Tag: CBT > Criminal Justice Reform Cannabis

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Trulieve Launches ‘Roll-Up for Justice’ Campaign to Support Mission [Green]

The cannabis company’s customers in five states can support the initiative by rounding up their purchases to the nearest dollar.

June 2, 2025

New Hampshire

New Hampshire Senate Committee Recommends Killing Adult-Use Legalization Bill

The committee dealt a blow to a House-passed bill that aims to legalize cannabis possession without establishing a commercial marketplace.

April 16, 2025

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President Joe Biden Commutes Sentences for Nearly 2,500 Nonviolent Drug Offenders

The latest act means Biden has granted more individual commutations than any other president.

January 17, 2025

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#Countdown4Clemency Campaign Calls on Biden to Keep Promise, Free 3,000 People Incarcerated for Cannabis

The Last Prisoner Project and cannabis advocates launched the campaign to urge Biden to use his clemency power before the end of his term.

September 10, 2024

Cannabis Rescheduling

VP Harris: ‘We Need to Legalize Marijuana’

NORML Regional Coordinator Chris Goldstein takes us inside the closed-door White House roundtable discussion on criminal justice and cannabis drug policy and shares why he feels this is ‘the beginning of the end of the drug war.’

July 21, 2024

Advocacy for Cannabis Legalization

Senate Democrats Introduce Bill to Federally Legalize Cannabis

The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act aims to deschedule marijuana by removing it from the Controlled Substances Act.

May 1, 2024

Legislation and Regulation

Federal Cannabis Legalization and Reform: Where Are We in 2024?

U.S. cannabis reform hasn’t come easy amid a divided Congress, but plenty of opportunities remain on the table for the remainder of the year.

April 20, 2024

Federal Cannabis Legalization

36 US House Democrats Urge Biden to Grant Cannabis Clemency For Thousands

Congressional Cannabis Caucus co-chairs Barbara Lee and Earl Blumenauer spearheaded a letter asking for those currently incarcerated to be released.

March 14, 2024

Massachusetts

Governor Healey Announces Nation-Leading Effort to Pardon Marijuana Possession Misdemeanor Convictions

The move is the most comprehensive action by a Governor following President Biden’s call for marijuana pardons in the states.

March 14, 2024

Top Stories

VP Harris to Meet With Rapper Fat Joe, Others to Discuss Cannabis Criminal Justice Reform

The meeting follows criticisms of the Biden administration’s recent campaign and State of the Union comments touting White House changes to federal cannabis policy.

March 13, 2024

Legislation and Regulation

Biden Reaffirms Cannabis Stance During Campaign Stop

The president said he’s kept his promise on reform during a political event at South Carolina’s First-in-the-Nation dinner.

January 29, 2024

Industry Headlines

Cannabis-Related Arrests Topped a Quarter Million in 2022, According to FBI

FBI data shows that law enforcement officials made at least 227,108 arrests for cannabis violations last year.

October 26, 2023