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U.S. Pardon Attorney Elizabeth Oyer said on Tuesday that the Justice Department will soon give people the opportunity obtain certificates for presidential marijuana pardons through a soon-to-be-launched application process that they expect will only take 10 minutes to complete. The official also weighed in on the fact that the President Joe Biden’s mass pardon excluded immigrant with citizenship status issues, saying it’s still possible for them to receive relief if they apply through the traditional, individualized clemency process. During a panel discussion organized by Ohio State University’s Mortiz College of Law, Oyer talked about the practical and symbolic impact of…

A bipartisan group of lawmakers in New Hampshire’s House of Representatives has announced plans to introduce an adult-use cannabis legalization bill.“The House has long stood united in finding a pathway to getting this done for Granite Staters,” House Majority Leader Jason Osborne told NHPR. “With any luck, the Senate will come around to supporting the will of the vast majority of New Hampshire citizens.”Although the legislation has not yet been formally introduced, it already has the support of the American Civil Liberties Union and Americans for Prosperity, the news outlet reported.The proposal would allow adults 21 and older to possess…

As the clock keeps ticking during the final weeks of Congress’s lame duck session, Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) says marijuana banking reform is one of the “outstanding” items he’s committed to advancing before his retirement. A key senator also said that a deal on the bill “absolutely could still happen,” with lawmakers “close” to an agreement. That said, the Senate minority whip says he doesn’t expect to see the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act attached to omnibus appropriations legislation that’s being actively negotiated and that advocates are hoping to see used as the vehicle for the reform after…

Behold the winners of Leafly’s annual Doobious Achievement Awards: A magnificent list of heroes, zeroes, dunderheads, idiots, narcs, and stoopid stoners.Cannabis can bring out the funny in all of us. It can also unlock wild creativity, odd choices, and head-scratching marketing campaigns. Every year Leafly editors round up the year’s weirdest, funniest, stupidest, most audacious and shocking weed-related stories in one of our very favorite traditions: The Doobious Achievement Awards, named with a hat tip to the classic Esquire magazine feature. Here are this year’s wonderful winners and laughable losers. Best bumblers of 2022: Minnesota’s legalizin’ state legislators In their…

LAS VEGAS (Dec. 13, 2022) – PRESS RELEASE – Global Harmony LLC, the parent company of Top Notch The Health Center (Top Notch THC), was recently awarded a retail cannabis consumption lounge license by the Nevada Cannabis Compliance Board. Founded in 2014, Global Harmony LLC has a cannabis cultivation license and currently operates a cannabis retail dispensary in Las Vegas that serves both medical patients and recreational customers.“We are thrilled for this opportunity to serve the community in a new way as we evolve to include a consumption operation,” said Kema Ogden, partner of Global Harmony LLC and co-owner of…

Texas activists have turned in what they say are enough signatures to place a measure on the Harker Heights ballot to reverse a City Council move that repealed a voter-approved marijuana decriminalization initiative. Ground Game Texas, which was behind a number of successful local decriminalization measures that passed this year, is also criticizing an outgoing district attorney’s request that the state attorney general issue an opinion on a separate reform initiative that voters approved overwhelmingly in San Marcos. In Harker Heights, the City Council voted to repeal the decriminalization initiative just weeks after it was approved by voters on the…

A new study published by the American Medical Association is challenging a key argument from legalization opponents who say that marijuana reform should be limited to simple decriminalization because it would similarly end cannabis arrests. It’s certainly true that decriminalization is associated with significant decreases in arrests, the research, published last week in the Journal of the American Association (JAMA) Substance Use and Addiction found. But legalization pushes that trend even further, indicating that comprehensive reform produces maximal results if the goal is to stop arresting people over marijuana. The way the researchers at the University of California, San Diego…

Today Grammy Award-winning artist Stephen Marley announced Kx Family Care, a plant-based, CBD personal care line—utilizing the power of hemp and other herbs used traditionally in Jamaica. The debut collection features a limited edition holiday bundle, including two products: multipurpose Hair and Beard Oil and the Pain Relief Balm. The Hair and Beard Oil and the Pain Relief Balm contain full-spectrum CBD oil, used for its anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, and antioxidant properties.  Both products also contain sunflower oil, vitamin E, and linoleic acid, which contain antioxidants that help protect the skin from free radicals and maintain its natural barrier. They also…

Green Thumb Industries announced Dec. 13 that the cannabis company will appoint Dawn Wilson Barnes to its board of directors and make four executive leadership position promotions effective on Jan. 1, 2023. Barnes, the founder and president of Atlanta-based financial services firm Aurora Bay Capital, will join GTI’s board as an independent director and member of the company’s Audit Committee. The announcement comes after three former board members—William Gruver, Glen Senk and Dorri McWhorter—resigned in October over a disagreement as to the company’s policies and practices related to personal misconduct. RELATED: Green Thumb Industries Announces Changes to Board of Directors…

“This board has been scaring doctors. That’s what they’ve been doing, scaring doctors.” By Wesley Muller, Louisiana Illuminator The Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners is temporarily halting enforcement actions against doctors who recommend medical marijuana via telemedicine. The pause on enforcement comes days after a state Senate committee threatened to revoke the board’s rule-making authority for refusing to lift the in-person visit requirement. LSBME Executive Director Dr. Vincent Culotta confirmed the news in a phone interview Monday after the board published a notice on its website stating: “The Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners will take no enforcement action against a licensee who,…