Cannabis Trade Federation forms in wake of Gardner-Trump marijuana deal

Two cannabis organizations are coalescing to further legalization causes on Capitol Hill.

Lobbying firm New Federalism Fund and business organization American Trade Association of Cannabis and Hemp announced plans to unite their operations to form the Cannabis Trade Federation.

The new coalitions formation comes as cannabis legalization talk heats up in Washington, D.C. following President Donald Trumps pledge to Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., to support a federal bill that would protect state-legal marijuana programs.

We may have entered a historic moment where Congress and the president are poised to act to align our industry with our nations federalist ideals, Neal Levine, chairman of the Denver-based New Federalism Fund and a senior vice president at dispensary chain LivWell Enlightened Health, said in a statement. It is no secret that the New Federalism Fund has ...