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US State Governor Pardons Over 175,000 Low-Level Marijuana Convictions
The governor of Maryland pardoned more than 175,000 low-level marijuana convictions on Monday, an executive action he said was aimed at addressing the disproportionate impact the state's drug policies have had on people of color.
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US Proposes Historic Law To Reclassify Marijuana As "Low-Risk Drug"
US President Joe Biden's administration formally proposed on Thursday reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift that would bring federal policy more in line with public opinion.
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Donald Trump Marijuana Policy Reversal Stokes Fears In Pot Firms, Users
The Trump administration's decision to enforce federal anti-marijuana laws has sent shivers through users, medical patients and businesses encouraged by the growing number of states legalizing the drug.
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Trump Administration Drops Obama-Era Easing Of Marijuana Prosecutions
The US Justice Department on Thursday rescinded an Obama administration policy that had eased enforcement of federal marijuana laws in states that legalized the drug, instead giving federal prosecutors wide latitude to pursue criminal charges.
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US Supreme Court Rejects Hawaiian Church's Appeal Over Marijuana Laws
The Supreme Court won't take up an appeal from a Native American church in Hawaii that wants to be exempt from federal marijuana laws.
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More US Adults Use Marijuana, Don't Think It's Risky: Survey
Marijuana use is becoming more accepted among U.S. adults as states loosen pot laws, new national survey data shows.
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Drug Overdose Epidemic Top Cause of US Injury Deaths
Drug overdoses have reached epidemic levels in the United States where they are the leading cause of injury deaths, surpassing car accidents and gunshots, the Drug Enforcement Administration said on Wednesday.
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Marijuana Use Doubles in US in a Decade
Nearly one in 10 adults smokes marijuana in the US, a rate that has more than doubled in the past decade as laws and attitudes about pot relax, researchers said Wednesday.
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US House Moves to End Raids on Medical Marijuana
Reflecting growing public support for easing marijuana laws, the House of Representatives voted on Friday to bar federal authorities from raiding medical marijuana facilities or growers in states that have legalized its use.
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US lawmakers, drug enforcement clash on marijuana law
US lawmakers who support steady relaxation of state laws on marijuana sparred on Tuesday with Obama administration officials who continue to label the drug in the same high-danger category as heroin.
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US State Governor Pardons Over 175,000 Low-Level Marijuana Convictions
The governor of Maryland pardoned more than 175,000 low-level marijuana convictions on Monday, an executive action he said was aimed at addressing the disproportionate impact the state's drug policies have had on people of color.
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US Proposes Historic Law To Reclassify Marijuana As "Low-Risk Drug"
US President Joe Biden's administration formally proposed on Thursday reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift that would bring federal policy more in line with public opinion.
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Donald Trump Marijuana Policy Reversal Stokes Fears In Pot Firms, Users
The Trump administration's decision to enforce federal anti-marijuana laws has sent shivers through users, medical patients and businesses encouraged by the growing number of states legalizing the drug.
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Trump Administration Drops Obama-Era Easing Of Marijuana Prosecutions
The US Justice Department on Thursday rescinded an Obama administration policy that had eased enforcement of federal marijuana laws in states that legalized the drug, instead giving federal prosecutors wide latitude to pursue criminal charges.
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US Supreme Court Rejects Hawaiian Church's Appeal Over Marijuana Laws
The Supreme Court won't take up an appeal from a Native American church in Hawaii that wants to be exempt from federal marijuana laws.
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More US Adults Use Marijuana, Don't Think It's Risky: Survey
Marijuana use is becoming more accepted among U.S. adults as states loosen pot laws, new national survey data shows.
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Drug Overdose Epidemic Top Cause of US Injury Deaths
Drug overdoses have reached epidemic levels in the United States where they are the leading cause of injury deaths, surpassing car accidents and gunshots, the Drug Enforcement Administration said on Wednesday.
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Marijuana Use Doubles in US in a Decade
Nearly one in 10 adults smokes marijuana in the US, a rate that has more than doubled in the past decade as laws and attitudes about pot relax, researchers said Wednesday.
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US House Moves to End Raids on Medical Marijuana
Reflecting growing public support for easing marijuana laws, the House of Representatives voted on Friday to bar federal authorities from raiding medical marijuana facilities or growers in states that have legalized its use.
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US lawmakers, drug enforcement clash on marijuana law
US lawmakers who support steady relaxation of state laws on marijuana sparred on Tuesday with Obama administration officials who continue to label the drug in the same high-danger category as heroin.
