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April 23, 2025
Trump's return to power at the White House in January has left uncertainty for the criminal justice reform movement to…
April 21, 2024
Minorities have been incarcerated disproportionately for marijuana offenses. Efforts to remedy the impact have been halting.
April 20, 2024
Advocates are calling on the Biden-Harris administration to do more to redress the legal and societal harms of marijuana prohibition.
November 4, 2023
Voters in Ohio will decide next week whether to legalize recreational marijuana, though more is at stake than decriminalizing the drug.
October 8, 2023
Georgia soon will become the first state in the nation to offer medical marijuana products at independent pharmacies, state officials…
Florida medical marijuana industry
September 3, 2023
The news lit up the world of weed: U.S. health regulators are suggesting that the federal government loosen restrictions on marijuana.
June 17, 2023
An NCAA panel called for the removal of marijuana from the organization’s list of banned drugs, limiting testing to performance-enhancers.
April 29, 2023
The Minnesota Senate voted Friday to legalize recreational marijuana for adults, but the bill requires one more step before becoming law.
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October 14, 2022
President Joe Biden asked the secretary of Health and Human Services and U.S. attorney general to review the scheduling of…
October 6, 2022
President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana under federal law.
Brittney Griner, theGrio.com
July 28, 2022
Griner may be used as a pawn in negotiations between Russia and the U.S., but America's weed policies have been…
Florida medical marijuana industry
June 27, 2022
Black farmers in Florida are applying for a lucrative medical marijuana license after experiencing historic discrimination.
April 26, 2022
In the second part of our special feature, the women in cannabis explored the social stigma and impact of America's…
April 22, 2022
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin used April 20, or 4/20, to announce pardons for people convicted of marijuana possession.
April 20, 2022
TheGrio talks with Grammy-winning rapper/activist Killer Mike about his new docuseries on VICE TV, "Tumbleweeds," and cannabis culture.
April 20, 2022
Advocates argue that legalizing cannabis would restore the harm caused by criminalization in Black and Brown communities.
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April 20, 2022
As a person born and raised in Los Angeles, I’m serious about the green I burn, the edibles I eat…
An American flag behind a gavel and a sound block with a marijuana leaf
April 20, 2022
More than a decade into legal cannabis, it is clear that the communities most harmed by cannabis prohibition are benefiting…
Florida medical marijuana industry
April 2, 2022
Marijuana would be decriminalized at the federal level under legislation the House approved Friday seeking to let states set their…
April 1, 2022
TheGrio chatted with Sen. Klobuchar and D.C. Mayor Bowser about how Biden's budget could address issues important to Black communities.