Booker, other Senate Democrats ask Biden to end federal ban on cannabis July 11, 2022 AggregatedNews Federal, Uncategorized 0 Comments 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,… Read More→
Senate Democrats Remove Spending Bill Provision That Blocked D.C. From Legalizing Marijuana Sales October 19, 2021 AggregatedNews District of Columbia 0 Comments 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… Read More→
When will Biden realize that liberals won the marijuana debate? June 23, 2021 AggregatedNews Op-Ed, Opinions 0 Comments 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… Read More→
The Ban On Recreational Weed Sales In D.C. Lives On In Biden’s Proposed Budget June 1, 2021 AggregatedNews District of Columbia 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Marijuana legalization has won April 13, 2021 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Schumer: Senate will act on marijuana legalization with or without Biden April 5, 2021 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Biden White House Sandbags Staffers, Sidelines Dozens for Pot Use March 19, 2021 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments Dozens of young White House staffers have been suspended, asked to resign, or placed in a remote work program due to past marijuana use, frustrating staffers who were pleased by initial indications from the Biden administration that recreational use of… Read More→
Mexico’s move to greenlight marijuana may pressure Biden March 12, 2021 AggregatedNews Mexico, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Mexico is on the verge of creating the world’s largest legal marijuana market, a move that could pressure President Joe Biden to embrace weed, too. Mexico’s Chamber of Deputies passed landmark legislation Thursday morning, ahead of an April 30 deadline… Read More→
Marijuana use no longer automatic disqualification for Biden appointees February 28, 2021 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments The Biden administration on Friday released new guidelines that will no longer penalize political appointees for previous recreational use of marijuana. Under the new policy, the White House can now waive a requirement for “Top Secret” clearance for possible appointees in… Read More→
Medical Marijuana Sponsorships of Sports Leagues Could Become a Reality if Biden-Harris Win November 3, 2020 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments Professional sports leagues big and small are looking for ways to offset the revenues lost (and revenues that will be lost in 2021) because of the coronavirus pandemic. But to date, none of the four major U.S. leagues has been… Read More→
Legalizing marijuana is one thing Americans are becoming less polarized about, judging by ballot initiatives October 29, 2020 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments As Americans head to the polls more divided than ever on social and economic issues, there’s one thing they’re actually coming together on: cannabis. Much has been made of whether a victory for Democratic nominee Joe Biden, or a potential… Read More→
How Kamala Harris learned to love marijuana August 14, 2020 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments One joke prevalent in the cannabis industry concerns the speed with which things are always changing. Be it taxes, laws, or the tune of elected officials, it’s common knowledge in the legal marijuana trade that the cement of regulation and… Read More→
Democrats Reject Marijuana Legalization In Party Platform July 28, 2020 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments Democratic National Committee delegates voted 105-60 against including marijuana legalization in the party platform on Monday. The draft version of the platform supports decriminalizing marijuana use and legalizing medical marijuana, adding that it should be left up to the states… Read More→
Why Won’t Democrats Just Come Out for Legalizing Marijuana? July 11, 2020 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments Some political issues are hard to wrestle with. Some are easy. Legalizing marijuana is easy. A Pew Research Center survey found last fall that Americans back legalization by a 67-32 margin. The numbers spike among Democrats, 78 percent of whom favor ending… Read More→
Cory Booker goes after Joe Biden for his stance on marijuana laws November 21, 2019 AggregatedNews Policy & Legal 0 Comments The debate over the legalization of marijuana came up in one of the buzziest moments in Wednesday’s Washington Post-MSNBC Democratic presidential debate when Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) chided former vice president Joe Biden for his recent comments on it. What… Read More→