Cannabis Industry, Lawmakers React to Biden’s Federal Cannabis Policy Reform Efforts
President Joe Biden announced Oct. 6 the first steps toward fulfilling his campaign promise of federal cannabis policy reform.“As I often said during my campaign for President, no one should be in jail just for using or possessing marijuana,” Biden said in a public statement. “Sending people to prison for possessing marijuana has upended too many lives and incarcerated people for…
Biden’s Labor Secretary Pledges To Help Marijuana Pardon Recipients Find ‘Good Employment’
Two Biden administration cabinet members talked about the president’s new cannabis initiative on Friday. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh said that officials will be working diligently to ensure that people who receive a pardon for federal marijuana offenses under a proclamation issued by President Joe Biden on Thursday are not impeded from future job opportunities. Walsh told Yahoo Finance on Friday…
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How many states have legalized marijuana? Cannabis laws unpacked
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Sanctuary Medicinals Opens its Second Medical Dispensary in Boca Raton, Fla., the Company’s 12th Location in the State
President Joe Biden announced Oct. 6 the first steps toward fulfilling his campaign promise of federal cannabis policy reform.“As I often said during my campaign for President, no one should be in jail just for using or possessing marijuana,” Biden said in a public statement. “Sending people to prison for possessing…
Missouri’s Largest Labor Union Backs Marijuana Legalization Ballot Measure
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