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cannabis reform
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Japan Government Opens Public Comment Period for Cannabis Reform
Over the next few weeks, public comments will be submitted regarding the future of Japan’s cannabis regulatory framework.
June 3, 2024
Enemies of Weed Legalization Are Already Raising Money To Challenge Federal Rescheduling Effort
Will you donate $5,000 to sue the government over cannabis reform, please?
May 6, 2024
Congressional Progressive Caucus Says Dems Can Legalize MJ By Winning House, Senate Majorities This November
A newly shared agenda from the Congressional Progressive Caucus suggests that a House and Senate majority is enough for Democratic leaders to legalize cannabis, among other progressive aims.
April 24, 2024
Illinois Governor Cites Cannabis Reform While Campaigning for Biden
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker campaigned for the reelection of President Biden on 4/20, citing Democratic-led advances for marijuana policy reform.
April 23, 2024
Kamala Harris To Host White House Weed Policy Reform Summit With Fat Joe
Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday will meet at the West Wing with cannabis policy reform advocates including Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear and rapper Fat Joe, who received a pardon for a federal cannabis conviction from President Biden.
March 15, 2024
U.S. Virgin Islands Push Rec Industry Forward, Approve Adult-Use MJ Regulations
More than a year after giving the green light to recreational cannabis, the U.S. Virgin Islands are finally pushing the industry forward after approving a list of proposed rules and regulations around implementation of the recreational market.
February 15, 2024
Exclusive: Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Calls on Biden Administration To Deschedule Cannabis
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand explained why we need to deschedule, not reschedule cannabis at the federal level.
January 30, 2024
Survey: Majority of Sports Medicine Doctors Have Favorable Attitudes About MJ Use
A new survey of doctors from the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine finds that a majority have generally favorable attitudes toward the use of cannabis and CBD among athletes.
December 27, 2023
Report: Federal MJ Reform May Hurt Small Business and Equity, Congress Must Act
It’s a conversation that’s in no way new to the broader cannabis community, a double-edged sword so to speak surrounding the nature of wider cannabis reform.
October 27, 2023
Weed Isn’t Legal If You Can’t Smoke It
Jimi Devine attempts to figure out why cannabis regulators hate the lower-classes that can’t afford a home to smoke in legally.
September 22, 2023