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A coalition of major alcohol industry associations is throwing its weight behind a push to get Congress to ban intoxicating hemp products—at least on a temporary basis before the federal government creates a “robust regulatory framework” for the marketplace. As lawmakers work to finalize appropriations legislation, they’ve felt pressure on both sides of the hemp…

A President’s Plea: Why Colombia’s Petro Is Right About Legalizing Everything When the Victim Tells You to Stop Shooting Colombian President Gustavo Petro did something remarkable last week: he publicly told Donald Trump to legalize marijuana and end the War on Drugs. Not as an academic exercise or a progressive policy proposal, but as an…

The head of a national marijuana reform advocacy organization says pushing back against recent efforts to undermine state-level legalization laws must be a “priority for the entire industry,” urging supporters to take action to resist prohibitionists or else risk jeopardizing years of progress. Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) Executive Director Adam Smith authored a blog post…

Top White House staffers under the Biden administration have shed new light on the mass marijuana pardon and cannabis rescheduling process they helped facilitate, revealing the extent to which they were involved in broader clemency actions that are now under scrutiny by GOP leaders. As part of a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee investigation…