A U.S. House of Representatives panel on Wednesday paved the way for the full House to vote later this week on a measure to remove marijuana from the federal Controlled Substances Act.
The U.S. House of Representative is scheduled this week to take up legislation to legalize marijuana federally, a landmark step that could mark the first time a full congressional chamber has voted to end the federal government’s MJ prohibition.
The medical cannabis industry could be in for one of its biggest symbolic wins in decades if a United Nations vote next week implicitly acknowledges the medical value of the drug.
After postponing a proposed September vote, the full US House is expected to vote in December on a bill that would remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and alter the industry in myriad ways.
Tuesday’s general election could have huge implications for federal marijuana reform, but the biggest business impacts hinge on whether the U.S. Senate flips to the Democrats and former Vice President Joe Biden wins the presidency.
A new state law lets California’s outdoor marijuana growers claim a wine-like “appellation of origin” for their sun-and-soil-grown crops.
California outdoor producers told Marijuana Business Daily they hope the law will help them distinguish their outdoor products from the competition.
Federal marijuana legalization could be only months from becoming reality, spurring Washington DC-based MJ advocates to seriously consider a “post-prohibition” world as they map out political strategies for 2021.
A bill to remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act and thereby legalize the plant federally won’t be voted on by the U.S. House next week or before the Nov. 3 election.
The Democratic and Republican national conventions barely touched on federal marijuana reform.
The Republicans didn’t even write a new platform.
