Marijuana reform garnered only a brief mention during President Joe Biden’s annual State of the Union address on Thursday night.
But after many fruitless years in Washington DC, even a name-check was enough to encourage and energize the U.S. cannabis industry.
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“This was an historic moment,” David Culver, the senior vice president of public affairs at the U.S. Cannabis Council, which represents major marijuana industry interests on Capitol Hill, told MJBizDaily on Friday.
“(Biden) decided to mention his efforts on cannabis reform on a national stage. That, first and foremost, is the most important thing in my mind.”
The president’s “speech is an acknowledgement that cannabis reform is not only inevitable, but wildly popular,” retiring U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, an Oregon Democrat and
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