Category Archives: Politics

GOV. IVEY SIGNS ALABAMA MEDICAL MARIJUANA BILL INTO LAW

Governor Kay Ivey signed Alabama’s medical marijuana bill into law Monday afternoon. The new law [...]

Legislature bans landlords from using prior marijuana convictions to reject renters

By Elliot Njus The Oregon Legislature has approved a bill that would bar landlords from [...]

The US Government Received a $4.7 Billion Payout From Weed Taxes

Although the federal government considers marijuana a dangerous drug with no accepted medical use, it [...]

Federal Appeals Court Rules DEA, Federal Govt. Must ‘Promptly’ Reassess Marijuana’s Illegality

By Javier Hasse A federal appeals court has re-instated a case against the federal government [...]

PayPal Wants To Help You Buy Marijuana (& Bank)

The online payments platform has officially joined a lobbying effort in support of federal banking [...]

State Financial Regulators Press Congress To Allow Marijuana Banking Access

The top financial regulators in 25 states and U.S. territories are joining together to pressure [...]

Oregon lawmakers reject plan to restrict recreational cannabis supply

The Oregon Senate shot down a plan to limit the state’s supply of legal, adult-use [...]

New Bill Would Protect Veterans From Losing Benefits Over Marijuana

By Kyle Jaeger Military veterans in legalized states would be shielded from losing their federal [...]

U.S. Attorney General Says He Prefers Marijuana Reform Bill To Current Federal Law

By Kyle Jaeger Attorney General William Barr said on Wednesday that he would prefer that Congress [...]

Legal marijuana workers blast U.S. citizenship denials over work

By Associated Press U.S. immigration authorities blocked two immigrants’ applications for citizenship because of their [...]

House panel approves marijuana banking bill

BY ALEX GANGITANO The House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday approved legislation that would allow [...]

Two years after voters approved it, Florida legalizes smoking medical marijuana

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill that allows medical use of marijuana [...]

Bipartisan Bill Seeks to Protect Federal Employees Who Use State-Legal Marijuana

Under current law, federal employees can be fired for using marijuana even if it is [...]

Alaska Approves On-Site Marijuana Use

The state will begin licensing dispensaries on April 11th, though it will likely take several [...]

Hawaii now allows visitors to buy medical marijuana

By JAY JONES Hawaii now lets travelers buy medical marijuana legally, allowing patients who rely [...]