by adminTorusBrand | May 18, 2020 | Politics
The new $3 trillion coronavirus relief package approved by the U.S. House on Friday includes legislative language that would allow banks to service cannabis businesses. A provision that would permit banks to provide financial services to cannabis businesses without...
by adminTorusBrand | May 14, 2020 | Features, Politics
Seven years ago, Colorado became the very first U.S. state to legalize recreational marijuana. What have Colorado legalization results looked like? Here’s what’s happened there since. It has been more than seven years since Colorado passed Amendment 64 to become the...
by adminTorusBrand | May 4, 2020 | Politics
Voters in New Zealand will have the chance to approve a referendum granting the country’s political leaders a chance to fully legalize recreational marijuana for individuals 20 years of age and older. Government leaders in New Zealand have finalized their “Cannabis...
by adminTorusBrand | Apr 27, 2020 | Politics
While many businesses are gaining access to coronavirus relief funds, the cannabis industry has been left out due to federal restrictions. A group of federal lawmakers is pushing for new legislation that would give some small cannabis businesses access to coronavirus...
by adminTorusBrand | Apr 24, 2020 | Politics
A new report from the ACLU shows that law enforcement continues to pursue cannabis arrests despite cannabis reform, and that racial disparity remains prevalent in those arrests. Despite the increasing number of states decriminalizing cannabis, police continue to...
by adminTorusBrand | Apr 14, 2020 | Politics
Gov. Ralph Northam signed a decriminalization bill into law lowering the penalty for simple marijuana possession to a $25 civil penalty and sealing records for past convictions. Virginia Governor Ralph Northam announced on Sunday that he signed into law a bundle of...
