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Marijuana Pardons Affect Just a Sliver of Those Swept Up in the War on Drugs

November 28, 2022
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Valerie Schultz’s conviction for possession of a small amount of marijuana in 2010 was anything but simple. Ms. Schultz was arrested on federal land, the Mount Olympus Trail in Utah, which means she was charged under federal law. The authorities…

New Weed Bill Aims to Speed Research as DC Lobbying Grows

The first bipartisan marijuana bill to pass Congress went ahead with unanimous consent last week. But it wasn’t the legislation that the cannabis industry has been hoping for. The Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act, passed on Nov. 16 by…

Sentenced to 40 years, Biden’s marijuana pardons left him behind

October 24, 2022
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Edwin Rubis heard about President Biden’s announcement of mass marijuana pardons earlier this month and realized he would be left out. Rubis — who has spent more than two decades in federal prison for his involvement in a cannabis distribution conspiracy —…

What Does Biden’s Marijuana Pardon Mean for Deportations?

October 21, 2022
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With the Biden administration’s recent announcement that it was issuing widespread pardons for people convicted of federal marijuana possession, progressives and criminal justice advocates rejoiced that the president had finally reversed course on a stance preserved in amber since the 1990s on…

Biden order adds momentum to bipartisan marijuana bill

October 19, 2022
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President Biden’s move to reevaluate marijuana’s legal status and pardon federal weed convictions has reinvigorated momentum for congressional action to boost the ailing cannabis industry. Lawmakers see the lame-duck session as their best chance yet to pass the SAFE Banking Act,…

Five Decades Into The War On Drugs, Decriminalizing Marijuana Has High Bipartisan Support

October 14, 2022
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Last week, President Biden pardoned federal offenses for marijuana possession, part of a promise he had made on the campaign trail to decriminalize weed. The order to vacate the sentences of at least 6,500 American citizens and lawful permanent residents elicited praise from some cannabis advocates,…

Racial equity in marijuana pardons requires states’ action

By pardoning Americans with federal convictions for marijuana possession, President Joe Biden said he aimed to partially redress decades of anti-drug laws that disproportionately harmed Black and Latino communities. While Biden’s executive action will benefit thousands of people by making it easier for them…

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Missouri governor will not grant mass pardons for marijuana offenses after Biden request

Missouri's governor will not grant a blanket pardon to those convicted on minor marijuana offenses after President Joe Biden pardoned federal convictions and urged governors to do the same at the state level. A spokesperson for Republican Gov. Mike Parson said Biden's…

Courts could throw state marijuana markets into disarray

October 3, 2022
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President Joe Biden is showing no interest in loosening federal restrictions that have left states in charge of developing how the multibillion-dollar U.S. cannabis industry grows. The nation’s courts may ultimately force the issue — in a chaotic fashion that…

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Booker, other Senate Democrats ask Biden to end federal ban on cannabis

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker joined five of his Democratic colleagues Wednesday in asking President Joe Biden to end the federal ban on cannabis, allowing states to decide whether to legalize the drug. In a letter to Biden, Attorney General Merrick Garland,…

Senate Democrats Remove Spending Bill Provision That Blocked D.C. From Legalizing Marijuana Sales

A package of spending bills unveiled by a U.S. Senate committee on Monday evening does not include language that had prohibited D.C. from legalizing the sale of marijuana for the last six years, lifting a significant roadblock to the city’s plans to legalize and…

When will Biden realize that liberals won the marijuana debate?

You can put the genesis of the American culture war about as far back as you want: to the Civil War, or to pretty much the first time White people set foot in this land. But most directly, it dates…

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The Ban On Recreational Weed Sales In D.C. Lives On In Biden’s Proposed Budget

President Joe Biden’s proposed 2022 budget is a mixed bag for the District of Columbia. On one hand, the newly released $6 trillion spending plan includes $40 million for a program that allows D.C. residents to pay in-state tuition at public colleges…

Marijuana legalization has won

The US is nearing a tipping point of sorts on marijuana legalization: Almost half the country — about 43 percent of the population — now lives in a state where marijuana is legal to consume just for fun. The past two…

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Schumer: Senate will act on marijuana legalization with or without Biden

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer really likes to talk about weed. Schumer has been making waves on cannabis policy since he first introduced a bill to legalize marijuana in April 2018. It was part of his pitch for voting Democrat in the…

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