Tag: Congress

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A congressional committee decided against amending banking rules for the cannabis industry. If enacted, the new regulations would have prevented the U.S...

John Boehner will join the board of a cannabis company, the former Speaker of the House announced on Twitter Wednesday. "I'm joining the board of...

The leader of the U.S. Senate has announced a plan to protect the industrial hemp industry from federal prosecution. "We all are so optimistic that...

WASHINGTON, D.C.- Medical cannabis patients and businesses following state laws have received new protections from the U.S. Congress in an unexpected way: as part...

Washington, D.C.- A bill to work around the move by Attorney General Jeff Sessions' move to rescind the Cole Memo has been announced in Congress. The...

The Rohrabacher-Blumenauer Amendment, a piece of legislation that defunds the Department of Justice from pursuing individuals or businesses abiding by state laws, remains intact...

A bill in Congress that would allow banks to do business with the marijuana industry without fear of violating federal law, is picking up...

Will the unpopular move by Jeff Sessions to rescind the Cole Memo usher in a blue wave next November? Yesterday's action by Attorney General Jeff...

Senator Cory Gardner is looking to take some of the strain off of running marijuana businesses by allowing them federal deductions on their taxes. For...

During his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee, Jeff Sessions called for more competition among those growing medical marijuana for research. Advocates of marijuana, normally...