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President Joe Biden announced on Thursday that he will pardon all prior federal offenses for simple marijuana possession, saying “No one should be in jail just for using marijuana.” Biden urged governors to do the same on a state level, as his pardon only...

A majority of U.S. voters support federal marijuana legalization, a new Morning Consult/Politico survey shows. The poll, conducted from Sep. 30 to Oct. 2, 2022, asked a representative sample of 2,005 registered voters if they would like to see cannabis legalized on the federal level...

Democrats Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (D) continue to push hard for cannabis policy reform. "With a majority of Americans on both sides of the aisle in support of legalization, we know that this has opportunities," said Booker in a pre-recorded...

Last month, a long-awaited U.S. Senate legislation that would decriminalize and deschedule cannabis on the federal level, while also promoting social equity, was unveiled. Known as the Cannabis Administration And Opportunity Act (CAOA) — by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senators...

Thomas Daschle, (D-SD) who served as the Senate Majority Leader from 2001 to 2003 and in the Senate from 1987-2005 is now a co-chair for the Coalition for Cannabis Policy, Education and Regulation. In an opinion piece for The Hill, Daschle shared the...

The Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA), which is fighting against federal cannabis legalization, recently removed a page on its website disclosing its partners. Previously, the organization named nearly 50 corporate partners, including big pharma names such as Pfizer Inc...

The U.S. Hemp Roundtable sent a letter Friday to Senators Chuck Schumer, Ron Wyden and Cory Booker, who are the leading sponsors of a recently presented, but long-awaited comprehensive cannabis legalization bill - Cannabis Administration Opportunity Act (CAOA). While the non-profit...

Weeks after the long-awaited marijuana decriminalization Senate bill was presented, it has faced a lot of criticism, mostly for its complexity. Many industry experts, such as Cantor Fitzgerald’s Pablo Zuanic and Emily Paxhia, co-founder of one of the longest-running...

Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) is “open to compromises” when it comes to federal cannabis reform. He is even considering the possibility that his chamber could green-light a marijuana banking measure that would include social equity components, before taking action on the Cannabis...

This was a very challenging year for pot stocks. Year-to-date, AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF (ARCA:MSOS) dropped 54.01%, AdvisorShares Pure Cannabis ETF (ARCA:YOLO) declined 57.46%, compared to SPDR S&P 500 (ARCA:SPY) which lost 13.61%.  Looking into...

The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, chaired by Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), held a hearing on Tuesday titled “Decriminalizing Cannabis at the Federal Level: Necessary Steps to Address Past Harms.” The meeting came on the heels of last week’s presentation...

Senators of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism, which is setting up a hearing on marijuana reform, presented a non-definite list of possible witnesses to testify on Federal Cannabis Decriminalization, reported Marijuana Moment. The hearing will be held on for...

A bipartisan resolution calling for the immediate release of WNBA star Brittney Griner from a Russian prison was introduced in the United States Senate last Thursday, reported ESPN.  Griner, a two-time Olympic gold medalist, has been detained since Feb. 17 and pleaded...

A long-awaited U.S. Senate legislation that would decriminalize and deschedule cannabis on the federal level, while also promoting social equity, has finally been unveiled. What Happened: The bill from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senators Ron Wyden, and Cory Booker...

The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, chaired by Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ), scheduled a meeting for July 26, titled “Decriminalizing Cannabis at the Federal Level: Necessary Steps to Address Past Harms.” The details of the meeting are not yet available....