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Somewhere, Snoop Dogg, Mike Tyson and JR Smith are celebrating federal bill to legalize ma…

MMP News AuthorDecember 7, 2020

by Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Somewhere in in the world — California, Nevada, or beyond — Snoop Dogg, Mike Tyson, J.R. Smith, and millions of other Americans are smiling. They might even be enjoying a puff and “passing it around.” On Friday, December 4, 2020, in ... Read More

Can Cannabis Interstate Commerce Be A Shortcut To Federal Legalization?

MMP News AuthorDecember 7, 2020

After an initial burst of celebration over last week’s House approval of the MORE Act, landmark legislation that would decriminalize marijuana at the federal level, the hard realization that getting the bill past the finish line and signed into law is an unlikely proposition is beginning to set in. Even ... Read More

House of Representatives votes to decriminalize marijuana at federal level

MMP News AuthorDecember 6, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-controlled House on Friday approved a bill to decriminalize and tax marijuana at the federal level, reversing what supporters called a failed policy of criminalization of pot use and taking steps to address racial disparities in enforcement of federal drug laws. Opponents, mostly Republicans, called the ... Read More

7 Marijuana Stocks Hoping 2021 Brings Federal Legalization

MMP News AuthorDecember 6, 2020

Marijuana stocks have found new momentum ahead of the holidays. Thanks to the incoming Biden Administration, it looks like cannabis is finally ready to have its big moment in the United States. As veteran marijuana stock traders know, the Canadian recreational market simply hasn’t been large enough to support the ... Read More

US House votes to decriminalise cannabis at the federal level

MMP News AuthorDecember 6, 2020

The United States House of Representatives voted on Friday to decriminalise cannabis at the federal level, but the legislation is not expected to advance further as long as the Senate remains in Republican hands. It was the first time either chamber of Congress has voted to end the federal ban ... Read More

US House votes to decriminalise marijuana at federal level

MMP News AuthorDecember 4, 2020

The US House of Representatives voted on Friday to decriminalise marijuana at the federal level, but the legislation is not expected to advance further as long as the Senate remains in Republican hands. It was the first time either chamber of Congress has voted to end the federal ban on ... Read More