by Marijuana Moment | Jan 17, 2020 | homepage slider, Politics
Though eleven states and Washington, D.C. have legalized recreational marijuana, the process of expunging prior cannabis convictions remains complicated and expensive, with methods to clear records varying widely between jurisdictions. People with marijuana records...
by Marijuana Moment | Jan 13, 2020 | homepage slider, Politics
Former South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg passed on a hit of an imaginary marijuana joint in a press appearance this week, politely handing it to the next person in the rotation. During a live-streamed interview on Wednesday with Denver-based Jeff Fard, or...
by Marijuana Moment | Jan 8, 2020 | homepage slider, Politics
Comprehensive marijuana reform will be at the center of another congressional hearing next week, a key committee announced on Wednesday. Two months after the House Judiciary Committee approved the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, a...
by Marijuana Moment | Jan 2, 2020 | homepage slider, Politics
While federal prosecutions of drug-related crimes increased in 2019, cases involving marijuana dropped by more than a quarter, according to an end-of-year report released by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday. The annual report, which looks at data on...
by Marijuana Moment | Dec 23, 2019 | homepage slider, Politics
The Trump administration is seeking to make certain marijuana offenses, including misdemeanor possession, grounds to deny asylum to migrants. In a notice published in the Federal Register on Thursday, the Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security proposed...
by Marijuana Moment | Dec 20, 2019 | homepage slider, Politics
A powerful Senate committee chairman said on Wednesday the he opposes House-passed marijuana banking legislation and laid out potential changes he would like to see to the bill before he takes it up in his panel. Among other amendments being floated for public...
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