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Congress Will Legalize Marijuana in 2021, Democratic Senator Says

By Kyle Jaeger A Democratic U.S. senator says that if his party reclaims the Senate [...]

Nevada to Pardon All Low-Level Cannabis Offenses

Nevada’s State Board of Pardons is moving to pardon thousands of people who were convicted [...]

Adult-Use Bill Introduced In Tennessee

An adult-use cannabis legalization bill has been introduced in Tennessee; the bill calls on lawmakers [...]

Senate Schedules Hearing On Marijuana Business Banking Access

By Tom Angell In one of the clearest signs of marijuana reform’s growing momentum on [...]

Historic Marijuana Measures Clear First Major Congressional Hurdles As Opposition Wanes

By Kyle Jaeger With the annual appropriations process wrapping up in the House, far-reaching marijuana [...]

State Financial Regulators Press Congress To Allow Marijuana Banking Access

The top financial regulators in 25 states and U.S. territories are joining together to pressure [...]

House panel approves marijuana banking bill

BY ALEX GANGITANO The House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday approved legislation that would allow [...]

Ready to inhale: Democratic 2020 contenders embrace marijuana legalization

By John Whitesides WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Cory Booker has reintroduced his U.S. Senate bill to [...]

Surprise, Surprise: Polls Show Americans Are Excited About Legal Marijuana

Polls show that support for pot is higher than ever — now it’s up to [...]

Key Moments From The First Marijuana Hearing Of The New Congress

By Kyle Jaeger The first marijuana hearing of the 116th Congress kicked off on Wednesday. A [...]

The Story Behind Rep. Joe Kennedy’s Pivot From Prohibitionist To Marijuana Legalization Advocate

By Kyle Jaeger He was a self-admitted outlier among his Democratic colleagues in the House. But [...]

Congressman Issues ‘Blueprint To Legalize Marijuana’ For Democratic House In 2019

By Tom Angell A key Democratic congressman has a step-by-step plan to enact the end of [...]