As the federal push to provide safe banking to the cannabis industry has repeatedly stalled in Washington, D.C., some state lawmakers are now trying to take the matter upon themselves. Most recently, Pennsylvania legislation that aims to authorize financial institutions and insurers to provide services to the state’s medical... Read more

Several companies have been claiming that their CBD products can cure, treat, or prevent COVID-19, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) says they are wrong. Seven companies—Cureganics, Heaven’s Organics LLC, Functional Remedies LLC, Greenway Herbal Products LLC, CBD Social, UPSY LLC and Nature’s Highway—received warning letters from... Read more

U.S. House lawmakers passed federal legislation to remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act on April 1, marking the second time broad reform has received majority support in the chamber. In addition to ending the federal prohibition of cannabis, the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act would provide... Read more