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Washington (AFP) - US President Joe Biden's administration is set to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, an official said Tuesday -- a historic shift that would bring federal policy more in line with public opinion. The US attorney general sent a proposal to the White House on Tuesday to "reclassify marijuana," Justice Department spokesperson Xochitl Hinojosa said in a statement. It comes after Biden became the first president to initiate a federal review into the matter, in 2022. The issue is seen as a potential vote winner for Biden as he faces Republican Donald Trump in a tough e...
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Mattituck (United States) (AFP) - When New York authorities gave him a license to cultivate cannabis in the spring of 2022, Marcos Ribeiro thought he'd hit the big time. Since then his plants have flowered, but like other producers he has amassed a stockpile which still he hopes to sell. In a greenhouse in Long Island, two hours from Manhattan's gleaming skyscrapers, Ribeiro was surrounded by hundreds of leafy, pungent plants, each of which can produce pounds worth of flowers, tending to a harvest of "Blue Dream" strain. "It's a West Coast variety, very popular. It's a good daytime smoke... ...
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Los Angeles (AFP) - Omar Buddakey emerges from a nondescript building in Los Angeles with a joint in his hand. Five years after cannabis was legalized in California, black market transactions like this one -- where no one pays any taxes, and the product is not regulated -- remain commonplace. "Legal shops are too expensive," the 27-year-old tells AFP, as he lights up his preroll. Over the course of a year Buddakey estimates he saves the equivalent of a paycheck from his patient transport job by avoiding the state-sanctioned outlets. "I'd rather pay less for the same thing. And I know it's the ...
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New York (AFP) - As New York state prepares to open its first legal cannabis stores, possibly before the end of the year, AFP details what you need to know about the new market. Offenders and non-profitsAdult recreational use of cannabis is already legal in about 20 American states. In terms of social equity, New York's policy goes further than most, according to observers. The state plans to grant the first 150 licenses to people previously convicted for possession or sale of the drug, and associations who help such offenders. The intention is to offer reparations of sorts to African-American...
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New York (AFP) - Naiomy Guerrero's brother was stopped by police often and was once convicted on drug charges when marijuana was illegal in New York. Now, she is setting up a legal cannabis business, a promising new market fraught with pitfalls. New York state is offering its first 150 licenses for the legal sale of cannabis to people -- and their relatives -- who have been convicted of offenses related to the drug, including selling. The policy, implemented by the state's Democratic leaders, seeks to compensate African-American and Hispanic communities whose members were disproportionately ar...
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Denver (AFP) - Tens of thousands of cannabis enthusiasts gathered in Denver on Wednesday to celebrate the ever-widening US legalization of recreational weed with plumes of pungent smoke, music... and a few grumblings about commercialization. April 20 has become the national holiday for pot in the United States, as the date corresponds with the "420" slang name for marijuana. In particular, Colorado's capital has become a magnet for enthusiasts, since the western US state became the country's first to vote to legalize recreational cannabis a decade ago. They gathered for festivities on Wednesda...
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Washington (AFP) - US lawmakers backed the decriminalization of marijuana nationwide in a vote Friday that will eliminate punishments for providing or possessing the drug if is signed into law by President Joe Biden. The Democrats' Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act would remove its categorization as a dangerous "schedule 1" controlled substance alongside much harder narcotics that attract severe sentences, like heroin and LSD. The bill cleared the House by 220 votes to 204, with three Republicans crossing the aisle, but analysts are skeptical about its prospects in ...
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Washington (AFP) - US lawmakers were expected to vote Friday to decriminalize marijuana nationwide, eliminating punishments for providing or possessing the drug in a major step towards bringing federal laws in line with the states. The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act would remove its categorization alongside heroin and cocaine as a dangerous controlled narcotic under federal laws mandating tough sentences. The administration in Washington is out of line with three-quarters of states that have legalized marijuana for medical use and a third, like Colorado and Washi...
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San Francisco (AFP) - Amazon is backing a US bill that would legalize marijuana nationwide and will drop a requirement that recruits undergo testing for the drug, the e-commerce giant said. A growing number of US states have moved to legalize the drug, although it remains prohibited at the federal level. "We hope other employers will join us and that politicians move quickly to pass this law," Dave Clark, head of global operations, said in a blog post Tuesday. "In the past, like many employers, we have disqualified people from positions at Amazon if they tested positive for marijuana use," he ...
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Washington (AFP) - Superstar rapper Jay-Z has launched a new $10 million cannabis venture to invest in Black-owned firms, in an effort to help a community that historically face more harsh punishment for marijuana use. Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, already a cannabis entrepreneur, will serve as "chief visionary officer" of The Parent Company (TPCO), which aims "to help rectify the wrongs of cannabis prohibition." "We are focused on diversifying both the business leadership and workforce of the cannabis," the company said in a recent statement. The fund launches at a time when US states have legalized...
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