Week of 6/18/2022 Cannabis News: Congressional Veterans Equal Access Act, Lukas Gilkey of Hometown Hero, Texas Original Compassionate Cultivation
This week in review bipartisan congressional members are pushing for a veterans medical marijuana bill titled Veterans Equal Access Act , Lukas Gilkey of Hometown Hero is reported on for working with veterans groups to donate funds and give products, and a REIT known as IIP has purchased a medical marijuana grow facility from Texas Original Compassionate Cultivation. Audio player included for those on the go.
Week of Cannabis Review 06/11/2022: Texans w/ personal possession is most frequent border traffic stop, legalization reported to be undermining Mexican cartels
This is our short weekly review of what’s going on in cannabis in the week of 06/11/2022. An analysis of border patrol and DPS border traffic stops capture mainly US citizens with small marijuana possession, the GAO reports that most border patrol stops are capturing low level marijuana offenders of one ounce or less, and the congressional research service has reported that legalization in the US and Canada is undermining cannabis trafficking of cartels from Mexico into the US. Audio player included for those on the go.
Once Again, House Republicans Vote Against The MORE Act
If there’s one point that needs to be stressed when discussing American cannabis reform and those who are advocating for those reforms, it’s that there is considerable support from conservatives for those very reforms.
US House Veterans Affairs Committee passes two veterans cannabis bills
The House Veterans Affairs Committee passed two bills regarding marijuana access in the United States. H. R. 1647 Veterans Equal Access Act, H. R. 712 VA Medical Cannabis Research Act
Beware Of Headlines, The MORE Act Has Not Passed The House.
The issue here is that the title is using congress as short hand
Although Historic, There Is Still Progress To Be Made and Work To Be Done.
On Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee passed House Resolution 3884- the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act of 2019 (“MORE Act”). Although historic, being that this is the first time […]
A Veterans Update: A Check In from Texas Veterans for Medical Marijuana.
Among the many groups of individuals who show the true diversity of the cannabis advocacy scene in Texas, many of our nation’s heroes involved in the community have become both […]
House Votes Yes on Amendment That Would Block Feds From Interfering in Marijuana States.
The amendment was to the fiscal year 2020 Commerce-Justice-Science spending bill. Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives approved the amendment with a 267-165 vote with 226 democrats supporting the bill […]