Bipartisan Senators Discuss Marijuana Industry Banking Issues As Trump ‘Strongly’ Considers Rescheduling
As President Donald Trump affirms that his administration is “very strongly” considering a proposal to reschedule marijuana, bipartisan senators raised the issue during a hearing with a former state cannabis regulator who testified about the unique challenges federal prohibition imposes on state regulators. While attention within the cannabis community is largely focused on a potentially […]
Republican Senators Made ‘Detrimental’ Mistake By Blocking Veterans’ Medical Marijuana Access, GOP Congressman Says
A Republican congressman says his GOP colleagues in the Senate made a “detrimental” mistake by blocking language from a key spending bill that would have increased military veterans’ access to medical marijuana in legal states. Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) told Marijuana Moment last week that he felt it was “ridiculous” the Senate declined to include […]
Rhode Island’s US Senators Defend Vote To Ban Hemp Despite Concerns It Will Kill A Growing State Industry
“At the urging of the vast majority of the state attorneys general, they voted to table an amendment to strip this provision.” By Christopher Shea, Rhode Island Current Mike Simpson is one of Rhode Island’s biggest cheerleaders for hemp cultivation and the plant’s derivative products—remedies, he believes, that may help where pharmaceutical medicines cannot. It’s […]
Minnesota Hemp Businesses And Senators Say Federal THC Ban Will Hurt The State’s Economy
“Senator Klobuchar voted against the hemp provision because she thought it would hurt the state’s small businesses.” By Ana Radelat, MinnPost Minnesota’s booming industry of intoxicating products made by hemp, including beverages and gummies, is reeling from the ban on their products that is making its way through Congress in a bill that would reopen the […]