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D.C. Mayor Signs Law to Bar Employers From Firing Workers for Failed Cannabis Tests

Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Cannabis Employment Protections and Amendment Act of 2022 into law July 13.

DC Launches Adult-Use Cannabis Sales Without Launching Adult-Use Cannabis Sales

Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the Medical Marijuana Self-Certification Emergency Amendment Act into law, which takes effect immediately.

D.C. Council Approves Bill to Allow All Residents 21+ to Self-Certify as Medical Cannabis Patients

The legislation, which takes effect immediately, aims to expand safe access for consumers.

Washington Lawmakers Bail on SAFE Banking, Again

The cannabis reform measure was removed from the America COMPETES Act, a GOP request that top Democrats caved in to agree upon.

D.C. City Council Approves Bill to Prohibit Employers From Firing Workers for Failed Cannabis Tests

The Cannabis Employment Protections and Amendment Act of 2022 would also bar employers from firing or refusing to hire employees due to their use of medical or adult-use cannabis.

Want to Intern For the White House? Prior Cannabis Use Remains a Deal Breaker

The Biden administration recently released intern eligibility requirements for the fall 2022 session, and the president’s cannabis stance hasn’t changed.

Biden Takes First Action on Clemency Powers Since Elected

The president will use his authority to pardon three and commute the sentences of 75 people serving time for non-violent drug offenses.

Cannabis Reformist Presses Senate Quartet to Pass SAFE Banking

Rep. Ed Perlmutter says his legislation, which has passed the House six times, offers an “immediate solution to get cash off our streets.”

D.C. Council Considers Medical Cannabis Cards for All 21+ Adults

The proposal, which was rejected, aimed to address cannabis gifting, the lack of power to regulate commercial adult-use sales and to provide medical retailers a boost.

Digesting the MORE Act Vote

Democrats and Republicans alike support federal cannabis reform but disagree on the path to get there.

U.S. House Passes MORE Act, Again

Voting 220-204, almost entirely along party lines, lawmakers passed the broad cannabis reform legislation for a second time in the lower chamber.

MORE Act Clears Rules Committee, Heads to House Floor

The committee advanced four amendments for the legislation to end the federal prohibition of cannabis; House floor consideration expected April 1.

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