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New Legislation Would Permit Marijuana Businesses to Access COVID-19 Relief

NORML

Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) have introduced legislation to allow state-legal marijuana businesses to apply for COVID-19 benefits through the Small Business Administration. Currently, the SBA is prohibited from engaging with cannabis businesses due to federal marijuana criminalization.

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NORML Issues Cannabis Policy Guidance For Lawmakers and Prosecutors For Protecting Public Health During COVID-19 Crisis

NORML

Today, NORML and it’s national network of advocacy chapters released a memo to state lawmakers, regulators, prosecutors, and other interested parties providing guidance for how they can take emergency actions to better promote the health and welfare of cannabis consumers and the general public during the COVID pandemic.

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Congress considers allowing COVID-19 relief for cannabis companies

Leafly

Earl Blumenauer's bill would end the Small Business Administration's ban on direct and ancillary businesses. The post Congress considers allowing COVID-19 relief for cannabis companies appeared first on Leafly.

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Cannabis labs join the fight against COVID-19

Leafly

Cannabis businesses have already helped the COVID-19 effort, and now cannabis labs are joining in as well, adapting labs for testing of the virus. The post Cannabis labs join the fight against COVID-19 appeared first on Leafly.

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COVID-19: Spannabis 2020 Cancelled

Cannabis Life Network

. “As you may know, this morning, the President of the Generalitat of Catalunya [have] announced extraordinary measures to respond to Covid-19 coronavirus disease,” Spannabis explain in […]. The post COVID-19: Spannabis 2020 Cancelled appeared first on Latest Cannabis News Today - Headlines, Videos & Stocks.

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Senate Coalition Urges SBA to Support Small Cannabis Businesses

NORML

However, SBA’s current policy excludes small businesses with “direct” or “indirect” products or services that aid the use, growth, enhancement, or other development of cannabis from SBA-backed financing. To that end, NORML has called for SBA access to be included in our recently issued policy memo.

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NORML Resource Guide: Engaging Effective Activism During the COVID-19 Pandemic

NORML

It is more important than ever that essential cannabis retailers have equal access to banking and small business financial assistance. It is more important than ever that America’s prisons and jails no longer incarcerate those charged with marijuana-related activities.

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