Further Reading…

Hemp and marijuana go to war » 05/21/2024

The farm bill has pitted the allies against each other over how to handle intoxicating products.

New Mexico governor criticizes Homeland Security secretary over cannabis seizures in secret recording » 04/26/2024

In the audio, Lujan Grisham references the recent seizures of state-licensed cannabis by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in southern New Mexico.

Tester campaign plans seven-figure push to bring out Montana tribal voters » 03/18/2024

There could be as many as 60,000 votes at stake, and Democrats intend to get them to the polls in November.

How a cannabis bill stopped being about weed » 09/26/2023

Republican support for the cannabis banking bill is dependent on language preventing a revival of the Obama-era “Operation Choke Point.”

Slightly higher times: Biden administration moves to loosen weed restrictions » 08/30/2023

The recommendation is the result of a yearlong review initiated by the president.

The growing Chinese investment in illegal American weed » 03/21/2023

Multiple states in the West are seeing an increase in Chinese workers and funding at unlicensed cultivation operations.

Schumer makes last-ditch push for cannabis banking bill » 12/16/2022

Weed businesses struggle to bank in the U.S., leaving cash on the premises.

How the plan to pass a weed package went awry » 12/08/2022

Opposition from key Republicans, most notably Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, derailed hopes of attaching cannabis provisions to a must-pass defense spending bill.