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The #FDA released a report saying that #marijuana does have a legitimate use for #medical purposes and recommended the US Drug Enforcement Agency change its classification from Schedule 1 to Schedule 3.

For the first time since joining the ticket as President Joe #Biden’s running mate in 2020, Vice President #Kamala Harris has called for the #legalization of #marijuana—signaling a possible shift in the administration’s platform heading into the November #elections.

U.S. Vice President #Kamala Harris on Friday plans to gather rapper Fat Joe and several people pardoned by the #Biden administration for #marijuana-related convictions for a White House public discussion about criminal justice reform.

The governor of #Massachusetts is moving to pardon “hundreds of thousands” of people with misdemeanor #marijuana convictions of their records, in line with President Joe #Biden’s push for state-level clemency, she announced on Wednesday.

For the first time in more than 35 years, a U.S. #president addressed #cannabis policy during a State of the Union Address. Cannabis advocates clash on the significance of #Biden’s call for cannabis reform during his 2024 State of the Union Address.

#Marijuana #legalization has been “associated with a decline in beer sales,” suggesting a substitution effect where consumers shift from one product to the other, according to a new #Canadian #study.

The majority of Americans now live in a state that has legalized adult-use or #medical #cannabis, a new Pew Research Center analysis indicates. In addition, nearly 80% of U.S. residents also have at least one cannabis #dispensary in their county.

Rolling paper company Custom Cones USA is looking to pay someone $70,420 a year to smoke #weed and write about it on social media. The campaign is an effort to promote the company’s new direct-to-consumer brand, #DaySavers.

A recent survey by the #California Department of #Cannabis Control reveals that 86% of Californians believe it is important to purchase cannabis from legal sources, highlighting a growing preference for the regulated market over unregulated alternatives.

A new federally funded #study shows that as the prevalence of treatment for #cannabis use disorder (CUD) has fallen nationwide in recent decades, the reductions in self-reported CUD treatment have been concentrated in states with legal access to #marijuana.