Bipartisan lawmakers express public dissatisfaction with Congress’ inaction on marijuana reform
Through Johanna Skopl The co-chairs of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus issued a joint statement criticizing the inaction of the House Rules Committee, which opposed changes to th
Albania urged to implement medical cannabis reform after UN criticism
It might be difficult for most people to locate Albania on a map (it’s a coastal country just across the Adriatic Sea from Italy), but what just happened there is certainly u
As Biden rambles on about weed reform, Dems are urging him to do just about anything
It’s not just Republicans venting their frustration with President Biden this week. Today, July 6, a group of five Democratic (and one independent) senators sent a letter to
This senator says Congress needs to catch up with Americans and is pushing for legislation to reform cannabis banking
Through Jelena Martinovic Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), a house sponsor of a bipartisan marijuana-banking reform bill, last week filed an amendment to the National Defense Authorizati
Spain Approves Medical Cannabis Reform: Pharmacy Dispensing Planned for Late 2022
On Tuesday, the Spanish Congress of Deputies approved the reform of medicinal cannabis. The decision to do so was based on the report of a special health commission that formally i
Is mixing social justice with marijuana reform doing more harm than good right now?
Don’t mix social justice with marijuana reform! Teamster politics is killing the world. The world has been crying out for cannabis legalization for decades, and we’re s
Nancy Mace or Chuck Schumer: Whose Cannabis Reform Bill Do Big Weed Companies Support?
Federal cannabis reform will be created in the image and likeness of the political party in office when it finally happens. And we don’t know. In fact, Bill Maher lamented la
How cannabis and LGBTQ rights reform have become intertwined over the decades
Through Andrew Ward The cannabis and LGBTQ rights movements have been connected from the start as they have lobbied each other for reform over the decades. “Without the other
Cannabis reform law in South Africa under criticism from unions and Rastas
It should all be so easy. The national strategy to commercialize the South African cannabis industry was released last year. In February of this year, the President of South Africa
What early primary victories tell us about possible cannabis reform
The Midterm Primary Season is officially in full swing. Several big races have already been completed and there is a lot to unpack when analyzing the results and profit margins. Se
Brazilian presidential candidates duck and duck over recreational cannabis reform
Brazil makes strides in reforming medicinal cannabis. Earlier this month, the National Health Surveillance Agency approved two new medical devices. This brings the number of approv
German Bundestag pushes health authorities for cannabis reform
In a rapid turn of events, the Budget Committee of the German Bundestag has put pressure on German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach to present a draft recreational hemp reform bill
Thanks Down Under? – 50% of Australians now support recreational cannabis reform
Just as the world looks back on alcohol prohibition in the 1930s with a bewildering perspective, fifty years from now it will no doubt think back to the days of marijuana prohibiti
Argentina makes medicinal cannabis reform a national priority
Not only the German legislature suddenly decides that cannabis reform should be at the top of the political agenda this year; In Argentina, an agreement between the ruling party an
Italian city of Bologna backs recreational cannabis reform |
Four councilors in the Italian city of Bologna have spoken out in favor of reforming recreational cannabis for their community. In this central northern city known for its historic
Australia Poll Finds 50% in Favor of Recreational Pot Reform |
Fifty years from now, the world will undoubtedly look back at the period of cannabis prohibition with the same quizzical perspective that we now look at alcohol prohibition in the
European cannabis reform of 04/20/2022
This year’s European 420 is an interesting time on the cannabis front. While there is much to celebrate as reform is on the rise here, it is also clear that almost everywhere
to the. Senator and former astronaut Mark Kelly joins colleagues against federal marijuana reform
Of Nina Zdinjak Although the House of Representatives passed the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, HR 3617, on April 1 and sent it to the Senate, the
Wisconsin senator says Republicans are just talking about medical marijuana reform and doing nothing
Of Nina Zdinjak The Wisconsin Senate Committee on Insurance, Licensing and Forestry will hold a public hearing on April 20 on a medical marijuana bill (Senate Bill 1034). The spons
Sen. Cory Booker Says Cannabis Reform Is a Civil Rights Issue in New Op-Ed
By Maureen Meehan Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey, in an op-ed he wrote for the Huff Post, discussed why the US justice system treats the most marginalized groups in the country&