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November 26, 2024
Hafiz Rashid
Democrats Make Last Plea to Biden to Change Marijuana Law Before Trump
Progressive lawmakers are urging President Biden to rewrite marijuana law—and save Americans from prison—while he still has the chance.
November 4, 2024
Chris Roberts
How the Democrats Blew Their Political Advantage on Legal Weed
The Biden administration’s legalization record is impressive and historic. But marijuana reform isn’t the wedge issue it used to be.
August 30, 2023
Grace Segers
Will Legal Pot and Abortion Rights Be a Potent Combination for Ohio Voters?
All eyes are on the Buckeye State to see if a pair of ballot initiatives might juice turnout in an otherwise sleepy election year.
December 21, 2021
Alex Shephard
Legalize It, Already!
Biden needs to ditch his old-fashioned ideas about marijuana and realize that legalization is a winning bipartisan issue—something he desperately needs in 2022.
March 11, 2020
Nick Martin
Legal Weed Is the Next Tribal Sovereignty Test
Welcome to a green reservation in a red state.
November 10, 2016
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Sarah Marshall
Queens of the Stone Age
Can women in stoner comedies overthrow the social order?
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