Articles tagged with "federal prohibition"
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Krispy Kreme is paying to keep weed illegal
David Bienenstock and Bruce Barcott - Published on November 21, 2022Read moreBig Donut is joining the NFL, Big Pharma, and the Methodist Church to defeat legalization in Congress. See who else is propping up prohibition.
President Biden’s marijuana ‘review’ could be a deadly trap
Bruce Barcott - Published on October 13, 2022Read morePardoning 6,000 prisoners is a win. We’ll take it. But that “review” of marijuana’s Schedule I status could end in disaster.
President Biden to pardon federal marijuana prisoners and start rescheduling process
Bruce Barcott and Calvin Stovall - Published on October 6, 2022Read moreThis is a big fucking deal. Biden frees prisoners and starts a process that could result in legalization.”Sending people to jail for possessing marijuana has upended too many lives,” he tweeted.
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Big Pharma reportedly loses billions every time a state legalizes weed
Calvin Stovall - Published on September 9, 2022Read moreHere’s why Big Pharma is lobbying to stop cannabis legalization: It hurts their bottom line.
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Pennsylvania’s Fetterman has smoke for Biden over weed reform
Amelia Williams - Published on August 31, 2022Read moreThe 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
Bruce Barcott - Published on May 3, 2022Read moreJoe 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
Bruce Barcott - Published on April 7, 2022Read moreA cruel relic of the ‘Just Say No’ era gets a refresh for the 2020s—and doubles down against medical patients.
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President Biden isn’t ‘too busy’ to carry out the cruelties of the Drug War
Bruce Barcott - Published on April 8, 2021Read moreNearly 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
David Bienenstock - Published on January 6, 2021Read moreWill Merrick Garland push, allow, or block progress on federal legalization?
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Who should Biden appoint? Drug policy leaders offer plenty of options
David Bienenstock - Published on December 7, 2020Read moreBiden’s attorney general, DEA head, and ‘drug czar’ will carry out his drug policies. Who should get the jobs?
