Cannabis Policy & Legalization
Global cannabis legislation, decriminalization efforts, and legal battles shaping the industry.
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Tired of feeling like getting a handle on your cannabis company’s finances is the equivalent of climbing Mt. Everest? You’re not alone. Due to a complex array of factors, the challenges of keeping your books balanced, taxes filed and timely questions answered can often be quite substantial. That’s where InTrack CFO can make a mountain…
InTrack CFO Delivers Trusted Financial Services for Cannabis Businesses Read More »
The Senate has rejected an amendment to a critical spending bill that would have removed language to ban hemp products containing THC. After the chamber cleared the appropriations minibus package for floor consideration on Sunday, senators on Monday took up the measure from Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) that he said would prevent the eradication of…
Senate Rejects Attempt To Save Hemp Industry From THC Ban Read More »
Lucy showed up at the Kinneman farm as a six-month-old Pudelpointer mix who needed a home. She slipped into the rhythm of the place the way some dogs do — gates, feed, and shadowing whoever holds the bucket. Lucy attached herself to Kurt Kinneman. Kurt eventually left Wisconsin and went west to Oregon, where hemp…
How One Dog Led a Family Farm to Grow Hemp Read More »
Hurricane Melissa recently struck Jamaica with a fury the country hadn’t seen since the legendary Hurricane Gilbert in 1988. This Category 5 storm, with winds of nearly 185 mph and torrential rain, left 32 people dead, entire communities cut off, widespread structural damage across the island, and a humanitarian crisis in motion. On top of…
Jamaica Short on Cannabis After Hurricane Melissa: Rastafari Communities Plead Read More »
President Donald Trump “supports” the proposed ban on hemp products containing THC that’s been included in a Senate spending bill, a White House spokesperson says as cannabis, alcohol and other interests continue their efforts to influence the final deal. One day after the Senate cleared an appropriations package for floor consideration—with provisions that hemp stakeholders…
Trump ‘Supports’ Hemp THC Ban That’s Advancing In Senate, White Read More »
The government might reopen. But only if Congress agrees to something else first: banning intoxicating hemp nationwide. On Sunday, Senate leadership inserted a hemp-recriminalization clause into the must-pass funding bill that would end the longest shutdown in American history, reported Marijuana Moment. On Monday, Cannabis Business Times confirmed that intoxicating hemp is being targeted as…
Hemp Ban Hidden Inside Government Shutdown Bill Read More »
You can now major (or minor) in cannabis in college. Years ago, “I majored in cannabis” meant you smoked a lot of weed. Today it means something very different: colleges are training students to become professionals in a multi-billion-dollar, highly regulated industry. The spark? Jobs. Cannabis is one of the fastest-growing industries in America. Vangst,…
I Majored in Cannabis in College — And It’s Actually Read More »
More than a dozen lawyers representing hemp businesses are slamming an “overbroad” and “disastrous” proposal to ban products with THC that’s advancing in the Senate and was recently supported by a coalition of state and territory attorneys general. In a letter sent to key GOP congressional committee leaders on Friday, the attorneys—whose clients include many…
Industry Lawyers Condemn ‘Overbroad’ And ‘Disastrous’ Congressional Push To Ban Read More »
A congressional spending bill containing a hotly contested ban on hemp products with THC has cleared a procedural Senate vote, teeing up consideration of final passage, expected within days. But one GOP senator has a plan to strike the provision, industry stakeholders tell Marijuana Moment. The Senate agreed to advance the minibus appropriations package in…
Senate Advances Hemp Product Ban—But GOP Senator Has Last-Ditch Plan Read More »
