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Mitch McConnell Blasts Biden For Granting Clemency For Some Federal Cannabis & Drug Convictions
Tuesday, May 3, 2022 - 10:29am | 837Last week, President Joe Biden granted clemency to dozens of individuals with non-violent federal drug convictions and commuted the sentences of 75 people who were serving time at home because of the pandemic. He also issued three pardons. "America is a nation of laws...
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Wisconsin Senator Agard Says 'Republicans Are All Talk And No Action' On Medical Marijuana Reform
Tuesday, April 12, 2022 - 11:19am | 1086Wisconsin State Senate Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry will hold a public hearing on a medical marijuana bill (Senate Bill 1034) on April 20th. Sponsors say the fact that the hearing is scheduled on the popular 4/20 cannabis holiday is a coincidence. Senator ...
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Biden Probably Won't Reject Senate-Approved Cannabis Legalization Bill Despite Unclear Stance, Here's Why
Friday, April 8, 2022 - 10:45am | 1267The House of Representatives approved the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement (MORE) Act, H.R. 3617 on April 1, sending it to Senate. The MORE Act removes cannabis from the federal Controlled Substances Act, allowing states to legalize cannabis, its...
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Full Details Of Schumer's Federal Cannabis Legalization Bill Unveiled, 'Days Of Federal Prohibition Are Numbered,' Advocates Speculate
Wednesday, July 14, 2021 - 9:56am | 497The United States seems to be on the verge of ending the decades-long prohibition of cannabis, as the draft of a long-anticipated Senate bill that will federally legalize marijuana has been released. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and fellow Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and...
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BofA Analyst: Canopy Poised For Growth As Democrats Hope For Marijuana Legalization
Monday, October 12, 2020 - 2:52pm | 632As the 2020 election heats up, Smith Falls, Ontario-based Canopy Growth Corp. (TSX: WEED)(NYSE: CGC) is hustling to gai additional U.S. market access, according to a Bank of America Global Research analysis. The year-long process to acquire New York-based Acreage...