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The cannabis industry could be a big winner on Election Day

CNBC

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Given the economic woes caused by the coronavirus pandemic, more states are beginning to see that cannabis legalization could be part of the remedy. New Jersey is expected to approve recreational-use cannabis on Election Day, and some believe approval in New Jersey will trigger a domino effect along the East Coast.

Marijuana legalization on state ballots: a 2020 election guide

Rolling Stone

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Five states this fall -- Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota, and Mississippi -- will be voting on whether to legalize cannabis. The growing map of cannabis legalization is important because, as Steven Hawkins (executive director of Marijuana Policy Project) stated, “Most lawmakers are going to respond for their constituents…Even if they [representatives] don’t become [cannabis] champions, they’re not going to vote no for something their constituents have come to embrace.”

Chuck Schumer says marijuana legalization will be prioritized if Democrats retake Senate

Marijuana Moment

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Democratic leaders are making it clear that cannabis will be a priority if they retake the Senate. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer explained his own advocacy, “‘I’m a big fighter for racial justice, and the marijuana laws have been one of the biggest examples of racial injustice, and so to change them makes sense. And that fits in with all of the movement now to bring equality in policing, in economics and in everything else. Our bill is, in a certain sense, at the nexus of racial justice, individual freedom and states’ rights.”

With eye on election and beyond, marijuana industry spends millions on lobbying

Marijuana Business Daily

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Lobbying for cannabis reform in the U.S. Congress has evolved from a fringe issue a decade ago to a political priority that, this year alone, has absorbed more than $3 million and scores of registered lobbyists in Washington, D.C

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"Canna"nomics: October 23, 2020

In comparison to mature, established sectors, the market dynamics of cannabis are distorted. Interstate commerce is prohibited, the supply chain is immature, and traditional infrastructure is lacking. Given the nascent stage of the cannabis industry’s development, accepted rules of economics do not yet quite apply, leaving the sector to sort out its own laws of “canna”nomics. That said, we are beginning to see some familiar forces at play in cannabis - supply and demand dynamics for biomass pricing, commoditization, and the emergence of brand equity. We are in the midst of witnessing the gradual evolution of an emerging industry. Cannabis vape companies are experiencing a sales boom during the pandemic...