Tom Angell Archives - International Cannabis Business Conference https://internationalcbc.com/tag/tom-angell/ USA Canada And Europe's International Cannabis Business Conference Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:10:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://internationalcbc.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/cropped-icbclogo_512_512-32x32.jpg Tom Angell Archives - International Cannabis Business Conference https://internationalcbc.com/tag/tom-angell/ 32 32 House Committee Considering Cannabis Banking & D.C. Commerce Monday https://internationalcbc.com/house-committee-considering-cannabis-banking-d-c-commerce-monday/ Tue, 04 Jun 2019 22:10:27 +0000 https://internationalcbc.com/?p=37920 As the United States moves step by step towards ending federal cannabis prohibition, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government will hear some sensible provisions next week. Two proposals that are common sense to most people have a good chance of passage after years of obstruction from previous congressional leadership: allowing state-regulated […]

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]]> The European Parliament Passes Medical Cannabis Resolution https://internationalcbc.com/the-european-parliament-passes-medical-cannabis-resolution/ Fri, 15 Feb 2019 18:04:07 +0000 https://internationalcbc.com/?p=35299 Step by step, nation by nation, the cannabis community is making great progress around the world. Some milestones, such as Canada becoming the first G7 nation to end prohibition, are obviously huge landmarks. Other achievements might fly under the radar to most, but will be revealed as greatly influential when we look back upon them. […]

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]]> First Cannabis Retail Stores in Massachusetts to Open Tuesday https://internationalcbc.com/first-cannabis-retail-stores-in-massachusetts-to-open-tuesday/ Mon, 19 Nov 2018 17:36:40 +0000 https://internationalcbc.com/?p=33618 Just in time for Thanksgiving, the first two cannabis retail stores will open in Massachusetts after voters passed legalization two years ago. Those that have participated in the regulated industry know that establishing and implementing rules and regulations at the state and local levels can be a long and winding road filled with ups and downs […]

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]]> Committee Passes Bill to License More Medical Cannabis Grows https://internationalcbc.com/committee-passes-bill-to-license-more-medical-cannabis-grows/ Thu, 13 Sep 2018 16:35:00 +0000 https://internationalcbc.com/?p=33053 Anyone that has seen the marijuana grown by the United States government for the few remaining federally-recognized patients and the limited research projects approved over the years, knows that it is of extremely poor quality. The Medical Cannabis Research Act (MCRA), sponsored by Republican Representative Matt Gaetz, and passed out of the House Judiciary Committee, […]

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]]> U.S. May License More Cannabis Cultivators and Researchers https://internationalcbc.com/u-s-may-license-more-cannabis-cultivators-and-researchers/ Mon, 10 Sep 2018 23:20:36 +0000 https://internationalcbc.com/?p=32973 Whenever someone hears that the United States government maintains a marijuana farm that provides medicine for a few federal patients and research programs, it may seem like a tall tale, but it is no myth. Uncle Sam cultivates cannabis at the University of Mississippi and actually mails it to a handful of grandfathered/grandmothered participants in the Compassionate Investigational […]

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]]> Senator Merkley Stresses the Importance of the SAFE Banking Act https://internationalcbc.com/senator-merkley-stresses-the-importance-of-the-safe-banking-act/ Mon, 27 Aug 2018 23:18:43 +0000 https://internationalcbc.com/?p=32833 Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley Stresses the Importance of S. 1152, the Secure And Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act Regardless of where you stand on cannabis legalization, you should support regulated businesses’ access to banking services. Even if you don’t support legal marijuana, you should want licensed companies to pay their fair share of taxes and […]

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]]> Senator Merkley Disappointed Banking Bill Blocked, Still Fighting https://internationalcbc.com/senator-merkley-disappointed-banking-bill-blocked-still-fighting/ Mon, 16 Jul 2018 23:23:11 +0000 https://internationalcbc.com/?p=32172 There aren’t many elected officials working as hard to implement sensible cannabis policies than Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley these days. Unlike a lot of politicians, Merkley isn’t just jumping on the bandwagon after seeing poll after poll showing strong voter backing, he was the first United States Senator to endorse a legalization measure when he […]

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]]> Another Study: Legalize Cannabis to Combat the Opioid Epidemic https://internationalcbc.com/another-study-legalize-cannabis-to-combat-the-opioid-epidemic/ Thu, 12 Jul 2018 16:48:10 +0000 https://internationalcbc.com/?p=32147 The opioid epidemic is hurting communities all across the United States. No demographic is safe as Big Pharma has pushed addictive and deadly drugs into localities big and small. As NPR just reported, my birth state of Missouri has seen 1.6 billion doses dropped into the state over the last 6 years, enough doses to […]

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]]> GOP Senate Justice Department Bill Protects Medical Cannabis https://internationalcbc.com/gop-senate-justice-department-bill-protects-medical-cannabis/ Tue, 12 Jun 2018 21:44:23 +0000 https://internationalcbc.com/?p=31531 Cannabis legalization supporters were understandably displeased when Donald Trump appointed Jeff Sessions as United States Attorney General as the former Alabama senator has a long history of Reefer Madness and supporting the escalation of the failed and racist Drug War. While there are many reasons to oppose plenty of AG Session’s policies, it is clear that […]

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]]> Congress Moves to Protect Medical Cannabis from Jeff Sessions, but What About Recreational? https://internationalcbc.com/congress-moves-to-protect-medical-cannabis-from-jeff-sessions-but-what-about-recreational/ Tue, 22 May 2018 18:10:05 +0000 https://internationalcbc.com/?p=31240 It’s no secret what Jeff Sessions thinks about cannabis. Donald Trump’s “beleaguered” Attorney General famously once uttered that, “Good people don’t smoke marijuana,” after all. While the AG’s boss has apparently cut a deal with Republican Senator Cory Gardner to support states’ rights to end cannabis prohibition, Sessions has previously rescinded the Obama Administration’s hands-off-state-regulated-cannabis […]

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