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Wes Moore pardoning 175,000 marijuana convictions in Maryland

Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) is set to pardon more than 175,000 marijuana convictions in Maryland on Monday, less than two years after voters elected to legalize recreational marijuana in the state. Moore’s actions on Monday will pardon more than 150,000 simple possession of cannabis convictions, with the intent of helping those convicted of low-level criminal […]

Maryland Gov Moore to pardon 175,000 Marijuana convictions in massive executive order

Maryland’s Democratic governor, Wes Moore, is set to pardon more than 175,000 people with marijuana-related convictions on Monday in one of the nation’s most sweeping drug policy rollbacks. Moore’s plan would apply to about 100,000 people convicted of low-level marijuana possession, which is increasingly legalized across the country for medical and recreational use. “I’m thrilled […]

Moore to pardon 175,000 marijuana convictions in Maryland

Maryland Governor Wes Moore (Democrat) plans to issue a mass pardon on Monday for more than 175,000 people with marijuana-related convictions. The amnesty would be the nation’s largest amnesty for a drug currently in widespread recreational use. in Washington Post interview, Moore said this would be a step toward healing decades of social and economic […]

Flying with marijuana: Will TSA stop you for edibles, CBD products in your luggage?

(NEXSTAR) — It’s already a busy time for travel this summer — the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Reports As of early June, seven of the agency’s 10 busiest travel days occurred in 2024, meaning there’s a good chance people will be going through airport security checks soon. There are a lot of items you’re allowed […]

Sen. Rick Scott announces he will vote against legalizing recreational marijuana

The issue of drug addiction is personal for Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL).  He lost his brother in April due to years of abusing controlled substances and alcohol. Scott claimed that his brother’s addiction first started with using marijuana in his youth and gradually evolved over the years. It was his brother’s death that he had […]

Marijuana grower interested in merging with Sam Adams beer owner: report

Cannabis producer Green Thumb Industries is prepared to make a merger proposal to U.S.-based brewer Boston Beer, according to a letter seen by Reuters. Green Thumb CEO Ben Kobler said in a June 2 letter to Boston Beer founder Jim Koch that the merger would allow the cannabis producer, currently listed in Canada, to also […]