Four Months After Biden Promised Marijuana Pardons, He Has Not Issued Any
The president reaped political benefits with his pre-election proclamation but has yet to follow through.
The president reaped political benefits with his pre-election proclamation but has yet to follow through.
Is it just to punish the many for the excesses of the few?
Because legislators omitted a crucial letter, there is no straightforward way to downgrade convictions for offenses that are no longer felonies.
Cannabis consumers should have the same commercial leisure spaces that alcohol drinkers do.
The government argued that marijuana users have no Second Amendment rights because they are dangerous, unvirtuous, and untrustworthy.
Gov. Andy Beshear issued a conditional pardon aimed at protecting people who use marijuana for medical purposes from criminal prosecution.
The senator bemoans the "cannabis crisis" he helped maintain by blocking the SAFE Banking Act.
Federal sentences for simple marijuana possession dropped by 93 percent over seven years.
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S.B. 58, which emulates an initiative that Colorado voters approved last month, would legalize the use of five psychoactive substances found in fungi and plants.
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While Biden issued pardons and ordered a review of marijuana's Schedule I status, he still supports the federal ban on weed.
Biden should exercise his pardon power to help some of the people whose lives his criminal justice policies destroyed.
Until next year's, because capitalism is always making things better.
The ACLU of Oregon is calling on other state governors to follow suit.
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Nearly 20 months after the state legalized recreational use, no licensed pot shops have opened, but the black market is booming.
To be eligible for a pardon, patients will have to obtain cannabis from other states and document their diagnoses and purchases.
Legalization is unlikely in the foreseeable future, but banking reform and expungement could be feasible.
"People die from hard physical labor and inability to access medical treatment that they need," said one former inmate.
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Lighter regulation is one likely explanation.
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Two more states legalized recreational marijuana on Tuesday, while decriminalization of five natural psychedelics looks like a winner in Colorado.
Some reformers opposed the initiative, deeming it anti-competitive and needlessly prescriptive.
A 2020 initiative was overturned by the courts, and this year's version was rejected by voters.
Early polling showed a majority favored the change, but support fell in the face of opposition from leading Republicans and conservative groups.
Even people who use cannabis for medical purposes risk severe penalties for daring to exercise their Second Amendment rights.
Since approving medical marijuana by a wide margin in 2016, North Dakotans have said no twice to allowing recreational use.
Voters approved a constitutional amendment allowing adults 21 or older to use cannabis and instructing legislators to authorize commercial production and distribution.
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While Biden's mass pardons for those with low-level marijuana possession convictions were greeted with cautious optimism, protesters expressed frustration over Biden's lack of action to actually release those imprisoned for nonviolent drug crimes.
A protest at the White House calls attention to the thousands of federal cannabis offenders who remain incarcerated.
As part of a new partnership, Green Thumb Industries will lease space from 10 convenience stores to build dispensaries.
The Golden State promises a progressive, environmentally conscious, labor-friendly war on weed.
Extreme taxes and regulations are hampering legal marijuana markets.