John Hickenlooper

A group of 12 Democratic U.S. senators are urging the Drug Enforcement Administration this week to fully legalize cannabis. Led by Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and John Fetterman (D-Penn.), the senators sent a letter signed by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), to Attorney General Merrick...

Colorado’s governor when the state became the first in the country to legalize recreational cannabis in 2012 reintroduced a bill calling for federal marijuana legalization last week, reported Marijuana Moment. Titled the Preparing Regulators Effectively for a Post-Prohibition Adult-Use...

Senators are urging the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) to level the playing field for the state-legal marijuana industry by extending Small Business Administration (SBA) programs and services. Cannabis companies currently are barred from...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer presided over a cannabis policy forum in the Capitol Visitors Center of the Congressional Auditorium on April 20 — an unofficial weed holiday. The Democratic Majority Leader was joined by marijuana proponents, including other government leaders, as...

Cannabis advocates will hold a policy forum in the Capitol Visitors Center of the  Congressional Auditorium symbolically scheduled for April 20 - the unofficial marijuana holiday. The summit will bring together activists and leaders from government, business, healthcare,...

Senator Jacky Rosen (D-Nev) sent a letter recently urging the appropriations committee to provide licensed marijuana businesses with access to Small Business Administration loans, reported Nevada Appeal.  Cannabis companies are currently banned from accessing SBA...

The Coalition for Cannabis Policy, Education and Regulation (CPEAR) issued a new report on Wednesday with the title - Cannabis Legalization Is Not Associated with Increases in Youth Use, revealing that state-level marijuana legalization usually doesn’t cause an...

Adding to the chorus of lawmakers pressuring President Joe Biden on cannabis legalization, on Monday Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) urged the President via Twitter (NYSE: TWTR) to take unilateral action on cannabis policy. “Biden needs to lean on his executive...

A member of Congress has sold off full positions in many technology focused stocks, including several that make up the popular FAANG acronym. What Happened: U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper is a Democratic senator, serving Colorado in Congress. Hickenlooper beat incumbent Cory Gardner in the 2020...

The House of Representatives approved a massive infrastructure bill late Friday, which includes allowing researchers to study marijuana purchased from state-licensed dispensaries. The legislation is now heading to President Joe Biden’s desk. The bill will allow scientists...

Who "won" and who "lost" this week's Democratic debate in Detroit? That's hard to say before any new large-scale polling comes out. Checking with the pundits can give a sense of what the pros thought, but there's little widespread agreement.  Even the...

Policy matters with ramifications for the financial markets — including health care, taxes, tariffs and climate change — were front and center during the first of two days of debates between 2020 Democratic presidential candidates hosted by CNN in Detroit. Progressive senators and front...

Many of the 20 Democrats participating over two days in the CNN Democratic Presidential Debates in Detroit favor cannabis legalization. Where the candidates differ the most is in past policies that may contradict their positions today — and in how legalization would look under...

The Colorado legislature made history last week with the approval of the world’s first marijuana banking system. Though the feds announced guidance for banks on how to deal with marijuana-based businesses, this new cannabis focused credit co-op system would provide true access to financial...