Congressional Black Caucus Foundation & Cannabis Industry Leaders Team Up For New Internship Program
The need for social equity in the cannabis industry has become the center of attention in recent years. Marginalized groups, specifically Black and Brown communities, have faced the worst of the Wa...
Three Senators Petition POTUS To Uphold Cannabis Promises
During the Democratic primary debate in November 2019, then-candidate Joe Biden said, “I think we should decriminalize marijuana, period. And I think “everyone [with a marijuana record] should be ...
A New Bill Proposed In Brazil Brings the Country’s Complicated Cannabis History To Light
Since 2016, Brazil has slid into a far-right government after the impeachment of leftist president Dilma Rousseff. In 2019, Jair Bolsonaro was elected President – a far-right leader who has been s...
Americans' Support For Legal Cannabis At An All-Time High
A nationwide Gallup poll shows that 68% of respondents favor cannabis legalization – tying the highest percentage of support reported to date. “As was the case in 2020, solid majorities of U.S...
NBA Won’t Randomly Test Players For Cannabis This Season
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has declared that it won’t be testing its athletes for marijuana for the entirety of the forthcoming season, as per a memo released by the association. Mik...
Cannabis Use Among Professional Athletes Is More Common Than Most Realize
It would appear cannabis use is commonplace in most, if not all, professional sports. Retired Philadelphia Flyers enforcer Riley Cote estimates that about half of NHL players use cannabis, one tim...
Killer Mike, Drake, & Other Celebrities Urge President Biden To Issue Cannabis Pardons
More than 150 celebrities, athletes, politicians, law enforcement professionals, and academics signed a letter that was delivered to President Joe Biden imploring him to issue a “full, complete an...
