Biden cannabis pardons

As Thanksgiving approaches, the Last Prisoner Project (LPP) called on President Biden to fulfill his promise that "no one should be in jail for marijuana" by granting clemency to individuals still incarcerated for nonviolent cannabis offenses. The non-profit cannabis justice reform organization...

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey (D) will announce the details of her plan to issue pardons to people convicted of simple cannabis possession at the state level, her office confirmed Monday, writes the Associated Press.  Last December, President Joe Biden announced that he was...

President Biden's recent pardon of thousands of people for use or possession of cannabis on federal lands and in DC does not apply to offenses under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ), a White House official told Military.com on Tuesday...

Here goes another trying year for the cannabis industry. On the federal level, things happened (Biden’s pardons and marijuana research bill), but still, advocates contend they were not enough (no SAFE Banking Act, no legalization). These events profoundly...

As more and more US states legalize marijuana and studies shed light on the various impacts the plant has on our bodies, Americans seem to be more united than ever on the idea of fully embracing the plant. A new survey from Pew Research Center revealed that 88% of U.S...

President Joe Biden praised Oregon Governor Kate Brown (D) for following his example and recommendation by pardoning all simple marijuana convictions at the state level. On Monday, Gov. Brown announced a pardon for prior offenses of simple cannabis possession impacting...

The marijuana legalization initiative in Missouri, known as Amendment 3, has been making headlines recently, mostly thanks to its opponents who are campaigning against it. Now, the measure is getting positive attention because of provisions expunging cannabis-related offenses either...