The United Nations (UN) Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) voted this week to ban the marijuana component hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) under an international treaty, with every country present except the United States casting a vote in favor of placing the substance under Schedule II of the 1971 Convention on Psychotropic... Read more

A Democratic senator unsuccessfully attempted to attach a key provision of a marijuana banking bill—but not one that would’ve actually helped the cannabis industry access financial services—to a broader bill focused on the problem of debanking. At a Senate Banking Committee markup on Thursday, Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI) filed... Read more

A Maryland Senate committee has approved a bill to protect for fire and rescue workers from being penalized for off-duty use of medical marijuana. The legislation from Sen. Carl Jackson (D) advanced through the Senate Finance Committee in a 8-2 vote on Thursday. Under the proposal, state law would... Read more