It’s another episode ofConfidence Interval, where we make a persuasive case for a hot take we’ve been hearing … and then reveal how confident we really feel about the idea. Here, senior writer Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux makes the case that marijuana won’t be federally legalized ...
In the spring, the Biden Administration confirmed a major step towards ending cannabis prohibition and the stigma of cannabis when Health and Human Services (HHS) recommended that marijuana be moved to Schedule III on the federal Schedule of Controlled Subs...
1996: Proposition 215 takes first steps to legalize marijuana Marijuana began its long and continuing journey to legalization when California voters passed Proposition 215, allowing for the medical use of marijuana. Since this ruling, 32 states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico have made moves to...
It comes after President Joe Biden called for a review of federal marijuana law in October 2022 and moved topardon thousands of Americansconvicted federally of simple possession of the drug. He has also called ongovernors and local leadersto take similar steps to erase marijuana convictions. "Crim...
Marijuana has been legalized to varying degrees in 35 states, but since sale, distribution, and possession remain illegal federally, U.S. banks face risks in doing business with the cannabis industry. According to the American Bankers Association, any money that can be traced back to a marijuan...
1996: Proposition 215 takes first steps to legalize marijuana Marijuana began its long and continuing journey to legalization when California voters passed Proposition 215, allowing for the medical use of marijuana. Since this ruling, 32 states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico have made moves to...
Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker announced the decision one week after the general election. By an overwhelming margin, Missourians cast their ballot in favor of a constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana. Cannabis remains illegal federally. ...
1996: Proposition 215 takes first steps to legalize marijuana Marijuana began its long and continuing journey to legalization when California voters passed Proposition 215, allowing for the medical use of marijuana. Since this ruling, 32 states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico have made mov...
Marijuana began its long and continuing journey to legalization when California voters passed Proposition 215, allowing for the medical use of marijuana. Since this ruling, 32 states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico have made moves to enact similar legislation and approval for comprehensive public...
Marijuana will almost certainly be decriminalized under a Democratic Congress and a Biden presidency, but it remains up in the air whether weed will be legalized.