Marijuana Decriminalization

Marijuana reform inspired two serious clashes at the latest presidential debates, with Booker taking on Biden, and Gabbard going after Harris. Sen. Cory Booker was “absolutely disappointed” [...]

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries announced Thursday they are reintroducing legislation that would remove marijuana from the federal controlled substances list. This [...]

Pennsylvania may decriminalize marijuana to clear up the state’s clogged court system. A bill that would decriminalize marijuana in Pennsylvania will move forward after receiving the approval of [...]

Thousands of Californians will have felonies reduced to misdemeanors and lower-level offenses wiped from their records. Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill on Sept. 30, 2018 that would allow past [...]

Thus begins a shift…starting with the first time in 46 years that the DEA has changed its stance on cannabis. The Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) recent decision to place GW [...]

DEA notes that status change is specific only to Epidiolex and does not amend schedule of whole-plant cannabis and CBD. Epidiolex, a prescription medicine made from a formulation of plant-derived [...]

Speaking on CNBC’s “Squawk Box,” Scott Gottlieb was forthcoming about the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) potential support for scientific research into cannabis and expressed support for [...]

Pot-smoking arrests in New York City are to end on September 1st, but only if you meet the mayor’s requirements. Under New York Mayor Bill de Blasio’s new policy, starting Sept. 1, the New [...]

Introduced by Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Delaware) and Congressman Rod Blum (R-Iowa), along with 22 co-sponsors, the Clean Slate Act seeks to seal the records for marijuana charges one [...]

California lawmakers approved a measure requiring prosecutors to expunge sentences for cannabis-related convictions. Lawmakers approved a measure requiring prosecutors to expunge or reduce [...]