Federal marijuana reform outlook brightens as Democrats win control of US Senate

Prospects for major federal marijuana reform are poised to take a big step forward now that Democrats have won control of the U.S. Senate.

Six factors signal a more bullish cannabis investment climate and offer hope to industry executives

After a turbulent two years that culled weaker businesses from the cannabis industry, investors now have a stronger field of companies from which to choose. At the same time, marijuana businesses seeking capital will find it more available than it has been of late.

US House passes historic bill to legalize marijuana at federal level, but Senate looms

In a groundbreaking vote, the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a comprehensive bill that would remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and end the federal government’s decades-old prohibition on the plant.