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Bank Of America, Mastercard, NRA And Others Are Lobbying For Cannabis Banking Reform — Who Knew?
Sunday, October 22, 2023 - 2:21pm | 805Several entities have included the Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation (SAFER) Banking Act on their lobbying disclosures for the third quarter of 2023. In an analysis of new Congressional lobbying disclosures, a NY-based outlet found that Bank of America (...
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FDA Funds Cannabis Study; NIDA Confirms 5 Entities Seek $25M Contract To Supply Research Weed
Monday, April 3, 2023 - 11:26am | 719The FDA is renewing a contract with Waterloo University to conduct a marijuana study, reported Cannabis Wire. Since 2019, the FDA and the University have been conducting International Cannabis Policy Study (ICPS), which surveys thousands of people across the U.S. and Canada...
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CBD: FDA Advisor Calls For Fair Rules Amid SAMSHA's Critical Report On Side Effects And Unknowns
Friday, February 24, 2023 - 11:28am | 1053The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced in January it will not regulate CBD as a food and dietary supplement ingredient and that it plans to work with Congress to create "safeguards and oversight to manage and minimize risks related to CBD products." While this announcement...
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Johnson & Johnson Urges FDA To Take Interim Steps As It Continues To Review CBD
Thursday, June 16, 2022 - 9:15am | 521The FDA's Science Board has once again reviewed the idea of incorporating cannabinoids into dietary supplements. At a Tuesday meeting with the FDA's public advisory committee, the panel focused on “challenges in evaluating the safety of dietary supplement and food...
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Chuck Schumer Or Nancy Mace: Whose Cannabis Legalization Bill & Which Candidates Are The Largest Weed Companies Supporting?
Saturday, June 11, 2022 - 4:47pm | 869Federal cannabis reform will be created in the image and likeness of whichever political party is in office when it finally happens. And don’t we know it? In fact, last week Bill Maher bemoaned that "Republicans are going to steal the issue, I think eventually." The Real ...
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Trucking Industry Looks At Cannabis Legalization And What It Means For Thousands of Drivers
Tuesday, June 29, 2021 - 12:11am | 595It seems the growing popularity of cannabis in the U.S. represents a complex issue for the trucking industry. With trucking being federally regulated, cannabis remains prohibited under federal workplace drug testing programs for the over 3.5 million drivers who haul our shipments back and forth...