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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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It’s official: No marijuana banking protections from current Congress

The current session of Congress is poised to end without any progress on major marijuana reform measures, including…

News December 18
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How cannabis-friendly are potential Biden successors?

Names floated as potential replacements for Democratic U.S. President Joe Biden have at least one thing in common:…

News July 9
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Schumer, Senate Democrats signal new attempt at federal marijuana legalization

Top Senate Democrats circulated a letter Monday asking colleagues to sign on to an ambitious federal marijuana legalization…

News April 10
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Florida’s recreational marijuana ballot measure will fail, governor says

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blasted the recreational marijuana initiative that will appear on the state's November ballot, calling…

News April 5
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Calling marijuana a ‘gateway drug,’ House GOP opposes banking reform

Congressional Republicans should oppose marijuana reform, including banking protections, because MJ is a “dangerous, addictive … gateway drug,”…

News March 26
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Retiring Blumenauer reflects on his marijuana advocacy, makes bold prediction

U.S. Rep. Earl Blumenauer, who will not seek reelection next year, talks about his role as a marijuana…

News December 15
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FDA considered state data in marijuana rescheduling, documents show

The Food and Drug Administration considered data regarding marijuana’s medical value submitted by U.S. states with legal cannabis…

News December 11
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Bipartisan marijuana descheduling bill reintroduced in Congress

Bipartisan legislation that would remove state-legal marijuana from the federal Controlled Substances Act and leave individual markets in…

News December 8
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