The Cannabis Payment Predicament: Don’t Be a Part of the Problem

Card transactions are a serious problem for the cannabis industry—not because consumers can’t use them to purchase products, but because merchants accept them. Instead of adhering...

Singer-Songwriter Neil Young’s U.S. Citizenship Held Up Due to Cannabis Use

CALIFORNIA – Legendary singer-songwriter and Toronto native Neil Young on Friday said he has been told by immigration officials that he must re-take his...

USDA, Vicente Sederberg Release Videos Explaining New Hemp Regulations

In a follow up to interim guidance formally issued by the organization, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released a recorded webinar...

California Regulators Suspend Nearly 400 Cannabis Business Licenses

SACRAMENTO – The California Bureau of Cannabis Control (CBCC) this week moved to suspend the licenses of 394 cannabis businesses, citing that they had...

U.S. Senate Votes to Include Medical Cannabis Provisions in Funding Plan

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As federal lawmakers work diligently to add amendments and provisions to ‘"minibus" appropriations legislation’ that will fund various federal agencies for...

State Updates: Kansas and Wisconsin Consider New Cannabis Policies

Democratic lawmakers in Wisconsin are lobbying to eliminate all criminal penalties for possession of under 28 grams of cannabis flower. Unlike decriminalization measures in...

Students Sue Colleges Over Medical Cannabis Use

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Challenges between the rights of medical cannabis patients and continued federal prohibition in the U.S. are being tested on college campuses,...

The Key to Doing Business in Any Newly Legalized State: Listen and Learn

In June, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed legislation allowing recreational marijuana possession and sales starting January 1, 2020. In so doing, he gave final approval to...

Bernie Sanders’ Plan Would Legalize Cannabis in First 100 Days of Presidency

Federal cannabis legalization could become a reality after the 2020 presidential election, especially if Senator Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) takes the White House. The longtime cannabis...

Cannabis Industry Reacts After Gov. Newsom Signs Bill to Bring Tax Relief

Making it in the cannabis industry is notoriously difficult, but a new bill signed by Governor Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) could make things a bit...

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