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NORML
APRIL 22, 2020
“Many of these establishments are small-to-medium size operators, with their employees keeping their doors open without access to the support systems in place for other businesses, thus depriving them of potentially lifesaving protections.” Without doing that, we risk undercutting the public health efforts nationwide.”
NORML
APRIL 23, 2020
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
APRIL 2, 2020
The Senators write: Over the last decade, there has been a clear shift in public opinion toward supporting the legalization of cannabis in the United States. ” The Senators close their letter stating, “We strongly support ensuring that SBA loan programs are made available to all cannabis small businesses.”
NORML
MARCH 17, 2021
Right now, the USPS is accepting public comment until March 20th, and the fix is relatively simple. The post Congress and USPS Inadvertently Restrict Consumer Access To Vaporizer Cartridges, Batteries, Etc appeared first on NORML. The USPS simply needs to clarify that these new changes do not include non-nicotine vaporization devices.
NORML
MARCH 25, 2020
Representatives with the United States Small Business Administration (SBA) have reaffirmed that state-licensed cannabis businesses are ineligible for financial aid opportunities because marijuana remains classified as a schedule I controlled substance. The majority of these businesses are small-to-medium in size.
NORML
MARCH 20, 2020
There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic is adversely impacting businesses around the world, and smaller businesses especially. That is why these businesses continue to face undue discrimination under federal law, including the lack of access to banking services and a prohibition of standard business tax deductions.
Americans for Safe Access
MARCH 30, 2021
Although 36 states have organized medical cannabis access programs over the past 24 years, the federal government remains out of step with the majority of states where medical cannabis policy reforms are already in place.
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