Professional Pharmacists Support Legalization of Drugs!

Advocates for drug reform and harm reduction applaud the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) for formally supporting the decriminalization of all drugs and drug-related items. Late last month, the APhA House of Delegates...

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The Leaf Desk

Biden Mentions Freeing Prisoners with Cannabis Convictions in MLK Day Speech

On Jan. 16, President Joe Biden spoke at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day breakfast event in Washington D.C., which was hosted by the National Action Network. In his speech, he briefly included a mention of consumers in prison...

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High Times

Colorado voters legalize psilocybin and psychedelic therapy

Colorado is poised to become the second U.S. state to legalize medicinal psychedelics. Proposition 122, Access to Natural Psychedelic Substances, was supported by about 52% of the vote as of 12:35 p.m. Friday with 2,240,233...

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Denver Post

House Lawmakers Introduce Bipartisan CBD Regulation Bills

A bipartisan duo of US House legislators has introduced a pair of CBD regulation bill proposals to regulate the hemp-derived cannabinoid, arguing that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has failed to regulate the popular...

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Cannabis Now

Washington State Lawmakers Approve Interstate Cannabis Commerce Bill

A Washington State legislative committee last week approved a bill that would permit interstate cannabis commerce between companies in states that have legalized marijuana. The measure, House Bill 1159, was advanced by the...

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Cannabis Now

Wisconsin Republicans Express Support for Legalizing Weed

Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin are now “close” to supporting legislation to legalize medical marijuana, Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu said last week. Support for legalizing medical cannabis signals a change...

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High Times

Biden Includes Marijuana Reform In Equal Rights Speech On MLK Day

“I’m keeping my promise,” said Biden. “No one—I’ll say it again—no one should be in federal prison for the mere possession of marijuana. No one.” President Joe Biden celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day by...

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Fresh Toast

Five States to Vote on Cannabis Legalization Measures

Voters in five states will see recreational marijuana legalization proposals on their ballots for the November midterm elections, giving the cannabis community a chance to gain new ground in the movement to free the plant. Activists...

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Cannabis Now

Australia: Labor, Greens and Legalise Cannabis likely to have combined majority in Victorian upper house

There has been much more counting for the Victorian upper house since Saturday night, when under 30% had been counted in most of the eight regions. Five members are elected per region for a total of 40 seats, with the quota...

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The Growth Op

Biden Approaches Trifecta of Cannabis Reform Wish-List

Perhaps President Joe Biden is being swept along by the tide of history—or is shrewd enough to propitiously read the prevailing cultural climate. But thanks to his signature (or pledge thereof), the cannabis community is...

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Cannabis Now

Cannabis Prisoner Luke Scarmazzo Released

A California man who spent nearly 15 years in federal custody for operating a state-legal medical marijuana dispensary was released from prison last week following a years-long campaign by family and restorative justice advocates...

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Connecticut Expunges Nearly 43,000 Cannabis Convictions

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announced on Sunday that the state has expunged nearly 43,000 convictions for marijuana-related offenses. The cannabis convictions were cleared under Connecticut’s marijuana legalization bill,...

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Cory Booker Says Mitch McConnell Is Blocking Cannabis Bills

Democratic U.S. Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey says that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is opposed to marijuana policy reform and is blocking cannabis bills from being approved by his Republican colleagues. Booker...

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High Times

Rep. Pete Sessions Compares Weed Industry to Slavery

Republican U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) faces universal backlash from officials and NORML leadership after making “shameful” remarks comparing the cannabis industry with slavery at a House Oversight Committee...

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High Times

From the Archives: The Steps to Legalization (1989)

By Ed Rosenthal For a long time, activists have been waiting for NORML to start a political legalization drive. Years ago, California NORML had a functional organization. However, currently it’s in the hands of a Board...

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High Times

Cannabis Legalization Hearing Held by Congressional Committee

The House Oversight Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties announced on Nov. 8 that on Nov. 15 it would be holding a hearing to discuss cannabis legalization. The hearing’s official title was “Developments in...

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High Times

Veterans and cannabis: What the U.S. law is now and where it might be headed

It is well-known and generally accepted that active duty military service members in the U.S. cannot partake in even the slightest bit of THC. But what about once they retire? The subject of U.S. military veterans and their...

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The Growth Op

Senate Democrats Introduce Long-Awaited Cannabis Legalization Bill

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and two of his Democratic colleagues introduced a federal cannabis legalization bill last week, a little more than a year after the lawmakers released a discussion draft of the legislation....

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Cannabis Now

Sen. Booker Open to Hybrid Cannabis Bill

Democratic Sen. Cory Booker said last week that he is “open to compromises” on federal cannabis policy reform, indicating he would support a hybrid bill pairing social equity provisions with legislation to provide traditional...

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Cannabis Now

Pro-Cannabis Group in South Dakota Accuses Officials of Illegal Election Interference

The group behind a 2020 medical marijuana proposal in South Dakota is accusing several officials of engaging in illegal campaigning against pro-cannabis measures in the state. New Approach South Dakota said on Tuesday that...

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High Times

Breaking: Maryland and Missouri Vote to Legalize Cannabis

Voters in Maryland and Missouri voted to legalize recreational marijuana in Tuesday’s midterm elections, bringing the total number of states that have legalized cannabis for use by adults to 21. Ballot measures to legalize...

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Cannabis Now

This Congressman Says Ending Marijuana Testing Could Solve Labor Disputes

A congressman from Oregon believes that eliminating workplace drug tests would result in more people applying for railroad worker positions. A congressman from Oregon claims that ending marijuana testing might help resolve...

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Fresh Toast

Majority Of US Voters Support Federal Marijuana Legalization, But Do Politicians Care?

The Biden Administration has been avoiding meaningful steps while dodging questions on marijuana decriminalization for months. By Nina Zdinjak A majority of U.S. voters support federal marijuana legalization, a new Morning...

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Eight strange cannabis laws in the U.S. that are hard to believe

Cannabis laws are changing more rapidly than ever as individual U.S. states navigate their paths towards (or away from) legalization. Thirty-eight states have legalized marijuana to some degree, which is more than just a...

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Effort to protect Colorado workers from getting fired for marijuana use falters

A bill that would have protected workers from getting fired for using medical or recreational marijuana, but rewritten to create a task force just to look at employment around medical marijuana use, fell at its first committee...

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Denver Post

GOP Congressman Says Democrats Are To Blame For Marijuana Legalization Delay

Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) said, “Democrats, particularly the Congressional Black Caucus,” are to be blamed for cannabis still being a Schedule I drug. By Jelena Martinovic As we approach the end of another year that failed...

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Fresh Toast

Colorado voters will be asked to legalize magic mushrooms in November

Colorado voters will be asked in November to decide whether or not to legalize psychedelic mushrooms and healing centers where they can be administered to the public. Initiative 58, known as the Natural Medicine Health Act,...

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Denver Post

Major GOP Players Battle For And Against Cannabis In 2022

With the current state of uncertainty in the country and in the GOP, November elections may provide some answers as to which direction cannabis legalization is headed in this country. The 2022 midterm elections are in full...

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Fresh Toast

Democrats send letter to President Biden urging him to legalize cannabis

As cannabis faces possible federal legalization, Democrats are asking President Biden to step up and deschedule the drug. According to The Hill, a group of senators sent the Biden Administration a letter in early July that...

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The Growth Op

Democrats Send Letter To Biden, Urging Him To Legalize Weed

The letter asks the Biden Administration to use its authority for two purposes: to deschedule cannabis and to clear the names of all individuals convicted of non-violent cannabis offenses. As marijuana faces federal legalization,...

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Fresh Toast

Mitch McConnell Blasts Biden For Granting Clemency For Federal Cannabis Convictions

“We need officials at all levels to back the blue, crack down on crime, and reestablish law and order,” McConnell spewed. “But the Biden Administration gives us the opposite.” By Nina Zdinjak Last week, President...

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Fresh Toast

First-Time Congress Candidates Running on a Pro-Pot Platform

It’s no secret that with a few notable exceptions, Democrats in Congress have taken the lead on the path to eventual federal cannabis legalization. The Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, a bill...

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High Times

Mississippi Legalizes Medical Marijuana

This past February, Mississippi became the 37th state in the US to legalize medical marijuana, following the passage of legislation permitting patients with qualifying health-related conditions to use cannabis medicinally....

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