The House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday that provides safe harbor to banks that work with legal marijuana businesses, removing a significant roadblock to growth in the budding cannabis industry. Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., announced last week that the chamber would vote on the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act – known as the […]
Top Senate Dem Introduces ‘Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act’…
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who leads his party as Senate minority leader, filed a far-reaching marijuana bill on Wednesday. Titled the Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act, the bill would remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act. The legislation, which is cosponsored by Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Tim Kaine (D-VA) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), would […]
Meet the ‘Nuns’ Making $3k a Day Growing Pot and Selling Cannabis Products…
The Sisters of the Valley are taking the cannabis industry by storm, but they look very different from their competitors. In Merced County, California, you won’t find much besides almond fields, a high crime rate and a bunch of nuns smoking weed. The Sisters of the Valley is a company that sells cannabidiol (CBD) oils […]