Congresswoman Pushes For Marijuana Legalization, Thousands Of Records Cleared In RI & More Pot Reg Update

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2023-06-09 18:37:06  • 6 mins

Congresswoman Calls For Action: Biden Administration Should Legalize Cannabis Now

On Thursday, Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA), co-chair of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus, urged the Biden administration to consider marijuana scheduling now as another election nears, reported Marijuana Moment.

She shared her take on cannabis policy reform, including banking reforma fireside chat hosted by the International Cannabis Bar Association (INCBA) earlier this week.

Lee stressed that lawmakers have to find a pathway for reform. Considering the current composition of Congress, she said she's not surewe can get anything passed that would make sense.

We probably should have done it last year when [Democrats] were in control, but we didnt, she added.

On-Premise Cannabis Consumption Banned In Maryland City Ahead Of Rec Market Launch

The prospects of cannabis being sold and consumed in Ocean City establishments are well on their way to being squashed, as approval for a measure to forbid such activity is all but sure to come before July 1 whenstatewiderecreational marijuana will be launched, reported Ocean City Today.

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