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Biden announces major federal cannabis reform, including pardoning all possession offenses
In a tweet, the president said the decision was made to remedy the effects of the racist war on drugs.
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U.S. Sen. John Cornyn singlehandedly blocks bipartisan bill backing new cannabis research
Had the GOP politician not created the roadblock, the bill would have moved through the Senate and ended up on President Joe Biden’s desk.
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Defying ‘munchies’ stereotype, study suggests that obesity rates drop after a state legalizes weed
Obesity rates declined in Washington after the state became one of the first in the U.S. to legalize recreational use.
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Texas medical cannabis supplier taking its CannaBus on tour to get voters to push for weed reform
While marijuana reform has emerged as a key issue in the midterms, it’s unlikely to see much movement under Texas’ political status quo.
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White House signals that Biden won’t make cannabis reform announcement before midterms
Progressive Democrats have pushed Biden to address cannabis reform as they struggle to pick up momentum on decriminalization in Congress.
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Austin’s South By Southwest asking attendees to vote on cannabis-related topics for panels
Visitors can select which of the 61 marijuana-related and 32 psychedelics-focused panels they’d like to see during March 2023’s iteration of the fest.
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States with legalized weed have fewer poisonings from synthetic cannabinoid products, study finds
States with more restrictive marijuana laws reported the largest share of exposures to the potentially toxic synthetic drug.
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The majority of Texans support legalizing cannabis for recreational use, according to new poll
According to a Dallas Morning News-University of Texas at Tyler survey, 55% of Texans said they either support or strongly support legalization of recreational pot.
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U.S. Senate bill would legalize marijuana for first time in 50+ years
The bill goes beyond legalization and would expunge federal cannabis-related records.
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Busing Migrants, Texas GOP vs. Pot Legalization: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week
Our most-clicked story involves the steep bill Gov. Greg Abbott has so far handed Texas taxpayers for his election-year stunt of busing migrants to Washington, D.C.
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Texas Republican Party’s new platform opposes legalizing pot for recreational use
The platform also calls for drug testing people on public assistance, opposes needle exchange programs and backs ‘faith-based rehabilitation’ for people battling addiction.
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Groups collect enough signatures to let San Marcos voters decide whether to decriminalize marijuana
One of the groups, Ground Game Texas, led an Austin petition drive which culminated last month with 85% of voters deciding to end low-level pot arrests.
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Federal pot arrests have plummeted while states legalize cannabis, crime stats show
Marijuana apprehensions had the steepest drop of all drug-related arrests between 2010 and 2020.
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U.S. House passes cannabis legalization — again
It’s only the second time in more than 50 years that Congress has voted to repeal cannabis prohibition.
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Both candidates in Democratic runoff for Texas Attorney General reiterate call to legalize cannabis
Rochelle Garza and Joe Jaworski made legalization a campaign pledge. Now they’re doubling down.
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Beto O’Rourke says the GOP-controlled Texas Legislature would back his plan to legalize weed
“I’ll let you in on a secret: Republicans like to get high just as much as Democrats,” the former El Paso congressman said.
