Nancy Mace

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), an outspoken supporter of cannabis legalization despite pushback from many in her party, has now become a single-gender bathroom warrior. Mace introduced a resolution Monday to prohibit lawmakers and House employees from “using single-sex facilities...

Republican Senator Rand Paul was busy last week. What Happened: In addition to introducing a measure that aims to relax federal constraints on hemp by tripling the allowable THC content from 0.3% to 1%, he also proposed a cannabis-related bill. The Clean Slate Act would allow individuals convicted...

In the latest episode of the Trade To Black podcast, South Carolina Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R) joined hosts Shadd Dales and Anthony Varrell to discuss key issues affecting the cannabis industry, including the recent Democratic National Convention (DNC), the ongoing push for cannabis reform, and...

U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI) introduced the Dismantling Outdated Obstacles and Barriers to Individual Employment or the DOOBIE Act. This bill seeks to modernize federal employment standards by ensuring that past cannabis use no longer serves as an automatic disqualifier for federal jobs or...

Tuesday's news that the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug blew the industry and sent cannabis stocks high in the sky. And, while the move was generally praised by the majority of industry experts some ...

In a Friday letter laying out his legislative priorities to the Senate, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) came out swinging, albeit diplomatically, at "MAGA extremism" and recent attempts by some to force a "harmful and pointless government shutdown." Schumer then thanked the body for...

The Republican majority in the House of Representatives is already slim, with a tendency to shrink even further before the November elections. But Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) says there's a way for the GOP to strengthen its position in Congress. Republicans should back marijuana banking reform, the...

A Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report released Friday highlights significant limitations in a House bill designed to modify federal employment and security clearances for people who have used cannabis in the past. The bipartisan legislation, spearheaded by Reps. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Nancy Mace...

The recent legalization of recreational marijuana in Ohio marked a significant shift in the United States where now over half the population has access to legal adult-use cannabis in addition to the nearly 80% of the country where medical marijuana is legal.  Growing public...

In the bustling realm of American politics, where a myriad of issues vie for the spotlight, it’s not every day that a conservative figure like Nancy Mace emerges to pivot the conversation toward a subject as divisive as cannabis. Just this week, the Republican House Representative for South...

Congress Pushes For Major Shift In Marijuana Policy Yet Again Another effort to place cannabis in a similar regulatory bracket as alcohol is gaining traction in Congress. The States Reform Act, which seeks to reschedule marijuana on a federal level, was refiled recently by Bipartisan House...

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) clashed over the latter’s criticism of Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.). What Happened: Mace refused to back Scalise for the House Speaker position, saying that he "attended a white supremacist...

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) is not backing down on her support for Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) as a contender for the Speaker of the House role, despite the GOP’s nomination of Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.). Mace’s claims that some Democrats trust Jordan in this position have been met...

On Wednesday, members of the House of Representatives Oversight and Accountability Committee voted 30-14 in favor of bipartisan legislation known as the Cannabis Users’ Restoration of Eligibility (CURE) Act, which was introduced by Congressman Jamie Raskin (D-MD). The...

Republican congressman James Comer, a chair of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, wants to change the bipartisan Cannabis Users’ Restoration of Eligibility (CURE) Act, which aims to remove cannabis-related protections for federal workers. What Happened: ...