Politics

Krispy Kreme is paying to keep weed illegal

Big Donut is joining the NFL, Big Pharma, and the Methodist Church to defeat legalization in Congress. See who else…

2 years ago

Rep. Pete Sessions Compares Weed Industry to Slavery

Republican U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-Texas) faces universal backlash from officials and NORML leadership after making “shameful” remarks comparing the…

2 years ago

Congress sends marijuana research bill to Biden’s desk, finally

The bill was passed back in April, but Texas Sen. John Cornyn threw a fit and blocked it—until earlier this…

2 years ago

Cannabis Legalization Hearing Held by Congressional Committee

The House Oversight Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties announced on Nov. 8 that on Nov. 15 it would…

2 years ago

Majority of Nearly Every Subgroup in U.S. Favors Legal Pot, Gallup Poll Shows

Spanning across 35 subgroups divided by ideology, religiosity, and age, the majority of nearly every demographic supported legal cannabis in…

2 years ago

Nearly 70% of Oregon bans psilocybin, but clinics will still open next year

Oregonians banned psilocybin in a majority of counties in the 2022 election, but the state is still opening up clinics…

2 years ago

How to reschedule or deschedule marijuana under federal law

Rescheduling cannabis involves an arduous process that takes years. Here's how it works, and how Congress could accomplish it quicker…

2 years ago

National cannabis advocates demand end to blockade of Washington DC’s adult-use market

National cannabis advocates are using election momentum to push for a legal adult-use market in Washington DC, which was approved…

2 years ago

Four legalization lessons from the 2022 election

Hooray for Maryland and Missouri, but legalization only went 2-for-5, the worst showing in years. Here's what voters taught us…

2 years ago

Colorado just voted to legalize and decriminalize psychedelics. Here’s what happens next

The measure decriminalizes psychedelic possession almost immediately. Psilocybin treatment centers will likely open in 2025. The post Colorado just voted…

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