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"Criminal Defense Attys Push Biden For Cannabis Clemency," by Sam Reisman, Law360, May 03, 2024
"Lawmakers urge DEA to pick up the pace on marijuana scheduling review," by Benjamin S. Weiss, Courthouse News Service, April 25, 2024
"Biden’s Cannabis Pardons Made Progress. A Federal Expungement Statute Would Go Further.," by Sarah Gersten, The Appeal, April 25, 2024
"Activists in DC for 4/20, Demanding Federal Action for Marijuana Justice," by Alexander Lekhtman, Filter, April 19, 2024
"Healey announces sweeping pardons for simple possession of cannabis," by Walter Wuthmann, WBUR, March 13, 2024
"Wisconsin Lawmakers Introduce Marijuana Legalization Bill," by A.J. Herrington, Forbes, September 24, 2023
"Philadelphia council bans safe-injection sites in most of the city," by David Ovalle, Washington Post, September 14, 2023
"Marijuana recommendation by US health agency hailed as first step to easing weed restrictions," Associated Press, August 30, 2023
"How One Alabama County Declared War on Pregnant Women Who Use Drugs," by Amy Yurkanin, The Marshall Project/AL.com, July 26, 2023
"The White House Addresses Tranq While Lawmakers Fight The Last Battle Against Fentanyl Analogs," by Jeffrey A. Singer, CATO Institute, July 11, 2023
"Opinion: Justice for all: It’s time to end the discrimination between crack and cocaine sentencing," by Robert Wood, The Hill, July 04, 2023
"Doctors call for changes to laws that criminalize drug use during pregnancy," by Erika Edwards, NBC News, May 31, 2023
"Even After Legalization, Maryland Cops Wanted to Search People Based on the Odor of Pot. Legislators Said No.," by Jacob Sullum, Reason, May 24, 2023
"Washington Governor Forces Lawmakers to Reconsider Drug Crime Bill," by Nick Mordowanec, Newsweek, May 03, 2023
"Delaware becomes 22nd state to legalize recreational marijuana, despite governor's opposition," by Meredith Newman, USA Today, April 23, 2023
