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MORE ACT Repealing Cannabis Prohibition Passes House Judiciary Committee Again

The United States Congress House Judiciary Committee has once more passed the MORE Act, which would end federal cannabis prohibition. The committee passed HR 3617: The Marijuana, Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act of 2021. The bill repeals the federal prohibition of cannabis by removing it from the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). This would provide […]

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Federal Drug Official Admits Cannabis Legalization Hasn’t Increased Teen Use

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Director Nora Volkow admitted cannabis legalization has not led to increased teen use despite popular fears. Cannabis and Teen Use Volkow discussed the issue while a guest on the podcast “Psychoactive,” hosted by Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) founder Ethan Nadelmann. Nadelmann was an early cannabis legalization leader who has […]

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Biden and Congress Continue Moving Marijuana Policy

The federal government is continuing to move forward on marijuana policy, with the Biden Administration moving cautiously and Congress leading the way. President Joe Biden’s nomination of Dr. Rahul Gupta to direct the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) could positively impact the cannabis industry. He s in favor of marijuana policy leading to […]

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Washington Moves Pro-Cannabis Policies Slowly But Surely

While pro-cannabis policies are not moving fast in Washington, DC there have been recent positive developments in Congress and the White House. While Democrats in the United States Congress seem eager to move significant cannabis reform despite their razor-thin majority in the U.S. Senate, President Joe Biden has been reluctant to support more than decriminalization […]

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Schumer, Booker, Wyden Introduce Bill to End Federal Cannabis Prohibition

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) released a draft of their bill ending federal cannabis prohibition. Their bill, the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act would remove cannabis from the Controlled Substance Act, thereby ending cannabis prohibition. That would end the unfair treatment of communities of […]

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Delta-8 THC Crackdown Supported by Major Cannabis Industry Players

Influential cannabis companies and interest groups have come out in favor of the crackdown on the hemp extract cannabinoid Delta-8 THC. The substance has become controversial. It differs from the federally illegal Delta-9 THC but can still induce a high. In 2018, the federal Farm Bill legalized the industrial form of cannabis known as hemp. […]

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NJ’s Bonnie Watson Coleman & Cori Bush Introduce House Bill to Decriminalize Drug Possession

Representatives Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12) and Cori Bush (D-MO-1) introduced the Drug Policy Reform Act (DPRA) into the U.S. House of Representatives to end criminal penalties for all drug possession at the federal level and halt the worst part of the War on Drugs. They seek to shift regulatory authority from the Justice Department to […]

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MORE ACT Decriminalization Fight Renewed in Congress

The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (MORE Act), which would decriminalize cannabis, among other things, has been reintroduced by House. Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), along with Representatives Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Nydia Velázquez (D-NY) introduced it. Nadler previously led the Democrat-controlled House […]

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NYC Cannabis Parade 2021 Featured Schumer Promising to Legalize

The annual NYC Cannabis Parade & Rally took place in Union Square and featured U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) calling for legalization. He lamented the lives that were ruined because people were caught for a cannabis crime. Schumer was happy to reflect on New York’s legalization bill, the Marijuana Retail and Taxation Act […]

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Menendez Introduces Marijuana Data Collection Act

Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) introduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to create a marijuana data study into the impacts and effects of state-legalized medicinal cannabis and non-medicinal programs. The Marijuana Data Collection Act is sponsored by Menendez and Rand Paul (R-Ky.), in the Senate. Members of Congress Sylvia Garcia (D-Texas-29) and Don Young (R-Alaska) are sponsoring it […]

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Schumer Pushing Federal Legalization, Harris Reveals Biden’s Apathy

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is adamant about passing federal legalization while Vice President Kamala Harris revealed Biden’s indifference. “I want to make my arguments to him, as many other advocates will,” Schumer said. “But at some point, we’re going to move forward, period.” Despite the White House’s indifference to cannabis, Schumer has […]

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