2022

Retail Licensing Delays and Emerging Social Equity Concerns in New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut

by NORML
Posted on February 11, 2022February 17, 2022

As more states transition from marijuana criminalization to a regulated retail marketplace, struggles over the structure of retail sales markets have become a foremost concern. Inabilities in establishing and enacting clear and timely regulations regarding the application and acceptance process for business licenses have caused significant delays in the actualization of retail markets in many states.

Banking

House Reintroduces SAFE Banking Act To Normalize Cannabis Commerce

by NORML
Posted on March 18, 2021March 18, 2021

The Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act has been reintroduced in the House of Representatives by Representatives Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), Steve Stivers (R-OH), Nydia Velazquez (D-NY), and Warren Davidson (R-OH).

Business

Congress and USPS Inadvertently Restrict Consumer Access To Vaporizer Cartridges, Batteries, Etc

by Justin Strekal, Former NORML Political Director
Posted on March 18, 2021January 25, 2022

Right now, the USPS is accepting public comment until March 20th, and the fix is relatively simple. The USPS simply needs to clarify that these new changes do not include non-nicotine vaporization devices.

Business

State-Legal Marijuana Industry to Employ Nearly 300,000 Workers by Year’s End

by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
Posted on July 29, 2020July 29, 2020

The analysis projects as many as 295,000 marijuana-related jobs by the close of 2020 – a total that is slightly higher than the total number of computer programmers working in the United States.

Business

States Experience Record Surge in Retail Marijuana Sales

by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director
Posted on July 27, 2020July 27, 2020

“One unanticipated effect of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the growth acceleration of legal cannabis markets (and erosion of the illicit markets) in those states which have activated both medical and adult-use sales.”

2020

Over 40 Members of Congress Request SBA Access For Small Marijuana Businesses

by NORML
Posted on April 22, 2020April 28, 2020

Ten members of the Senate, led by Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), and 34 members of the House, led by Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Tom McClintock (R-CA), have recently issued letters requesting Small Business Administration funding programs be expanded so that they may be accessed by state-licensed cannabis businesses.

2020

Senate Coalition Urges SBA to Support Small Cannabis Businesses

by NORML
Posted on April 2, 2020April 30, 2020

A coalition of US Senators are urging leadership to permit licensed cannabis operators to qualify for loans and other forms economic assistance available from the Small Business Administration.