The cannabis industry reacts to President Biden’s clemency news
Of Andrew Ward On Tuesday, President Joe Biden announced pardons and commutations for 78 people with criminal records. The bulk of the clemency order has focused on nonviolent drug
President Biden commutes the sentences of 9 marijuana prisoners
Despite candidate Joe Biden promising to decriminalize cannabis and automatically have criminal records overturned, President Joe Biden has been slow to deliver on his promise. Thi
Why is President Biden blocking Washington DC from legal cannabis sales?
Through Maureen Meihan President Joe Biden has made another attempt to bar Washington, DC from legalizing marijuana sales as part of the fiscal 2023 budget proposal he submitted to
Oscar winner asks President Biden for Brittney Griner’s return in acceptance speech
Through Maureen Meihan Ben Proudfoot’s The Queen of Basketball, directed by Shaquille O’Neal and Stephen Curry as executive producers, tells the story of Lucy Harris, t
Why is President Biden accepting cannabis donations while banning cannabis investments?
By Maureen Meehan In response to new guidance from Avril Haines, the Biden administration’s Director of National Intelligence, stating that individuals investing in legal can
President Biden’s State of the Union address
If you held the notion that because Joe Biden was a Democrat and “legalization of weed is right around the corner with the House and Senate blah blah,” then the State of the Un
Gary Chambers vows to tie President Biden to promises of legalization
A Louisiana native, he aims to bring cannabis to the forefront of America’s political landscape In January, US Senate hopeful Gary Chambers Jr. caught the nation’s atte
President Biden’s SOTU Speech – Another bad night for marijuana
This article originally appeared on Cannabis.net and has been republished with permission. If you were hoping because Joe Biden was a Democrat and “legalization of weed is ri
Why did the President of Costa Rica block the Medicinal Cannabis and Hemp Law?
Costa Ricans will have to wait a few more months for medical cannabis reform, thanks to President Carlos Alvarado. Costa Rican President Carlos Alvarado has vetoed the passage of a
President Biden is slammed on both sides of the aisle over slow cannabis plans
There is a clear schism within the Democratic Party. On the one hand, there are a number of senators trying to get cannabis out of the Controlled Substance Act. And on the other ha
President Biden is coming under pressure from all sides for his stance on cannabis legalization
By Nicolas Jose Rodriguez Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) MPs urged the president on Monday to take unilateral cannabis policy action to complement the chorus of lawmakers urging P
Joe Biden has been president for 299 days and cannabis still isn’t federal?
During the election campaign, the Biden-Kamala train promised several reforms for the cannabis industry. However, since the government was sworn in in January, many critics have ac
No, President Biden cannot legalize or move weed, even with an executive order
Interesting release this week from a group called the Congressional Research Service on whether President Biden can legalize marijuana all by himself, or at least move it all by hi
No, President Biden cannot legalize or postpone weed, even with an executive order
This article originally appeared on Cannabis.net and was republished with permission. Interesting paper recently released by a group called the Congressional Research Service (CRS)
Bernie Sanders met with President Biden to discuss legalizing marijuana
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has always spoken out loudly for his support for cannabis reforms in the country. A few days ago, Senator Sanders gave his opinion on the current admi
Will President Biden pardon people with previous federal drug convictions?
Barely a few weeks after Senator Bernie Sanders mentioned on a podcast called Kystall, Kyle and Friends that the president has executive powers but decides against it, the presiden
Why do Republican lawmakers want President Biden to reclassify cannabis instead of removing it from the CSA?
Marijuana has always been a source of political tension in America. This is because lawmakers are constantly trying to make sure it is legalized, or fighting the legalization proce
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is under investigation for all of the drug dealers he has killed
Picture over After years of a bloody drug war, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte watches the wheels of international justice roll against him. In June, the outgoing chief prosec
If expanded access to cannabis “harms” Mexico, President AMLO says he will reinstate the ban
Picture over The day after a critical ruling by the Supreme Court of the cannabis ban, Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador hinted he was reluctant to accept the ban on
Why was Vice President Harris greeted in Guatemala with Trump campaign signs?
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article belong solely to the author and do not necessarily reflect those of The Fresh Toast. Vice President Kamala Harris’s first inte