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Outside the White House, Protesters Urge Biden To Release Nonviolent Marijuana Offenders

While Biden's mass pardons for those with low-level marijuana possession convictions were greeted with cautious optimism, protesters expressed frustration over Biden's lack of action to actually release those imprisoned for nonviolent drug crimes.

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Marijuana Support Drops In Arkansas, Fentanyl Seizure 'Enough To Wipe Out Entire County, Weed Safer Than Booze & Tobacco

Support For Marijuana Drops In This State

Benzinga

White House Protesters Holding 5-Foot Inflatable Joint Urge Biden To Keep Promise And Release All Cannabis Prisoners

Cannabis activists protested outside of the White House on Monday, urging President Biden to keep on his promise and release people who are in jail over marijuana-related offenses. The action was organized by Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP) the Last Prisoner Project (LPP) and DC and Maryland Marijuana Justice

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Pot users being denied liver transplants

Marijuana users are regularly denied organ transplants in many states — for reasons that may not make sense

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Marijuana legalization promises jobs in Missouri. But how many?

ST. LOUIS — Missouri voters will decide in November whether they want to allow recreational cannabis in the state, an issue that has typically come with promises of leafy, green economic uplift.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Biden's Marijuana Pardons Did Not Free a Single Federal Prisoner or Deliver the Expungement He Promised

A protest at the White House calls attention to the thousands of federal cannabis offenders who remain incarcerated.

Reason

EXPLAINER: Which states put marijuana on the ballot in 2022?

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Biden Says No Pardon For Weed Sellers, Delaware Wants Cannabis Legal, Court Rules Pot Equipment Can Be Imported

Biden Won't Pardon Those Imprisoned For Selling Weed President Joe Biden kicked off October by announcing that he would pardon all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession.

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Psyched: DEA Boosts Research Production, Booker's Psychedelics Reform, Kanye West's George Floyd Comments And More

DEA Boosts Production Of Cannabis & Psychedelics For Research In 2023 The DEA is proposing that 6.7 million grams (14,770 pounds) of marijuana be grown for research, more than double the amount suggested for 2022 (3.2 million grams).

Benzinga

Will South Dakota OK pot again after 1st measure reversed?

Recreational marijuana legalization will be back on the South Dakota ballot in November

The Independent UK

What's Going On With Cannabis Pricing In Illinois? Analyst Examines Retailers' Menus

Illinois is one of the most prominent cannabis markets in the U.S. In 2022, recreational marijuana sales crossed the $1 billion mark.

Benzinga

Cannabis Licensing Begins In Detroit & Continues In Massachusetts

The Detroit City Council approved a revised adult-use cannabis ordinance in April after a U.S.

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What Do Biden's Cannabis Pardons Mean For Psychedelics? Can This Huge Cultural Shift In America Lead To Legalization?

This article by Partick McConnell was originally published on Microdose and appears here with permission.

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Religious Anti-Marijuana Groups Are Getting Louder And Ready To Move From Talk To Action

Religious people are less likely to support legal marijuana than those describing themselves as atheists and agnostics, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted last year.

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This ain’t your grandpa’s weed

As marijuana products get stronger, experts and policy-makers grapple with safety and health questions

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Editorial: After decades of discriminatory enforcement, rethinking marijuana laws is long overdue

President Joe Biden has taken the first steps to move beyond more than 50 years of failed drug policy. Earlier this month, the president directed his administration to begin the process that would remove marijuana from the list of the most dangerous illicit drugs, which includes heroin and LSD, and…

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Louisiana Panel Will Examine Protecting Legal Medical Marijuana Patients On The Job

In June, Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards (D) signed nearly 100 bills into law aimed at protecting medical marijuana patients. Among them was one from Rep.

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Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Will Soon Open Alongside Florida Circle K Stores

As part of a new partnership, Green Thumb Industries will lease space from 10 convenience stores to build dispensaries.

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South Dakotans Prepare To Vote For Marijuana Legalization, Scare-Mongering Ads Hit The Airwaves

In less than a month, South Dakota's voters will decide whether or not to support recreational marijuana legalization, that is Measure 27, an initiative to the list of ballot questi

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Senate Candidates Divided Over Weed Legalization, Texas Decrim Push, CA Lawmakers Want End To Illegal Operations

North Carolina Senate Candidates Divided Over Marijuana Pardons With midterms approaching, the Senate race is heating up as are debates around issues such as marijuana legalization.

Benzinga

GOP Senators, Are You There? The American Bankers Association's New Survey Might Interest You

A new survey conducted by Morning Consult on behalf of the American Bankers Association (ABA) confirmed that a vast majority of U.S. adults support cannabis banking and urge Congress to pass legislation allowing cannabis businesses to access banking services in states where marijuana is legal.

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Edinburgh puppy owner condemns litter bugs as dog becomes ill after eating cannabis

The poor puppy was left lying in a puddle of her own pee after the discarded marijuana left her hallucinating and unable to recognise her owners. The concerned owner has called for others to safely dispose of their litter.

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Oklahoma marijuana legalization initiative will appear on the ballot on March 7, 2023

Oklahoma voters will decide on State Question 820, an initiative to legalize marijuana, on March 7, 2023.

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Mission Green Petitions President To Release Parker Coleman Who Is Serving 60 Years For Marijuana

Mission Green, an initiative of the Weldon Project, filed a clemency petition for Parker Coleman, Jr., who is currently serving a 60-year federal sentence for marijuana-related offenses.

Benzinga

Another Governor Nixes Biden's Pardons, But In This State, Voters May Take Matters Into Their Hands

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 automatically or through an appeals process.

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