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In an exclusive address to the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference, U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) emphasized the remarkable progress and enduring challenges in cannabis legislation. Blumenauer, a longstanding cannabis advocate, traced his involvement in the cause back to 1973 when Oregon...

Lawmakers released a report recently with majority and minority leaders of the House Judiciary Committee who made their arguments for and against bill HR 3617, “Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act, which is sponsored by the panel’s chairman, Rep....

Stocks of Clever Leaves Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: CLVRW) are soaring as of late Friday following reports indicating the U.S. House Rules Committee has scheduled a Monday afternoon meeting to prepare the MORE Act, a federal marijuana legalization bill, for floor action. Clever Leaves is...

One of the bigger storylines of stock trading in 2021 was continued calls for members of Congress to be barred from buying and selling stocks. Here is a look at just how well members of Congress who traded stocks in 2021 did against the overall market. What Happened: Many retail traders and some...