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Pennsylvania medical marijuana program on fast track to become largest in the country

Pennsylvania’s Republican Senator Mike Folmer and Democratic Senator Daylin Leach, ranked 36 and 37 respectively in the CBE 2016 Political 100, are two happy guys. The mechanisms behind the medical marijuana bill they wrote, which became law on April 13,…

Policy Group of Prosecutors Release Position Paper

The National District Attorney’s Association (NDAA), the organization that “serves as the voice of America’s prosecutors and strives to support their efforts to protect the rights and safety of the people in their communities”, created a policy group of 14…

Legalization in Vermont Stands Poised on the Precipice

Last year, the Vermont Senate passed a bill for comprehensive marijuana legalization, but it never made it through the House. Now the Senate is in a similar spot with another bill - this time with a better hope for passage.…

Venture Capitalists On Standby Mode

April 25, 2017
David Hodes
Banking, Finance & Real Estate, Cannabis Investments
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The venture capital industry has not made much of a dent in the cannabis business. Yet. It’s pretty clear why. This is a risky business for a risk adverse group of people betting that the funds they invest will pay off down…

Scientists, Advocates and Political Operatives Celebrate Progress at D.C. Medical Cannabis Conference

By David Hodes The 5th annual Americans for Safe Access (ASA) Medical Unity Conference held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington, D.C., April 7-11, was both a celebration of the life of the advocacy organization (now in its 15th…

Hudak: “That legislation is dead. Period”

By David Hodes Are we getting there? Let’s review. The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) reports twenty-nine states and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana for qualified patients, while eight states now regulate the production…

Proposed Legislation Merges Medical and Recreational Regulatory Framework

By David Hodes A reliable source closely connected to action in California cannabis legislation has reported the introduction of a budget trailer bill that proposes changes to the state’s cannabis laws which would effectively merge medical and recreational cannabis into…