Amid growing pressure, President Joe Biden commuted the sentences of nearly 1500 individuals, including dozens of pardons for non-violent drug convictions.
President Joe Biden used his State of the Union address to reaffirm his commitment to cannabis reform, marking the first time in history the issue has been addressed during the landmark speech.
A number of states have handed over cannabis data to the US Government in view of the upcoming cannabis rescheduling review ordered by President Biden in 2022.
WHILE last week’s news from the US saw many EU cannabis stocks experience a spike in stock price on Friday, these gains were almost unanimously lost within hours.
THE ramifications of last week’s announcement that the US President plans to pardon thousands of citizens federally convicted of the ‘simple possession’ of cannabis are yet to be fully understood.
NEWS broke yesterday evening that US President Joe Biden has moved to federally pardon thousands of Americans with minor cannabis convictions.
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to President Biden on Tuesday reminding him of his campaign promise to pardon federal non-violent cannabis convictions, reports The Hill.
After Sha’Carri Richardson was left off the Team USA roster for testing positive for THC, Marijuana Moment expertly unpacked the history of cannabis prohibition at the Olympics.
While it may have felt like the US House was practically celebrating 4/20 while voting for the SAFE Banking Act, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer — who is currently hammering out federal legalization legislation — was less enthused about the cannabis banking legislation in an interview with Marijuana Moment.
