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President Biden’s marijuana ‘review’ could be a deadly trap

Pardoning 6,000 prisoners is a win. We’ll take it. But that “review” of marijuana’s Schedule I status could end in disaster.
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President Biden to pardon federal marijuana prisoners and start rescheduling process

It’s one of the most sweeping executive actions ever taken by a president regarding weed. “Sending people to jail for possessing marijuana has upended too many lives,” he tweeted.
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Pennsylvania’s Fetterman has smoke for Biden over weed reform

The President hasn’t lived up to 2020 campaign promises about cannabis legalization. Will this larger-than-life US Senate candidate finally hold Biden to his word?
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350,000 Americans not named Brittney Griner ‘wrongfully detained’ over cannabis

Joe Biden’s government is defending the WNBA All-Star arrested for cannabis in Russia, while supporting the arrest of 350,000 here at home.
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Medical marijuana patients targeted by sneaky new federal drug testing rule

A cruel relic of the ‘Just Say No’ era gets a refresh for the 2020s—and doubles down against medical patients.
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‘Billions’ finale will show sticky-icky side of federal prohibition

The gap between federal and state regulations can form a dangerous trap for buzzing entrepreneurs – Here’s how to navigate the green void.
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President Biden isn’t ‘too busy’ to carry out the cruelties of the Drug War

Nearly three months in, Joe Biden’s legalization record stinks. It’s time for him to step up.
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What does Biden’s attorney general pick think about legalization? Not much—but it may not matter

Will Merrick Garland push, allow, or block progress on federal legalization?
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