Senate Democratic leaders have announced they will craft a comprehensive cannabis reform legalization bill to push through the United States Senate. Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Cory Booker (D-NJ), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) issued a joint statement regarding comprehensive cannabis reform in the 117th Congress. Every “Congress” lasts two years, with the full House up for […]
President Joe Biden looks like he will be a more progressive president than Donald Trump as his nominees have expressed support for cannabis reform. In his inaugural speech as the 46th President of the United States of America, he called for unity and racial justice. “The dream of justice deferred will be a dream no […]
A lot is riding on the Senate outcomes in the Georgia runoff in the formerly reliably Republican state, including federal cannabis policy. Jon Ossoff (D) is leading against David Purdue (R). Reverend Raphael Warnock (D) leads against Senator Kelly Loeffler (R). She was appointed to the seat by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R). Official results […]
While adult-use cannabis sailed to victory, the presidential race remains undecided. However, former Vice Joe Biden has established a lead over Donald Trump in key swing states and reflected on the War on Drugs. Biden said in the last stretch of the campaign that he is remorseful about the War on Drugs and its impact […]
A cannabis lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of prohibition is set to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. The plaintiffs argue it is unconstitutional that cannabis is illegal as a Schedule I drug since the government “does not believe, and upon information and belief never has believed” that cannabis meets the requirements for a Schedule […]
The vote on the MORE Act, which has great social justice implications, has been delayed until after the election. Republicans seized on H.R. 3884, Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act to attack first-term Democrats from more moderate districts. They lied and conflated the Act with the “Defund the Police” movement. While similar, it was […]
The House Energy and Commerce Committee passed a bill today to ease restrictions imposed by the DEA on weed research. “I am also pleased we are moving legislation today that will facilitate further research access to marijuana,” said Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Frank Pallone (D-NJ). Pallone represents the 6th congressional district. It roughly runs […]
The House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on cannabis legalization via the MORE Act in two weeks on Monday, Sept. 21st. House Majority Steny Hoyer (D-MD) recently announced the vote’s date in a letter to Members of the House. This would be a historical first. “I’m pleased to bring the MORE Act to the […]
Former Vice President and Democratic Presidential nominee Joe Biden has picked Senator Kamala Harris of California as his running mate. She has a mixed record on cannabis. Initially, she ran as a “tough on crime” candidate but has gradually come to accept and advocate for cannabis legalization. Kamala Harris is the lead Senate sponsor of […]
The House of Representatives voted in favor of the Blumenauer-McClintock-Norton-Lee amendment. It restricts the Department of Justice (DOJ) from spending taxpayer dollars to enforce federal anti-cannabis laws in the states that regulate legal cannabis. The final vote total was 254 to 163, with 97% of the Democratic caucus (222 of 228 voting). 16% of the […]
Erik Altieri is the Executive Director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). He has seen great changes in cannabis legalization since he started. “When I started on this, we had zero adult-use states, about a dozen medical marijuana states. Public opinion changes and its trajectory gives me hope. Everything has […]
A Department of Justice (DOJ) official testified before Congress that Attorney General Bill Barr wasted department resources targeting cannabis company mergers for anti-trust infringement because he did not like them. Bill Barr has been pursuing political goals furthering the Trump administration using the DOJ and fighting pot reform. The House Judiciary Committee held a very […]
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Dan Ulloa
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