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"Could America’s divide on marijuana be coming to an end?," by David A. Lieb, Associated Press, September 12, 2024
"Cannabis Rescheduling: Record 43,000 Public Comments Submitted To The DEA," by Andrew DeAngelo, Forbes, August 12, 2024
"Doctors call for changes to laws that criminalize drug use during pregnancy," by Erika Edwards, NBC News, May 31, 2023
"Majority of Public Comments Support Descheduling or Legalizing Marijuana," by Joe Lancaster, Reason, July 30, 2024
"Maryland’s marijuana pardons reflect uneven shift in U.S. drug policy," by Katie Shepherd, David Ovalle and David Nakamura, Washington Post, June 19, 2024
"Lawmakers, Advocates And Stakeholders React To Biden’s Marijuana Rescheduling Announcement," by Kyle Jaeger, Marijuana Moment, May 16, 2024
"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
