Legal Related U.S. Senate Passes Legislation to Expand Marijuana Research by Sophia Vida March 29, 2022 Earlier this month the U.S. Senate cleared a bill that would expand scientific and medical research on cannabis and its compounds, including CBD. The bill, S. 253, titled the Cannabidiol and Marihuana Research Expansion Act, is...
Legal Related House Committee to Vote on Federal Marijuana Legislation Bill Next week by Sophia Vida September 24, 2021 Days after a banking reform advanced, a bill to legalize marijuana on a federal level will be voted on by the House Judiciary Committee next week. The House had voted in favor of a defense spending bill this week that included ...
Money related House of Representatives Passes Cannabis Banking Bill by Sophia Vida April 20, 2021 For a long time banks have been unwilling to do business with marijuana companies due to the drug being illegal on a federal level. Things may be soon changing. This week the United States House of Representatives passed legisl...
Sector News Senators in North Dakota Advanced a Marijuana Legislation Bill for Unexpected Reasons by Sophia Vida March 22, 2021 A North Dakota Senate committee today advanced a bill to legalize marijuana in the state after the bill was passed by the House. The unique move from the Senate is that they did it without a recommendation on whether the legisl...
Legal Related The U.S. House Passes Landmark Bill to Decriminalize Marijuana by Sophia Vida December 08, 2020 Marijuana advocates had something to celebrate last week as the House passed a bill to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level on Friday. The House passed the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act b...
Legal Related House to Vote Next Week on a Marijuana Research Bill by Sophia Vida December 08, 2020 The U.S. House of Representatives just voted in favor of the MORE Act last week and is getting ready to vote again on another bill next week. The House will be voting on a marijuana research bill that will allow scientists to s...
Legal Related House Committee Approves Marijuana Bill that Allows Research on Dispensary Marijuana by Sophia Vida September 11, 2020 A congressional committee has approved a marijuana bill that will allow scientists to finally study cannabis from state-legal dispensaries. The Medical Marijuana Research Act would establish a simplified registration process fo...
Legal Related House to Take Historical Vote on Removing Marijuana from Controlled Substances Act by Sophia Vida September 03, 2020 This month the U.S. House will be voting on legislation to remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act as well as to erase some marijuana criminal records. While the bill will not legalize marijuana, it will be a histor...
Legal Related House Panel Makes History Approving Bill to Legalize Marijuana by Sophia Vida November 22, 2019 The U.S. House Panel made a landmark decision this week when it approved a bill to legalize marijuana on a federal level. On Wednesday the House Judiciary Committee approved a bill that legalizes marijuana on the federal leve...
Legal Related Pennsylvania Legislator Proposes Bill to Legalize Marijuana by Sophia Vida October 04, 2019 A Pennsylvania legislator has proposed a bill that would legalize marijuana in the state. State Representative David Delloso, a Democrat from Delaware County, proposed the bill to the Pennsylvania General Assembly at the end of...