CCMA Political greenBrief Friday, September 14, 2018 www.cannabismanufacturers.org Sen. Diane Feinstein Signs Onto STATES Act After Years Of Anti-Cannabis Advocacy   “We need leadership in Washington that will push for real marijuana reform like Proposition 64, instead of fomenting unfounded fears about cartels and our kids. Marijuana ...

CCMA Political greenBrief Thursday, September 13, 2018 www.cannabismanufacturers.org The National Cannabis Bar Association Held The Cannabis Law Institute To Tackle Some Issues Related To Cannabis Policy “For too long the senseless prohibition of marijuana has devastated communities, disproportionately impacting poor Americans and ...

CCMA Political greenBrief Wednesday, September 12, 2018 www.cannabismanufacturers.org The U.S. And Canadian Adult Cannabis Markets May Make Or Break The Medicinal Markets   “The Medical Cannabis Research Act would, in theory, dramatically expand access to medical grade cannabis for researchers for scientific purposes. While the bill is ...

CCMA Political greenBrief Tuesday, September 11, 2018 www.cannabismanufacturers.org Republicans Continue To Tell Jeff Sessions, “Stop Blocking Cannabis Research”   “Even if the lab admits it made an error, there is no way to change those results. Labs are not perfect. Mistakes get made.” Bryce Berryessa, CEO Of ...

CCMA Political greenBrief Monday, September 10, 2018 www.cannabismanufacturers.org Tesla & SpaceX CEO Elon Musk Smokes With Joe Rogan “We continue to have the most cultivation licenses of any county in the state and more entities are coming in. What we need are local distributors and local testing labs. Those are essential. With the ...

CCMA Political greenBrief Friday, September 7, 2018 www.cannabismanufacturers.org The Hemp-Derived CBD Market Will Continue To Expand Into A Multi-Billion Dollar Industry In The Coming Years “Research is quickly ramping up. Particularly, clinical trials for sleep, pain, and addictions will act to provide a larger market. In spite of tight FDA ...

CCMA Political greenBrief Thursday, September 6, 2018 www.cannabismanufacturers.org Cannabis Industry Panelists Discuss CA’s “Growing Pains” In The  Expanding Cannabis Industry Last Week In San Jose   “It’s not chaos, it’s not mayhem. It’s going pretty well.” Sean Kali-Rai, President Of SVCA, On California’s ...

CCMA Political greenBrief Wednesday, September 5, 2018 www.cannabismanufacturers.org Committee Members Aren’t Denying The Secret ‘Anti-Marijuana’ Agenda That Trump Has In The Making, But Claiming ‘Fake News’ To Fellow Reports “Trump’s most die-hard supporters struggle when it turns out the president’s position is ...

CCMA Political greenBrief Tuesday, September 4, 2018 www.cannabismanufacturers.org Billionaire Lee Cooper & Other Big-Name Investors Are Beginning To Experiment With Cannabis Stocks    “Small cultivators and manufacturers are struggling enough with California’s excessive regulation and constantly changing legal framework. ...

CCMA Political greenBrief Friday, August 31, 2018 www.cannabismanufacturers.org Former Mexico President Vicente Fox Wants Cannabis To Be Part Of Free Trade “We can change criminals for businessmen, we can change underground, illegal non-taxpayers into an industry, a sector of the economy. I think it should be part of NAFTA and that’s what I’m ...