CFIG Cannabis Clips Week of Saturday, May 2

Cannabis News of Note:

Marijuana Moment: State-Licensed Marijuana Businesses Can Now Apply For Federal Protections Using New DEA Form

Marijuana Moment: GOP-Led Congressional Committee Votes To Block Marijuana Rescheduling, Defying Trump

Business of Cannabis: Has Rescheduling Accelerated the Cannabis M&A Wave?

Marijuana Moment: House Passes Farm Bill Including Hemp Provisions, But Without Delaying THC Product Ban Scheduled For This Year

Marijuana Moment: DEA Clarifies That The Synthetic Cannabis Compound HHC Is Federally Banned, And Doesn’t Count As Legal Hemp

MJBiz Daily: Did President Donald Trump accidentally legalize medical marijuana in South Carolina?

Marijuana Moment: Virginia Marijuana Bill Sponsor Hopes Governor Doesn’t Veto After Lawmakers Rejected Her Changes

The Oklahoman: Feds indict 51 people in Oklahoma illegal pot conspiracy

Business West (Massachusetts): Local Cannabis Industry Leaders Concerned About Repeal Effort

 

Cannabis Reports of Note:

Congressional Research Service: Department of Justice Eases Control of Medical Marijuana

CANNRA: Overview of DOJ Final Order on Marijuana Rescheduling

Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division: Alert – Ongoing Fraud Incidents and Cryptocurrency ATM Payment Scams