Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) recently held a news conference near the steps of New York City Hall in […]
Half Baked? Cannabis Legalization on 4-20-21
It’s the most wonderful time of the year: 4-20. With the recent legalization of cannabis in New York and Virginia, […]
MORE Act Could Federally Decriminalize Cannabis
The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, sponsored by Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, would decriminalize cannabis at the federal […]
Pot Politics in a Presidential Election Year
Roughly 1 in 3 Americans could have access to legal recreational marijuana if voters approve state ballot initiatives this November. […]
Joe Biden’s Marijuana Problem: Part II
About a year ago, I wrote a blog warning of Joe Biden’s lukewarm embrace of cannabis legalization. After a super […]
Hemp Gets Green Light From USDA
I heart hemp. New U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) interim rules clarify how hemp plants should be monitored under federal […]
High Hopes: 2020 Democratic Presidential Candidates on the Marijuana Question
Support full legalization? Seek to decriminalize? Leave it to the states to decide? In the U.S., marijuana legalization is slowly […]
Florida Republicans Prepare to Stand Tall Against Public Desire for Recreational Cannabis
If the Florida GOP continues to have its way, Florida recreational cannabis will go to pot, leaving the other states […]
It’s a Drag: Overcoming Biases in LGBTQ and Cannabis Communities
I came across an Out magazine article that literally leapt off the page. It comes at a time of sweeping […]
Marijuana Wins & Losses: Mid-Year Update
On June 25, 2019, Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law HB 1438, which will end cannabis prohibition in Illinois and […]