Welcome back to Higher Law, our weekly briefing on all things cannabis. I’m Cheryl Miller, reporting for Law.com from Sacramento, where the state of the state is strong and our governor probably wishes he hadn’t made such a grandiose Super Bowl bet with Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker.
This week, we look at a “historic” congressional hearing on cannabis-business banking coming up next week. Is real change on the horizon? Plus, the Cannabis Trade Federation has a new lobbyist well-known to the marijuana industry. And plans to enact recreational regulations by spring hit a snag in New York.
