Political and economic indicators point to more liberalization ahead.
cannabis
Posted inTAP
Biden to Disaffected Voters: This Is What Leadership Looks Like
Today on TAP: Much more remains to be done, but the presidential cannabis pardon is one of the most significant drug policy developments since the 1970s.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
Democrats in Danger of Missing the Marijuana Moment
Democrats and Republicans support cannabis legalization by huge majorities, but Congress and President Biden can’t get it done.
Posted inDay One Agenda
The Progressive Caucus Unveils Its Day One Agenda
A blueprint for executive action includes 55 different items Biden can implement without Congress.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Michelle Childs Sentenced a Man to 12 Years for Selling Eight Ounces of Weed
‘I had more time than people in there who killed somebody,’ says Willie Roy Goodwin, who received the harsh sentence from the Supreme Court hopeful.
Posted inWorking in America
The Restaurant-to-Cannabis Pipeline
For many service workers, COVID-19 provided the opportunity to leave food retail and take up employment in the cannabis industry.
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
High Hurdles for Commonsense Cannabis Reform
The plan unveiled by the Senate majority leader is doomed to languish despite massive public support for legalization.
Posted inFirst 100
First 100: The Day One Agenda Has Stalled Out
Biden has failed to act and is even allowing constraints on executive action to move forward. Plus: the SALT battle continues.
Posted inDay One Agenda
Biden at the Cannabis Crossroads
The president-elect’s moves toward federal marijuana liberalization don’t add up to legalization—and there will be tougher issues on the drug policy front ahead.
Posted inPolitics
Policy Matters
Divorced from candidates and to a degree from partisanship, policies that make a tangible difference in people’s lives once again performed well at the ballot.
