Voting on the MORE Act

COMING UP – THIS SATURDAY September 19th
SEASON 2 EPISODE 25

Advocating Marijuana Law Reform
Queen Adesuyi is a policy manager at the Drug Policy Alliance’s Office of National Affairs in Washington, D.C., where she supports to advance DPA’s federal and local District of Columbia legislative agenda. The Drug Alliance has been working to support legislation to harm that many people face from current drug policies, including marijuana prohibition. She identifies with how users of marijuana for medical purposes are impacted. The Alliance works through its offices across the county for both federal and state legislation reform.

Planned Vote on the MORE Act
Morgan Fox is the Media Relations Director for the National Cannabis Industry Association. He joins us to discuss the congressional vote on the MORE Act next week. It would remove cannabis from the scheduled controlled substances and clear a pathway for expungement of the record anyone charged with a federal cannabis crime. It would also create funds for reinvestment in communities most harmed by the war on drugs and create programs to make it easier for disenfranchised communities to get involved with the cannabis industry. This will be the first time that a legalization bill has either come to the floor for a vote or passed.

Unproven Claims about Cannabis
Gary Allen is the CEO of New Frontier Data which helps cannabis businesses make the right decisions with data. It is an independent, technology-driven analytics company specializing in the global cannabis industry. The company developed vetted data, actionable business intelligence and risk management solutions for investors, operators, researchers and policymakers. Hear how branding has become more important in the industry and what a business can do to develop their branding. Recently, New Frontier Data identified 141 million probable consumers in Canada and the United States. Their reports and data have been cited in more than 80 countries around the world to inform industry leaders. Find out what the power of data can mean to a cannabis business.

De-scheduling Effects of the MORE Act
Dr. Sheila P. Vakharia is Deputy Director of the Department of Research and Academic Engagement for the Drug Policy Alliance. The Alliance is the national drug policy reform organization. It advocates the end of the war on drugs and promotes policies ground in science, compassion, public health and human rights. They do a lot of work to advocate marijuana reform specifically with several active campaigns in New York and New Mexico. They are working on Capitol Hill to advocate federal marijuana De-scheduling to the MORE Act.