Legal Related Missouri Lawmakers Demand Biden Act on Marijuana and Answer on the ‘Racist Double Standard’ About Sha-Carri Richardson by Sophia Vida March 02, 2022 This week two Missouri lawmakers have filed resolutions urging President Joe Biden to end marijuana criminalization and to provide executive relief to those caught up in the drug war. The duo has also asked for a resolution to ...
Legal Related Most Americans Think Biden Will Not Uphold Marijuana Decriminalization by Sophia Vida January 20, 2022 According to a new poll, most Americans have predicted that President Biden will not uphold his marijuana decriminalization promise. The new 2022 poll shows that more than half of Americans feel that President Joe Biden has mad...
Legal Related AOC Urges President Biden to Use Executive Authority on Marijuana Policy by Sophia Vida December 21, 2021 This week American politician and activist Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, also known as AOC, urged President Biden to use executive authority on marijuana policy. AOC took to her Twitter where she wrote, "Biden needs to lean on his ...
Sector News This Many Marijuana Financial Leaders Think the Biden Administration Does Not Support the Plant by Sophia Vida December 14, 2021 According to a recent survey, a staggering 62.4% of cannabis financial leaders believe that the Biden administration does not support cannabis and 41.6% think we are 5+ years away from federal legalization. GreenGrowth CPAs, th...
Legal Related Democrat Senators Urge Biden to Pardon Nonviolent Marijuana Offenders by Sophia Vida November 15, 2021 United States Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey of Massachusetts and Jeff Merkley of Oregon have sent a letter to President Joe Biden calling on him to use his executive authority to issue a blanket pardon for all nonviolent...
Legal Related Senator Bernie Sanders Had This to Say on Ending the Drug War by Sophia Vida September 07, 2021 Recently at a town hall event that was focused on Democrats' large scale budget plan, Senator Bernie Sanders touted on the progress for legal marijuana and ending the drug war. Sanders sad that Congress is "making progress" tow...
Legal Related This is What President Biden Said After Sha-Carri Richardson Was Suspended by Sophia Vida July 06, 2021 Over the weekend, President Biden chimed in on the controversial suspension of U.S runner Sha-Carri Richardson for using marijuana. The President suggested on Saturday that rules banning Olympic athletes from competition for ma...
Sector News Cory Booker Says President Biden is on Board with Marijuana Legislation on Federal Level by Sophia Vida April 16, 2021 New Jersey Senator Cory Booker believes President Biden is on board with federal marijuana legislation even if he doesn't use the word. In an interview recently on Biden's stance, Booker said that the president is already where...
Legal Related Schumer Wants Marijuana Law Changes Even if Biden Isn’t Ready for Legislation by Sophia Vida April 06, 2021 Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is ready to make marijuana law changes even if President Biden isn't. President Biden had been the only Democratic candidate during the 2020 Presidential Election that had been against legal...
Legal Related Biden Administration to Issue New Guidelines on Staff and Past Marijuana Use by Sophia Vida February 26, 2021 The Biden administration is issuing new guidelines that will address filling key White House positions and people who have had past recreational marijuana use. Marijuana is still illegal under federal law and is therefore a pot...