A bipartisan pair of U.S. Senators are pushing new legislation — The Clean Slate Act — that would automatically seal federal conviction records for low-level, non-violent drug offenders. Criminal justice advocates say it has the potential to be revolutionary for tens of millions of Americans whose records currently lock them out of employment opportunities, along […]Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Members of the Sackler family, one of the nation’s wealthiest families faced a grilling on a Capitol Hill today over their role in helping create and foment the nation’s raging opioid epidemic that has now claimed close to 450,000 lives. Under threat of a subpoena, former board member Dr. Kathe Sackler, along […]Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Things got awkward for some national Democrats this November when Oregonians overwhelmingly voted against Democratic talking points and made possession of smaller amounts of federally illegal drugs — like heroin, cocaine, LSD, and meth, etc. — more like a traffic violation (a mere $100 fine) than like a murder. What was lost […]Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives made history today when a bipartisan group of lawmakers passed the MORE Act, marking the first time either chamber of Congress has voted to decriminalize marijuana. It passed on a bipartisan vote of 228 to 164. But the victory for progressives and others in the Democratic Party […]Read More
Myths, distortions, and lies have been flying across Washington this week. But unlike a typical week in Trump’s Washington, this time they’re emanating from the other end of Pennsylvania Avenue: The U.S. Capitol. That’s because the House of Representatives has been debating whether to federally decriminalize marijuana — the first congressional floor debate ever over […]Read More
The U.S. House of Representatives moved one step closer to making history earlier today. The House Rules Committee — a little known, but seemingly all-powerful, panel that controls floor proceedings on behalf of the Speaker — has formally teed up a Friday vote to decriminalize marijuana. It will mark the first time in more than […]Read More
Even some of marijuana’s biggest supporters in Washington are nervous ahead of this week’s historic vote to decriminalize cannabis nationwide. They know the support is there in the public, but they don’t know if the will power is there in Congress. “We know that it’s still kind of iffy,” Rep. Lou Correa (D-Calif.) told […]Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States House of Representatives is scheduled to make history later this week when lawmakers make a historic vote on legislation to decriminalize marijuana. When House lawmakers vote on the MORE Act Thursday or Friday, it will mark the first time either chamber of Congress has cast a historic vote to […]Read More
The perpetual-envelope pushing, extreme sport icon Travis Pastrana has received his fair share of gold medals over his record-shattering career that’s most commonly noted for his single handedly raising the already insanely high bar for X Games athletes (and yeah, he’s reportedly garnered lots of commas on his checks, along with too many broken bones […]Read More
This week Mexico’s Senate moved one step closer to making America the odd ball out when it comes to legalizing and regulating marijuana in North America. With only 18 defectors (and seven senators who weren’t present) and 82 supporters, the bill now has to be passed by Mexico’s equivalent of the House, the Chamber of […]Read More
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