The Marijuana Justice Coalition sent a letter to U.S. House leaders insisting they bring the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act up for a vote in March. The letter was sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Majority Leader Hoyer (D-MD). It requested they bring the MORE Act, H.R. 3617, to a vote on […]
The organization, Better Organizing to Win Legalization Political Action Committee (BOWL PAC), has been launched to oppose the re-election of opponents of federal cannabis legalization. It is led by the former Political Director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) Justin Strekal. BOWL PAC will work to influence congressional elections and […]
The House of Representatives passed the America COMPETES Act of 2022, which includes provisions for easing marijuana banking. On Friday, the language of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act was added as an amendment. It was done by the bill’s sponsor, Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO). The bill would allow banks and other financial […]
The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) called for President Joe Biden to keep his campaign promise to expunge federal marijuana records. Doing so would bring immediate justice and relief to thousands of Americans. During the 2020 presidential campaign, Joe Biden stated that “no one should be in jail because of cannabis use.” In […]
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez & Dave Joyce introduced a bill to change federal cannabis policy to incentivize expunging marijuana convictions.
Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC) has introduced a bill to end federal cannabis prohibition in a measure that would bring federal regulation. Her bill is the States Reform Act. It repeals the federal prohibition of cannabis, expunges federal non-violent cannabis crimes. In addition, the bill places certain restrictions on the advertising of cannabis products. Cannabis is […]
Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass) sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to remove cannabis from the Controlled Substances Act. Under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) of 1970, the Attorney General can remove a substance from the CSA by working with the Secretary of Health […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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