Will Furtado
UPDATE: Federal Rescheduling: The Impact on Michigan Cannabis Businesses
UPDATE: October 25, 2023: It appears that HHS has responded to a number of FOIA requests for its August 2023 letter relating to potential...
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Will Furtado
Apr 5, 20221 min read
Detroit City Council Approves Revised Recreational Cannabis Ordinance
April 5, 2022: Two years after Michigan's largest metropolitan area opted-in to adult-use cannabis, the City of Detroit finally appears...
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Will Furtado
Mar 28, 20222 min read
UPDATE:US House To Vote On Marijuana Opportunity & Reinvestment Act, Setting Up Showdown with Senate
UPDATE: April 1, 2022: By a vote of 220-204, the US House of Representatives has passed the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and...
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Will Furtado
Mar 14, 20221 min read
State Representative Introduces Bill to Remove Cannabis From Michigan Controlled Substances Act
On March 4, 2022, Michigan State Representative Yousef Rabhi (D-Ann Arbor) introduced legislation (HB5877) to remove cannabis as a...
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Will Furtado
Mar 8, 20221 min read
Marijuana Regulatory Agency Announces New Administrative Rules and "Class A Microbusiness" License
The Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) announced changes to the state's administrative regulations, effective March 7, 2022....
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Will Furtado
Feb 14, 20222 min read
Majority Leader Schumer Sets April Timeline for Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
February 10, 2022: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), as well as Senators Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Cory Booker (D-NJ), sent a...
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Will Furtado
Jan 31, 20221 min read
(UPDATE) SAFE Banking Act Reintroduced as Amendment to America Competes Act
(Washington, D.C.) After being removed from the National Defense Authorization Act, the SAFE Banking Act may have a second life in...
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Will Furtado
Jan 11, 20221 min read
SAFE Banking Act Sponsor, Rep. Ed Perlmutter, Announces Retirement At End of 2022 Term.
Longtime federal cannabis proponent, Rep. Ed Perlmutter, announces retirement.
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Will Furtado
Dec 16, 20211 min read
Congressional Cannabis Caucus Releases Year-End Progress Memo
Congressional Cannabis Caucas Releases 2021 Year-End Policy Memo
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Will Furtado
Dec 9, 20211 min read
Bipartisan HOPE Act Offers Federal Grants for Cannabis Expungements
Bill Seeks To Reduce Administrative Costs of Expungement
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Will Furtado
Dec 7, 20211 min read
SAFE Banking Act Removed from Defense Budget Bill
Senate Removes House Passed Language from NDAA
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Will Furtado
Dec 1, 20214 min read
Competing Federal Cannabis Proposals Offer Opportunities and Pitfalls
Numerous Federal Cannabis Reforms Competing in Congress
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