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Wasted: Plastic Packaging, Biomass & Throw-Away Vapes

Project CBD

Sustainable, hemp-based packaging solutions could help to mitigate this problem. Excess waste created by the cannabis industry is rooted in the legacy of criminalization that now manifests as unnecessary overregulation.

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Democrats’ Latest COVID Relief Package Includes Marijuana Banking Provisions

NORML

The latest COVID stimulus package proposed by House leadership maintains provisions permitting licensed cannabis businesses… The post Democrats’ Latest COVID Relief Package Includes Marijuana Banking Provisions appeared first on NORML.

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House COVID Package Includes Cannabis Banking Relief, But Not Small Business Support

NORML

NORML Political Director Justin Strekal said: “The inclusion of the SAFE Banking Act in the CARES 2 package is a positive development, but one that’s akin to applying a band-aid to a gaping wound. Nonetheless, language to amend SBA eligibility was not included in the bill.

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Congressional Package Repeals Ban on Student Aid to Those with Past Drug Convictions

NORML

Provisions in the package amend a 1998 federal law that mandated those applying for student aid to disclose if they ever had a drug-related conviction, and barred hundreds of thousands of applicants from receiving funding. The post Congressional Package Repeals Ban on Student Aid to Those with Past Drug Convictions appeared first on NORML.

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SAFE Banking Language Not Included In Final NDAA Package

NORML

The post SAFE Banking Language Not Included In Final NDAA Package appeared first on NORML. It is unfortunate that Congress chose to not affirm the legitimacy of state-level marijuana legalization and instead chose to deny this emerging legal industry access to basic financial tools and services.

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Wasted: Plastic Packaging, Cannabis Biomass & Throw-Away Vapes

Project CBD

Sustainable, hemp-based packaging solutions could help to mitigate this problem. Excess waste created by the cannabis industry is rooted in the legacy of criminalization that now manifests as unnecessary overregulation.

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House Members Once Again Advance SAFE Banking Reform in Must-Pass NDAA Package, Include Cannabis Protections for Veterans

NORML

The post House Members Once Again Advance SAFE Banking Reform in Must-Pass NDAA Package, Include Cannabis Protections for Veterans appeared first on NORML. The vote marks the seventh time that House members have advanced this language to the Senate as either an amendment or as a stand-alone bill.

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