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Biden can, and should, pardon nonviolent marijuana offenders

While Hunter Biden walks free, thousands of Americans are incarcerated for nonviolent marijuana offenses despite the president’s promises.

News January 17
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Justice Department could help marijuana industry via Cole Memo 2.0 – or hurt reform

As federal marijuana reform inches forward in a Congress paralyzed by partisan gridlock, more immediate "progress" might have…

News March 28
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Fate of marijuana business protection uncertain as government shutdown looms

The only current federal law protecting medical marijuana businesses from U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions could expire Friday…

News January 19
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Week in Review: Maine rec cannabis launch delayed, Maryland MMJ grow licensees & DOJ vs. DEA

Maine's recreational marijuana launch delayed, a deadline passes for Maryland's licensed MMJ growers, and the DOJ nixes a…

News August 18
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Bipartisan bloc of Congress aims to protect medical cannabis industry

Forty-four members of the U.S. House of Representatives sent a formal letter to the authors of an upcoming federal…

News April 11
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The marijuana industry under Trump: Q&A with Congressman Ed Perlmutter

By John Schroyer Ed Perlmutter, a Colorado Democrat, has been a strong proponent of the cannabis industry during…

News January 4
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DOJ poised to dismiss longstanding MMJ dispensary case

The U.S. Department of Justice is on the verge of dismissing a 3-year-old case against Berkeley Patients Group,…

News October 24
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