CCMA Political  greenBrief Tuesday, February 19, 2019 www.cannabismanufacturers.org At Least Two Thirds Of CA Municipalities Ban Commercial Cannabis Activity. The State Remains A Patchwork Of Regulations And Rules, With Most Local Jurisdictions Choosing To Implement Their Own Regulatory Schemes On Top Of State Rules.   “We believe that ...

CCMA Political  greenBrief Friday, February 15, 2019 www.cannabismanufacturers.org California Governor Gavin Newsom Plans To Send National Guard To Combat Illicit Cannabis Farms “Large, well-capitalized operations that have ignored the changing regulations or businesses that clearly have no intention of complying, like those operating on ...

CCMA Political  greenBrief Thursday, February 14, 2019 www.cannabismanufacturers.org California Treasurer Fiona Ma Testified In The First Congressional Hearing On Cannabis Banking. The House Committee On Financial Services Was Set To Consider A Draft Of The Secure And Fair Enforcement Banking Act (SAFE) Of 2019 Which Would Protect Banks And ...

CCMA Political  greenBrief Wednesday, February 13, 2019 www.cannabismanufacturers.org Steve DeAngelo, Founder & CEO Of Oakland’s Harborside Dispensary, Struck A Deal With Canadian Investors Which Would Allow The Company To Be Listed On The Canadian Securities Exchange. California Companies Like Harborside Can’t Access The New York Stock ...

CCMA Political  greenBrief Tuesday, February 12, 2019 www.cannabismanufacturers.org According To Former Justice Department Official John C. Yoo, President Trump Has Can End The Federal Prohibition On Cannabis Without Any Action From Congress “Poverty should not be a barrier to getting your medicine. We don’t tax prescription drugs. Why ...

CCMA Political  greenBrief Monday, February 11, 2019 www.cannabismanufacturers.org Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker Stated That The Expansion Of Federally Approved Cultivation Facilities For Research Are Being Pushed Back Because Of International Treaties   “We have some international treaty obligations that may not allow the way ...

CCMA Political  greenBrief Friday, February 8, 2019 www.cannabismanufacturers.org Former House Speaker John Boehner To Be Chair Of The National Cannabis Roundtable, A Cannabis Industry-Funded Lobbying Group. Boehner Says The Roundtable Will Promote Changes To Federal Law That Makes It Easier To Research Cannabis And For Regulated ...

CCMA Political  greenBrief Thursday, February 7, 2019 www.cannabismanufacturers.org Imperial County, CA Continues To Suffer The Highest Unemployment Rates In The State. Locals Have Pinned Hopes On A Variety Of New Industries, Including Geothermal Energy, Lithium Extraction And The Growing Of Industrial Hemp.   “We have a bipartisan ...

CCMA Political  greenBrief Wednesday, February 6, 2019 www.cannabismanufacturers.org The Bureau of Cannabis Control Released A Memo Clarifying Testing Requirements, Including The 10% Upward Variance On Servings and Packages   “Hemp is going to give this valley another high-value crop and possibly another industry through extraction for ...

CCMA Political  greenBrief Tuesday, February 5, 2019 www.cannabismanufacturers.org A Month After Leaving Office, Former Governor Jerry Brown Insults Cannabis Consumers And Advocates, Citing Legalization Is About Getting Stoned And Nothing Else   “The Maine Department of Health and Human Services has determined CBD is an unapproved ...