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Massachusetts Lawmakers Consider Psychedelics Therapy Legalization Bill

Massachusetts legislators held a joint legislative committee hearing last week to consider an initiative to legalize the therapeutic use of…

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Zimbabwe Farmers Swap Corn for Hemp Farming

Farmers in Zimbabwe are pivoting from the country’s traditional staple crops like corn to a new lucrative crop—hemp production. Leaders…

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Office of the Pardon Attorney Requests Funds To Tackle Pardon Applications

The Office of the Pardon Attorney (PARDON), which operates under the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), recently published its FY…

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Colorado Bill Banning Social Media MJ, Drug Posts Raises Constitutional Concerns

Since states across the country first began legalizing cannabis, the ability for cannabis-related businesses to advertise on social media —…

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Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians To Open First Dispensary in North Carolina

North Carolina-based Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) will officially be opening its cannabis dispensary on tribal land, effective as…

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Vermont Senate Passes Legislation To Establish Psychedelic Working Group

Vermont is the latest state looking to further examine and embrace the potential of psychedelics, as the state Senate recently…

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Virginia Governor Vetoes Bill To Legalize Cannabis Sales

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin on Thursday vetoed a bill to legalize recreational marijuana sales, saying that regulated sales of cannabis…

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Americans Pay Double for Drugs, Biden Fact-Checkers Find

In a recent campaign stop in California, President Joe Biden said that people in other countries are paying 40-60% less…

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Pew Survey Finds 9 in 10 Americans Support Pot Legalization

Thinking back just 10 years ago, the previous U.S. cannabis landscape stood in stark contrast to the one we enjoy…

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Republican Senators Say Cannabis Rescheduling Violates International Treaties

Senator Mitt Romney of Utah and two of his Republican colleagues have sent a letter to the Drug Enforcement Administration,…

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