Republican-Led Bill To Legalize And Tax Marijuana Emerges As Alternative To Democratic Measures
A new Republican-led congressional marijuana legalization bill is imminent, Marijuana Moment has learned. The measure is being framed by advocates as a compromise between simple descheduling as proposed by other GOP lawmakers and wide-ranging comprehensive legislation that Democratic leaders are championing. Marijuana Moment obtained text of the draft legislation, which is being led by Rep. […]
Biden Administration Can Legalize Marijuana Without Waiting For Lawmakers, Congressional Researchers Say
President Joe Biden can grant mass amnesty to people who have violated federal marijuana laws, congressional researchers said in a new report, adding that his administration can also move to federally legalize cannabis without waiting for lawmakers to act. The new analysis published by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) on Tuesday examines the question: “Does […]
Judge OK’s online medical marijuana ordering
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Leafly and similar sites will be able to resume contracting with Florida medical-marijuana operators to allow patients to order products online, under a ruling issued Monday by an administrative law judge. Florida health officials this year stopped medical-marijuana operators from using Leafly and other third-party sites to process patient orders, saying the […]
Democratic Senators’ Bill Would Let DC Legalize Marijuana Sales In Contrast To Biden’s Proposed Blockade
The Democratic leader of a key U.S. Senate committee on Monday released the text of legislation that, if enacted, would finally allow Washington, D.C. to legalize recreational marijuana sales—in contravention of the wishes of President Joe Biden. The new bills and attached report language announced by Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT), which are […]
Miller introduces cannabis office bill | Eastern/Southeast Queens News
Councilmembers Daneek Miller (D-St. Albans) and Darma Diaz (D-Brooklyn) introduced legislation last week that would create an Office of Cannabis Business Services to ensure compliance with state regulations and monitor the social equity provisions of the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act citywide. If implemented, Intro. 2421 would allow for the monitoring of regulations in accordance with the […]
Voters Across The U.S. Will Decide On Marijuana And Psychedelics Ballot Measures Next Month
Marijuana and psychedelics are on the ballot at the local and state level across the U.S. next month. It might be an off-year election, but advocates and lawmakers have been hard at work pushing to get everything from local cannabis decriminalization to psychedelics reform on their ballots this cycle. That’s not to say that legalization […]
Bipartisan Pennsylvania Lawmakers Team Up On Marijuana Legalization Bill As Push For Reform In The State Heats Up
Pennsylvania is becoming something of a hotbed for marijuana legalization legislation, with a Democratic state lawmaker on Tuesday announcing his intent to file a reform bill that he’ll be working on with a Republican senator who announced his support for the policy change a day earlier. There are also two other Pennsylvania legalization proposals that […]
IRS Launches Cannabis-Industry Focused Compliance Initiative
It is widely known that trafficking in controlled substances is a crime under federal law. Traffickers and would-be traffickers be warned, however, that if you do choose to make income from trafficking in Schedule I or II controlled substances (including cannabis, cocaine, or psychedelic mushrooms), that income is fully taxable by the U.S. government. And, […]
SAFE Banking Act would make cannabis business easier
If approved by the U.S. Senate, the bill would make it easier for shops to borrow money and take credit card payments. When Phil Smith and Jenny Roseman first started their cannabis delivery business Freshly Baked, they struggled to scrounge together enough money to begin operations. Since their business isn’t federally recognized, only a handful […]
D.C. City Council Schedules Hearing on Allowing Cannabis Sales
The Washington, D.C. City Council has scheduled a public hearing next month to consider legislation to allow adult-use cannabis sales in the district, DCist reports. D.C. voters approved broad cannabis legalization in 2014 but rolling out legal sales has been blocked by federal law due to the fact that the Capitol city is under the […]