Biden Administration Exploring Clemency For Some Drug Convictions
People with certain non-violent drug convictions could soon be granted presidential clemency. President Biden could use clemency to pardon people whose records impede their abilities to get jobs, ...
Republicans Attempt To Ban Welfare Spending At Dispensaries
Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate, seeking to provide additional reform to the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, are introducing legislation that would ban...
Senators Vote To Allow Medical Marijuana Access For Military Veterans
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved an amendment on Wednesday, August 4, that’s meant to enable military veterans to access medical cannabis by allowing Veteran Affairs physicians to gran...
Michigan Dispensary Owner Loses Appeal After Trying The “I Didn’t Know That Was Illegal” Defense
The federal conviction of Danny Trevino, owner of Hydroworld dispensaries in Grand Rapids, Flint, Jackson, and Lansing, was upheld by the United States Court of Appeals. Trevino was found guilty o...
Barcelona Courts Close “Cannabis Club” Loophole
The Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia has closed a loophole that virtually eliminates private cannabis social clubs and could eliminate cannabis consumption in Barcelona. The ruling essential...
On Thursday, July 29, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a spending legislation package that, among other things, will provide protections for banks that work with legal cannabis-related bus...
New Congressional Legislation Holds Promise For Cannabis & Therapeutic Psychedelics Reform
A series of cannabis- and psychedelics-related amendments have been cleared by a House committee for floor votes. The amendments would be part of large-scale spending legislation. One pro-refor...
