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The DEA Wants Teens To Become Anti-Weed Influencers For $25 A Pop
Wednesday, March 26, 2025 - 3:51pm | 683The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is trying to be cool again. And by "cool," we mean desperately attempting to curb the inevitable: weed is mainstream, legal in much of the U.S. and enjoying a global glow-up. But instead of rolling with the times, the DEA has teamed up with anti-...
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Biden-Challenger Marianne Williamson Blasts White House, Congress Over Sluggish Cannabis Reform
Thursday, January 18, 2024 - 11:16pm | 495Marianne Williamson, a 2024 Democratic presidential candidate, openly criticized the Joe Biden administration and Congress for their sluggish approach to marijuana reform, labeling it as hypocritical given the alleged private drug use by lawmakers. During a New Hampshire campaign...
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RFK Jr. Vows To Legalize Marijuana And Support Drug Treatment Programs If Elected
Thursday, September 14, 2023 - 2:28pm | 540In his bid for the presidency in 2024, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is once again advocating for the federal legalization of cannabis, granting access to banking services for the industry, and allocating cannabis tax revenue to support drug treatment and rehabilitation centers, reported Marijuana Moment...
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Marijuana Banking Reform On Hold As House Lawmakers Disagree On Defense Bill Inclusion Option
Monday, December 5, 2022 - 6:18pm | 503House lawmakers delayed coming to a long-awaited decision on whether to consider a series of cannabis reforms as part of a large-scale defense bill, citing disagreements over several key unresolved issues, reported Marijuana Moment. Meanwhile, the offices of several...
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Biden Mistakes Pardon With Expungement, Though Admits Marijuana Reform Is A Matter Of Racial Equity
Thursday, November 3, 2022 - 12:34pm | 860President Joe Biden recently admitted that cannabis reform is a matter of racial equity, at least in a way. In a Tuesday radio interview on The Rickey Smiley Morning Show, the President was asked what he's done to better the lives of Black Americans since he...
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Florida Lawsuit Around Marijuana & Guns Heats Up: DOJ Compares Cannabis Users To Domestic Abusers
Friday, September 23, 2022 - 1:58pm | 715The Department of Justice has struck yet again. As part of the ongoing Florida lawsuit on whether medical cannabis users should also have the right to own guns, got more comment recently when the DOJ claimed that MMJ users are inherently dangerous and therefore...
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Cannabis Policy Ain't Easy To Follow: Fortunately, These Journalists Make It Simpler For All Of Us
Saturday, July 16, 2022 - 4:37pm | 534It's happening again so get ready: the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference, after a wildly successful and now legendary event in Miami during 4/20 week, we're gearing up now for our Chicago soiree, this coming Sept. 13-14. As per usual among Benzinga's...