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AOC Supports Trump’s Marijuana Rescheduling Move, Even If It ‘Doesn’t Quite Make All The Wrongs Right’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez fears President Trump reschduling only medical cannabis and not recreational marijuana does nothing to address the damage of the “war on drugs”
Marijuana Moment: Democratic Senator ‘Very Concerned’ About How DOJ Will Handle Marijuana Rescheduling
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Ask a Pol Drugs exclusive: Cannabis Caucus Co-chair seeking state "exemptions" from new hemp THC ban
Exclusive from Matt Laslo’s interactive political journalism outlet www.AskaPolDrugs.com on Substack and all major podcast platforms.
Marijuana Moment: GOP Senators discuss federal ban on marijuana users owning guns as Supreme Court considers taking up issue
Veteran political journalist and magazine feature writer Matt Laslo reports at the US Capitol on everything from marijuana to artificial intelligence and deepfakes