Attorney General William Barr told Congress this week he supports the STATES Act and believes the federal government should just get out of the way if states should continue legalizing cannabis.
This week the House pushed a bill that would place a THC cap on smokable marijuana for patients, which led to “fiery exchanges with veterans and patient advocates who accused a legislative leader of relying on faulty research."
Rep. Earl Blumenauer said that supporting marijuana prohibition and demonizing users is an inevitably losing strategy in the political sector moving forward.
High taxes and restrictions on dispensaries are creating a situation where companies like MedMen are losing money, though the company's also stabbed itself in the foot as of late.
This could be the year when marijuana businesses finally get to stop socking away loads of cash as if they were in the show "Breaking Bad" and open up a bank account.
Sen. Cory Booker (NJ-D) continues to try ways that might break him out from the pack in a crowded Democratic presidential primary, and one of those ways is promising serious cannabis reform if he was elected into office.