How Important is the SAFE Banking Act, Anyway?

[ad_1] I’m pretty sure that more ink has been spilled on the Secure and Fair Enforcement Act (“SAFE Banking”), than any other proposed cannabis law. It just won’t pass and it just won’t die. Specifically, SAFE Banking was introduced in 2017 and it passed the House seven times (seven times!) with bipartisan support since 2019. The public likes it too: here’s a November 2022 Data for Progress poll revealing that “By a +65-point margin, voters…

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Oregon Health Authority Finalizes Rules for Psilocybin Services Act

[ad_1] The Oregon Health Authority (OHA) approved its final rules for the Oregon Psilocybin Services Act on Dec. 27. The Act was originally created through the passing of Ballot Measure 109 in November 2020, which was later codified into law as ORS 475A. The OHA’s final rules were created through recommendations from the Oregon Psilocybin Advisory Board, the Rules Advisory Committee, and public comments. Initially the OHA released its first subset of rules in May…

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Why EU leaders are upset over Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act

[ad_1] Issued on: 16/12/2022 – 11:58 EU leaders are looking for ways to counter aspects of the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that they fear will unfairly discriminate against European firms. With the IRA giving generous subsidies and priority access to American businesses, the EU is now considering a subsidy program of its own. European Union leaders on Thursday sought ways to stand up to the United States over its new green technologies plan that they say…

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Cannabis Legalization: MORE Act Again Clears the House

[ad_1] Yesterday, March 31, 2022, the House of Representatives again voted to end federal prohibition of marijuana by removing it from the list of banned substances. The bill—the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (the MORE Act)—passed by a vote of 220-204, largely along party lines. Next the bill goes to the Senate for approval, where its fate is murky. In 2020, a similar version of the MORE Act passed through the House but lost…

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Open App Markets Act, Facebook loses daily users, Snap turns a profit

[ad_1] Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record number of downloads and consumer spending across both the iOS and Google Play stores combined in 2021, according to the latest year-end reports. App Annie says global spending across iOS, Google Play and third-party Android app stores in China…

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