DOJ To ‘Expeditiously’ Act On Biden’s Marijuana Pardon Directive, While HHS ‘Looking Forward’ To Scheduling Review
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The Justice Department and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) say they will quickly act to follow President Joe Biden’s new directive to review marijuana’s federal scheduling status and process mass cannabis possession pardons. Within an hour after the president made the surprise announcement, a DOJ spokesperson... Read more
Joe Biden Will Soon Pardon Federal Offenders For Simple Marijuana Crimes
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President Biden Makes Big Announcement Regarding Marijuana Crimes
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Read moreCalifornia Funds Research On Blocking Marijuana Monopolies And Protecting ‘Legacy’ Cannabis Strains
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News October 5, 2022 0
California officials announced on Wednesday that the state will be awarding up to $20 million in marijuana tax-funded grants to universities that carry out research into cannabis science and policy—including studies on preventing monopolies in the legal industry and securing the genetics of “legacy” strains. This is the second... Read more
New FBI Marijuana Arrest Data Riddled With Inconsistencies As Agency Touts Changes To Reporting System
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News October 5, 2022 0
FBI has spent the past seven years and millions of tax dollars working to update its crime statistics reporting system—and the end result for 2021 data is raising more questions than answers for people tracking drug enforcement trends including marijuana-related arrests. Still, the agency’s fragmented data on drug criminalization... Read more
More Than 3,500 Pennsylvanians Apply For Marijuana Pardons Under Governor’s Expedited Relief Program
FeaturedMarijuana IndustryMarijuana Industry News October 5, 2022 0
More than 3,500 people applied for pardons for past cannabis convictions as part of a one-month Pennsylvania initiative spearheaded by the governor and lieutenant governor, a top state pardons official told Marijuana Moment on Wednesday. A final push from lawmakers and advocates drove about 1,000 applications in the final... Read more
