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ATACH Statement on FDA Findings
ATACH issued the following statement on the FDA’s findings regarding CBD Products: “FDA’s findings highlight the increased need for Congressional action as it relates to the regulatory framework of CBD products for use in food, beverage, and as dietary supplements. We will diligently work with Congress to develop and advance a pathway that protects consumers, […]

ATACH Makes Case for U.S. Cannabis Operators to Be Listed on Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange
ATACH Releases Paper Demonstrating why Plant-Touching Operators Should be Listed Now Today, the American Trade Association for Cannabis and Hemp’s (ATACH) Capital Markets Council, with the assistance of ATACH’s national law firm partner, Duane Morris LLP, issued a policy paper outlining the arguments for major financial securities markets – such as New York Stock Exchange […]

American Trade Association for Cannabis & Hemp (ATACH) to Raise Awareness of Intoxicating Hemp Products in FDA Listening Session
Today, the American Trade Association for Cannabis and Hemp (ATACH) is meeting with the Food and Drug Administration for a listening session regarding unregulated intoxicating hemp products with the goal to seek regulatory clarity among states and at the federal level. The 2018 U.S. Farm Bill legalized hemp under federal law and permitted plant materials […]

“Hot” Hemp Remains a Hot Topic, and Still Within DEA’s Enforcement Discretion
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit dismissed two lawsuits last week, affirming that “work in process hemp” exceeding 0.3 percent of THC, known as “hot hemp,” may still be the subject of enforcement by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). Marijuana is currently a Schedule I controlled substance under […]

ATACH Launches Capital Markets Council to Prepare Capital Markets for Plant Touching Listings and Access to Capital
From prnewswire.com Council Bringing Leaders Together at Benzinga Capital Cannabis Conference in Miami on 4/20 WASHINGTON, April 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the American Trade Association of Cannabis and Hemp (ATACH) announced the formation of the ATACH Capital Markets Council, to help prepare United States capital markets for cannabis stock listings. The Council was founded […]

Regulate cannabis like corn? US Farm Bill proposal raises eyebrows, hopes
From mjbizdaily.com A seemingly offbeat idea to finally approve federal marijuana legalization is getting cannabis-reform advocates talking: What about adding high-THC cannabis to low-THC hemp in the next Farm Bill? It’s an idea few in the cannabis advocacy community have considered. Read More…

A Toast to Cannabis Beverages, a Growing Market Segment
From cannabisindustryjournal.com Even if you don’t know much about cannabis pop culture, people are probably familiar with the phrase, “puff, puff, pass.”’But what if the future of cannabis is really more like “sip, sip, sip“? That’s what has everyone from the largest cannabis companies to the most mainstream beverage companies buzzing. Read More…

Congressman Young’s loss is felt throughout Cannabis Community
“Congressman Don Young was a champion for cannabis reform and as a founder of the bipartisan Cannabis Caucus in Congress, he would often cajole fellow members to ‘get with the program’ as he pushed for legalization. Congressman Young’s loss is felt throughout the cannabis community from Alaska to Washington, DC and we extend our deepest […]

Let’s Be Blunt with Montel – CANNA INDUSTRY ISSUES | GARY KAMINSKY
As 2022 ignites, it is worth a pause to assess where the US cannabis industry stands from a legal and regulatory perspective Despite steady acceptance across the US with 37 medical and 18 recreational states, serious discussion on Capitol Hill and increasing growth and revenues by US cannabis companies, recent regulatory and law enforcement action […]

SAFE Banking Necessary for American Cannabis Companies to Compete
For Immediate Release: February 8th, 2022 Contact: Monica McCafferty monica@bronsteinconsulting.com 303.903.3394 COMPETES Legislation SAFE Banking Provision Would Permit Banks to Provide Services to State Regulated Marijuana Businesses Washington, D.C. — The American Trade Association for Cannabis and Hemp (ATACH) offered the following comment on consideration of the COMPETES Act and response to Senate Minority […]