Senator to Federal Small Business Administration: Are Federal Regulations Restricting Marijuana Industry Growth?

Federal officials from the Small Business Administration (SBA) met with members of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, and questioned how current laws related to cannabis inhibit the ability to do business in states where it is legal. The discussions come as members of Congress work on legislation that would allow small business assistance […]

Treasury Secretary: Marijuana Businesses Shouldn’t Get Tax Breaks

Until Congress can sort out the conflicting federal and state laws on marijuana, it appears marijuana businesses won’t get a green light on tax breaks, and the confusion is affecting the cannabis industry. Because marijuana remains illegal federally, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin and several legislators recommend holding off on allowing marijuana business tax benefits. Mnuchin […]

MMJ Patients Push DEA Chief to Quit

A growing group of medical marijuana patients is calling for the resignation of DEA chief Chuck Rosenberg after he called MMJ a “joke.” The Marijuana Majority, a national pro-reform group, launched a Change.org petition seeking Rosenberg’s firing or resignation. As of Nov. 12, the petition had gathered roughly 30,000 signatures. Rosenberg’s comments came earlier in […]

Do Anti-Weed Scientists Have a Conflict of Interest?

A new report suggests many doctors who publicly oppose marijuana reform are quietly taking money from pharmaceutical companies behind powerful prescription painkillers, the very drugs medical weed could replace. Vice.com reports that many researchers whose work is used to fight against marijuana reform have ties to Big Pharma – ties that could cloud their professional […]