Today, 101 years after the beginning of U.S. alcohol prohibition in 1920 and fresh off the heels of a national election that changed the political composition of the U.S. Senate and Executive Branch, the American Trade Association for Cannabis and Hemp (ATACH) announced the formation of ATACH’s Cannabis Beverage Council. The Council will bring together […]
President-elect Joe Biden’s new pick for a leading role in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is a strong ally of the medical marijuana community—the latest pro-reform selection to be named in recent weeks. Rachel Levine, who currently serves as Pennsylvania’s health secretary, is being nominated for assistant secretary of HHS. And […]
“Dr. Rachel Levine is a trailblazer who successfully guided the implementation of Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana program. Under Dr. Levine’s leadership, the program expanded qualifying conditions based on science, added flower to help meet patient needs, and stood up a first in the nation marijuana research program. Pennsylvania is now one of the quickest growing and […]
Join the Nevada Dispensary Association they we sit down with American Trade Association for Cannabis & Hemp (ATACH) Co-Founder, Michael Bronstein, to discuss the current state of federal cannabis policy. Mr. Bronstein will address banking, 280E, standards development, the federal framework and legislative outlook, and the impact of the Biden Administration on the future of cannabis policy. When: January 15th […]
On December 27, 2021, President Trump signed into law a $900 billion COVID-relief bill along with a $1.4 trillion Omnibus Appropriations Bill, funding government operations through September, 2021. As part of its passage, the US House of Representatives issued Congressional Directives to the United States Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) to “develop regulations, within existing authority, […]