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New US House Speaker Mike Johnson has opposed marijuana reform

Hard-right conservative Mike Johnson, chosen by House Republicans on Wednesday to be the chamber's new speaker, has been…

News October 25
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House speaker chaos, other priorities complicate cannabis banking bill

The refreshing wave of good news from Washington DC that buoyed the U.S. marijuana industry in late summer…

News October 13
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Republican marijuana banking sponsors introduce bill to halt MJ rescheduling

Two key Republican senators sponsoring cannabis banking reform are now pushing new legislation to thwart the Biden administration’s…

News September 22
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State regulators want Congress to redefine, regulate hemp, delta-8 THC

An association of state cannabis regulators is asking Congress to include in the next Farm Bill new rules…

News September 21
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DEA is ‘likely’ to reschedule marijuana, government analysis predicts

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will “likely” reschedule marijuana, following federal health regulators’ Aug. 29 recommendation, according to…

News September 15
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Marijuana industry spends millions lobbying as shutdown threatens SAFE Banking

The cannabis industry continues to spend millions of dollars on high-powered lobbyists to sway U.S. senators to pass…

News August 8
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States give marijuana data to Biden administration for rescheduling review

At least five states with medical marijuana programs have shared key data - including the products patients are…

News July 13
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Alleged leader of $13 million illegal marijuana ring claims federal protection

An attorney for the alleged mastermind of an illegal interstate marijuana operation based in Maine claimed that a…

News June 27
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Biden administration makes good on one marijuana-policy promise

In a move that could signal the Biden Administration's commitment to federally rescheduling of marijuana, the U.S. Department of…

News March 6
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