Tag: Marijuana
Democrats push Biden to halt marijuana prosecutions as federal reform stalls
Democrats urge Biden to prioritize marijuana reform by halting prosecutions and expanding clemency before leaving office.
Kamala Harris reaffirms support for national marijuana legalization, going beyond Biden
While Harris acknowledged her long-standing support for legalization, critics have pointed out that her stance has evolved over the years.
Biden administration moves to reclassify marijuana: A major shift in US...
President Biden’s Department of Justice takes historic steps to reclassify marijuana, aiming to end a ‘failed approach’ and recognize its medical benefits, sparking mixed reactions from lawmakers and advocates.
President Biden issues executive order pardoning federal offenses of simple marijuana...
The executive order will "pardon more than 6,500 individuals convicted of the offense and thousands more through pardons under Washington D.C. law."
California legislation to protect workers who use marijuana outside of work
If signed into law, the bill will "protect employees who fail a certain type of common drug test that detects the main psychoactive compound in marijuana, THC."
Gov. Cuomo announces legalization of marijuana with proposed adult-use cannabis program
It's no longer a question of whether New York will legalize marijuana, its how to go about the legalization. Gov. Andrew Cuomo...
House confirms upcoming vote on decriminalization of marijuana at federal level
"Advocates are hopeful that real marijuana reform benefiting those most affected by the War on Drugs could be around the corner."
Marijuana goes to house floor with landslide victory for SAFE Banking...
For the first time since the war on marijuana was declared by President Richard Nixon, progressive marijuana law reform was considered on...
Why we must legalize marijuana
Legalizing, taxing, and regulating is good for the economy and creates jobs.
Legal marijuana is a job creation machine
We can see this playing out in the states that have legalized marijuana. Early legalizers, Colorado and Washington, saw double-digit jobs growth last year.
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Bipartisan bill introduced in House to ban use of pesticide paraquat in US agriculture
The bill would "direct the Environmental Protection Agency to cancel all existing paraquat registrations, revoke any tolerances permitting paraquat residue in food, and ban the sale and use of existing stocks upon enactment."
Why Biden’s debate disaster two years ago matters for the future
Looking ahead, a great need will be to overcome the ongoing culture of conformity that so badly damaged the Democratic Party in 2024 and helped Trump get back into the White House.
Losing face, losing the base, losing the midterm race—a tidal trifecta
Though daring MAGA lies seem tidal,/ Denying outcomes suicidal.
Anti-ICE protesters sentenced to decades as Trump turns ‘antifa’ label into prosecution tool
The Prairieland case transformed a July 4 protest outside a Texas immigration jail into a terrorism prosecution, with sentences from 30 to 100 years and warnings of a new federal playbook against left-wing dissent.
Alaska governor vetoes single-use polystyrene foam foodware ban
For now, polystyrene products will remain legal for use by commercial food vendors statewide.