Mitch McConnell

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There is a legion of Republi-cannabis enthusiasts among us that have been eagerly waiting for their president, a man known by most Americans only as Donald Trump, to finally come forth and reveal his official stance on marijuana. Because, well, let’s face it, the man, the myth, the Donald hasn’t had muchContinue Reading

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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is scheduled to talk with cannabis industry executives this week in California about marijuana banking legislation and other issues, perhaps signaling that the Kentucky Republican is open to MJ reform. McConnell is a key gatekeeper in determining whether cannabis banking reform legislation, which recentlyContinue Reading

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The House has passed The SAFE Banking Act in a major step towards providing state-legal cannabis businesses access to proper banking services and a safer atmosphere that comes with not having giant piles of money. The bill passed late Wednesday afternoon by a vote of 321 to 103. Republicans wereContinue Reading

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While Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell would like to think that, in addition to being the “Grim Reaper” of Capitol Hill, he hung the moon and is perhaps even the savior of American morality, it turns out that he’s probably not as smart as he’d like to believe. Because whileContinue Reading

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Hemp, marijuana’s taxonomically identical twin and the source material for the CBD products found anywhere there is money to be made in America, is legal — but not 100% legal. Last year’s Farm Bill very explicitly legalized the cultivation, production, and sale of industrial hemp — look, see, there is Sen. Mitch McConnellContinue Reading

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If there is one aspect of the marijuana legalization debate that doesn’t get as much talk time as it should, it is the idea that adults should have the freedom to use the herb without the risk of John Law trying to put them in a cage. Instead, the modern language ofContinue Reading

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There has been a lot of gossip going around over the past few months surrounding the timeline for Congress to finally legalize marijuana nationwide. Some optimists believe that 2019 will be the year it happens, since the Democrats finally have control of the U.S. House and President Trump, perhaps duringContinue Reading