MPP is closely monitoring developments on Capitol Hill, and as Congress nears the August recess, it’s clear that there are multiple threats to cannabis progress in this year’s legislative session.
While a new Pew poll has found that 9 in 10 Americans support cannabis reform across party lines — with a 54% majority in support of full legalization of adult-use cannabis — many in Washington remain unresponsive to the will of the people.
In June, the White House issued a budget request that called…
Late last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed provisions of the SAFE Banking Act as part of the America COMPETES Act, marking the sixth time cannabis banking legislation has been approved by the chamber.
Click here to send a message to your member of Congress in support of the MORE Act!Members of Congress are still on track to vote on the MORE Act later this month — a federal bill that would remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act and eliminate criminal penalties under federal law. If enacted, the MORE Act would essentially end the war on cannabis at the federal level.
This is big, and you can help. Follow this link to send a message to your representative in the House, who should hear…
