Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s commitment to make federal marijuana reform a priority sent cannabis stocks surging last week and thrilled advocates, but experts caution that high hurdles persist for comprehensive legislation to pass Congress. W…
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Three US senators announce plans for major federal marijuana reform
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and fellow Senators Cory Booker and Ron Wyden formally announced Monday that they are working together to advance comprehensive marijuana reform legislation. Schumer talked last week about pushing for legislati…
Senate leader Schumer pushing federal marijuana legalization as priority
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said he’s putting together a new federal marijuana legalization bill that would allow states freedom to “do whatever they’d like” and put tax revenues into minority communities most harmed by prohibition. A New…
Federal marijuana reform outlook brightens as Democrats on verge of US Senate control
Prospects for major federal marijuana reform are poised to take a big step forward now that Democrats appear to be on course to take control of the U.S. Senate. In the closely watched Georgia Senate runoffs, Democrat Raphael Warnock was declared the vi…
Major federal marijuana reform could hinge on outcome of two Georgia Senate races
All eyes are on Georgia and two runoff races Tuesday that will determine whether the U.S. Senate flips to Democrats, an outcome that could make the upper chamber more amenable to federal marijuana reform – perhaps even legalization. Potentially b…
US House passes historic bill to legalize marijuana at federal level, but Senate looms
In a groundbreaking vote, the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a comprehensive bill that removes marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act, ending the federal government’s 8-decades-old prohibition on the plant.
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Federal marijuana legalization bill takes final step toward full House vote
A U.S. House of Representatives panel on Wednesday paved the way for the full House to vote later this week on a measure to remove marijuana from the federal Controlled Substances Act.
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US House poised to act this week on landmark marijuana legalization bill
The U.S. House of Representative is scheduled this week to take up legislation to legalize marijuana federally, a landmark step that could mark the first time a full congressional chamber has voted to end the federal government’s MJ prohibition.
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Voters in NJ, Arizona, three other states legalize potential $2.5 billion-plus marijuana markets
The marijuana industry appeared headed for a clean sweep on Election Day, with voters approving new markets in Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey and South Dakota that could generate more than $2.5 billion in medical and recreational cannabis sa…
Federal marijuana reform prospects bright – provided the Senate flips, Biden wins
Tuesday’s general election could have huge implications for federal marijuana reform, but the biggest business impacts hinge on whether the U.S. Senate flips to the Democrats and former Vice President Joe Biden wins the presidency.
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