Biden mentions release of prisoners with cannabis convictions in MLK Day speech
On Jan. 16, President Joe Biden spoke at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day breakfast event in Washington DC hosted by the National Action Network. In his speech, he briefly mentioned co
Biden includes marijuana reform in MLK Day speech on equality
President Joe Biden celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a speech on equality, civil rights and more. He made it clear that marijuana reform is part of his plan and a necessa
Marijuana rescheduling – The holy grail of the cannabis industry gets a bipartisan push on President Biden
As the Biden administration probes state planning for marijuana, a bipartisan group of congressmen is urging the president to openly support full legalization. Recently, Marijuana
Brittney Griner First Words: Thank you Biden, vow to help liberate others
After nine months in Russian prison, Griner said she will return to the WNBA and help fight for the release of other cannabis prisoners, including US Marine Paul Whelan, who is sti
Biden Signs Historic Marijuana Research Bill, But What Does It Actually Mean for the Industry?
Last Friday, US President Joe Biden took a historic step by becoming the first American president ever to sign a marijuana legislation into law and make it law. Now, the bill to ex
Biden signs bill to expand medical cannabis research
President Joe Biden last week added his signature to a bipartisan bill aimed at expanding and streamlining medical cannabis research. The bill, dubbed the Medical Marijuana and Can
Marijuana reform is in the hands of the students, says President Biden
Joe Biden believes young people are key to legalizing marijuana and the reason he is optimistic about the future of this country. On Monday, President Biden attended a rally at Bow
Advocacy groups are calling on Biden to extend marijuana pardons to these vulnerable communities
Proponents are calling for an expansion of Biden’s pardon for marijuana, particularly one that includes immigrants deported for these types of offenses. Biden’s pardon
Did Biden Just Legalize Cannabis? – Hemp | weed | marijuana
Has US President Joe Biden Legalized Cannabis? No, but his government pardoned Americans from federal charges of small amounts of cannabis. This move will help over 6,000 people, b
Stocks go green on Biden pardon, news rescheduling
By Adam Jackson, Green Market Report Cannabis stocks on stock exchanges rose late Thursday afternoon after President Biden made a surprise announcement that he would pardon thousan
Biden Weed Pardon spurs response from the cannabis community and beyond
President Joseph Biden’s historic announcement that he would be pardoning all federal marijuana-possession convictions and directing government officials to investigate easin
In Historic Move, Biden announces he will pardon thousands of state cannabis offenses
Today President Joe Biden announced that he will pardon people with federal convictions for simple possession of cannabis. He also announced that he would direct U.S. Attorney Gene
BREAKING: Biden announces pardon for all federal marijuana possession convictions
Through Maureen Meihan President Joe Biden announced he would pardon all previous federal offenses of simple possession of marijuana, the White House announced Thursday. The pardon
President Biden pardons federal marijuana prisoners and begins debt restructuring process
In an announcement that took the world by surprise, President Biden this afternoon declared that he would pardon all federal prisoners currently being held for simple marijuana pos
Biden meets with Brittney Griner’s family
President Joe Biden is due to meet Friday with family members of American basketball star Brittney Griner, who remains being held in a Russian prison on drug-related charges. Biden
Biden meets with Brittney Griner’s wife and Paul Whelan’s sister: Is a prisoner swap in the works?
Through Maureen Meihan President Joe Biden will meet with family members of WNBA star Brittney Griner and former Marine Paul Whelan Friday as the White House continues to press for
Biden is unlikely to respond to marijuana before the midterms
Through Jelena Martinovic Democrats are becoming increasingly vocal about cannabis policy reforms as midterm approaches. They urge President Biden to act on this matter. Pennsylvan
Democrats urge Biden on marijuana reform ahead of midterms
As the midterms draw closer, Democrats believe they have a window to advance their marijuana reform agenda. According to The Hill, Democrats are pressuring Biden and trying to figu
Biden weighs cannabis during a meeting with PA Senate nominee Fetterman
Through Jelena Martinovic Just days after John Fetterman urged President Joe Biden to remove marijuana from a Schedule I drug and work to decriminalize it, the PA Lieutenant Govern
John Fetterman urges Biden to legalize cannabis
John Fetterman, the current US Senate nominee, wants to hold President Joe Biden accountable for one of his key campaign promises – cannabis reform. Fetterman, a big cannabis