Articles tagged with "Congress"

State lawmakers have quietly introduced legislation designed to help protect legal cannabis from intervention by the Trump administration.

Republicans in Congress are starting to come out of the woodwork to draft new bills on cannabis.

If confirmed, Trump’s nominee for US attorney general could determine the future of legal cannabis in the country.

A bipartisan group of Senators contacted a federal financial institute asking for guidance on the woes of banking in the cannabis industry. Will they respond?

While Democrats held a nighttime sit-in for gun safety last week, House Republicans quietly removed language from a bill that would have allowed veterans safer access to medical cannabis.

“How many more armed robberies must we witness and security guards lives lost before we take action?” asked Colorado Democrat Rep. Ed Perlmutter.

Congressional representatives from Oregon are uniting to push for progress on cannabis advertising.

U.S. Rep. Andy Harris defended his opposition to cannabis by citing statistics about black Americans that aren’t only wrong but could be considered downright offensive.

President Obama’s budget proposal for 2016 contains a little beacon of hope for Washington, D.C. residents who are frustrated by Congress’ efforts to block retail cannabis legalization.

The new mayor of Washington D.C., Muriel Bowser, says the city will “explore every option” to enforce cannabis law, even if that means suing Congress.