities in the city. Mid-Michigan’s May special election came down to a margin of less than 1%. Results show 240 people voted againstContinue Reading