By Anthony Coniglio, co-founder, president and chief executive officer of NewLake Capital Partners For years, the cannabis industry has been defined by a paradox. Demand …
Category: Opinion
Opinion and commentary on cannabis policy, legalization, industry trends, reform efforts and major developments shaping the future of marijuana laws.
Why Massachusetts Voters Should Vote No on Question 8
Massachusetts voters will decide November 3 whether to dismantle the state’s regulated adult-use marijuana market nearly eight years after legal sales began. Question 8, officially …
Flock Cameras Are the New Front in the War on Drugs, and Cannabis Reformers Must Fight Them
For decades, the war on drugs relied on traffic stops, confidential informants, aggressive searches and the selective enforcement of laws that disproportionately harmed poor and …
Op-Ed: The Hemp Ban that is not a Ban, but a Reunification
By Anthony Deininger, Law Student Assuming the ongoing rescheduling process is complete and moves all remaining marijuana to Schedule III before November 12, then most …
Cannabis Banking Needs a Law, Not More Guidance
By Terry Mendez, CEO of Safe Harbor Financial When I read the American Bankers Association’s July 1 letter to Congress, I saw the country’s largest …
Massachusetts Marijuana Repeal Is Likely to Fail, but the Cannabis Community Cannot Get Complacent
By Ashley Mitchell, Law Student and Medical Cannabis Dispensary Manager Massachusetts voters will officially decide this November whether to dismantle much of the adult-use marijuana …
Cannabis Law Reform Is a Civil Rights Issue
By NORML In recent decades, there has been immense progress toward making cannabis available for both medicinal and recreational use. Generally speaking, Democrats in Congress …
Science is Winning the War on Drugs. What Does it Mean?
By Anthony Deininger, Law Student Well, what does that mean to you? Because there is little left that anyone can say. Just a whole lot left …
Cannabis Banking and Major Exchange Listings Don’t Need a New Law. They Need Updated Guidance.
By Anthony Deininger, Law Student The cannabis industry has spent years waiting for Congress to solve what is, at least in substantial part, an administrative …
The Congressional Cannabis Caucus Has Stalled Out. It’s Time to Start Over.
The Congressional Cannabis Caucus was supposed to be a driving force for reform on Capitol Hill. Instead, it has become a symbol of stagnation. That …
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