Cannasure Blog

About every five years or so, Congress passes a new Farm Bill that shapes the agricultural industry. This particular Bill has a huge impact on how and what types of crops are grown. On December 20, 2018, President Trump signed the new $867-billion Farm Bill into legislation. Among many other laws and regulations, the Bill […]

The Northern Mariana Islands Legalize and Regulate Marijuana The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands made history when they legalized marijuana for both medical and recreational use. Governor Ralph Torres signed the bill, which includes home cultivation, on-site consumption, micro-producers and more, into law on September 21, 2018, making it the first time that a […]

Attorney General Sessions Reverses Legal Marijuana Policy Since 2013, the Justice Department policy was to not enforce federal marijuana laws against businesses or individuals in states with medical or recreational marijuana laws with the exception of cases involving minors or gangs, sales across states and the cultivation of marijuana on federal property. On January 4, […]

Patrick McManamon, Founder and Director of Cannasure, was recently featured in a Bloomberg article entitled “America’s Legal Pot Economy is Forced Underground.” The piece examines the many ways in which businesses working within the legal marijuana industry (including those providing ancillary services, such as media, investment and insurance companies) are forced to operate at a disadvantage. At best, they are treated with […]

If you didn’t hear, well, there’s good news, straight from USA Today: The Justice Department will not attempt to challenge state laws that allow for the medical and recreational use of marijuana as long as the drug sales do not conflict with eight new federal enforcement priorities. Although the directive issued by Attorney General Eric Holder […]