When it comes to cannabis policy, the United States is very unique. Cannabis still remains illegal at the federal level in the U.S., however, several states have legalized cannabis for adult use and all but two have legalized cannabis for medical purposes to some degree. It’s a federalism policy...

September will reportedly see a historic cannabis legalization vote occur in the United States House of Representatives. Below is more information about it from our friends at NORML via a press release sent to the International Cannabis Business Conference: House lawmakers are preparing for...

Below is a press release from NORML containing breaking news: Washington, DC: Today, the House of Representatives by voice vote passed a wide-ranging amendment restricting the Department of Justice from spending taxpayer dollars to enforce federal anti-marijuana laws in the majority of US states...

Banking reform is desperately needed in the United States. Many cannabis companies have had their accounts shut down and many others were never able to get banking access to begin with due to current federal policy. The banking issue in the U.S. has also affected other countries, with Jamaica specifically...

In these truly difficult times, many small businesses in the cannabis industry are struggling. The fact of the matter is that if smaller cannabis companies in the United States close down during the coronavirus pandemic, they will likely never open again. We cannot let that happen. The National Cannabis...

Cannabis prohibition was approved by the United States Congress in 1937. Since that time, cannabis advocates have fought to reverse that legislation. Federal cannabis prohibition is still in place in the United States, however, the effort to legalize cannabis nationwide passed a huge milestone this...