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Article content Angelos reportedly had earlier connected with the Koch network to feel out its support for legalizing cannabis at the federal level in the U.S. Compared to previous Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, current Majority Leader Chuck Schumer looks to a far better bet to get a weed legalization bill to a vote, he suggested to Politico. Sixty yes votes are needed for any such bill to pass. Schumer has been very vocal about his support to oust current rules, tweeting last week that he �...

Investing Daily Printable PDF It sounds like the set up to a bad joke: billionaire Charles Koch, rapper Snoop Dogg, and legal reformer Weldon Angelos. But it’s no joke. Those three disparate personalities recently joined forces to push for marijuana legalization, yet another sign that weed is part of mainstream society. Many indicators reveal when a fledgling, disruptive industry has finally achieved big league status. When it comes to marijuana, I point to the announcement on Tuesday tha...

Last month, Ralo shared via social media that he is still behind bars on his federal drug charge from 2018, despite almost making bond, because an associate of his reportedly threw him under the bus. However, things could be looking up for the Atlanta rapper thanks to a new clemency program that the Biden Administration is reportedly working on for non-violent marijuana offenses. According to a report from TMZ on Tuesday (April 6), activist and former hip-hop producer Weldon Angelos, who execut...

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cannabidiol, or CBD, skyrockets — prompting corporations to buy stakes in cannabis companies — thousands remain imprisoned for weed-related offenses. Most are people of color, while the investors and manufacturers tend to be white. That irony is not lost on Cure Crate, a Los Angeles-based CBD-product subscription service, which operates on a “dual platform of wellness advocacy and social justice.” It exposes minorities to business opportunities in the industry and provides assistance t...

Congressional Cannabis Caucus Co-Chairs Urge President Biden To Pardon Federal Cannabis Offenses Today, 37 members of Congress, led by Congressional Cannabis Caucus co-chairs Barbara Lee and Earl Blumenauer, including Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, sent a letter to President Biden calling upon him to issue a blanket pardon to those with federal nonviolent marijuana offenses. The lawmakers wrote: “But until the day that Congress sends you a marijuana reform bill to sign, you have a...

Coalition calls for justice telling Biden to pardon non-violent federal marijuana offenses The coalition is urging President Biden to demonstrate his "commitment to criminal justice reform by immediately issuing a general pardon to all former federal, non-violent cannabis offenders in the U.S." marijuana close up A coalition of business groups and criminal justice reform advocates are holding President Biden accountable in following through with his campaign promise for criminal justice reform...

This underscores the ongoing disparity between the drug war and the legalized markets. Weldon Angelos was incarcerated for a non-violent offense. In 2004, he was dealt a mandatory minimum sentence of 55 years spanning numerous marijuana and weapons charges under federal code 924(c), which calls for the "stacking" of compulsory minimums for dealers carrying guns during their crimes. Angelos contends he did not have a weapon. However, the charge stuck. Angelos, who had no prior offenses as an a...

Celebrities, cash and questions: A new force roils the cannabis prisoner-release movement The Last Prisoner Project brings fund-raising heft to a long-starved cause, but its fellow advocates say it isn’t necessarily a team player. Owner Steve DeAngelo at the Harborside marijuana dispensary in January 2018 in Oakland, Calif. | Mathew Sumner/AP Photo Link Copied With a founder who is one of the pot world’s most legendary activists and a board that includes Jim Belushi, Melissa Etheridge and t...

(2) Book drive represents the Companys latest ESG and CSR initiative to create a positive impact in society through its KushCares platform CYPRESS, CA / ACCESSWIRE / December 21, 2020 / KushCo Holdings, Inc. (OTCQX:KSHB) (KushCo or the Company), a premier provider of ancillary products and services to the legal cannabis and CBD industries, is proud to collaborate with Mascot Books to collect and distribute 100,000+ books for children across the nation, as part of KushCos "Children in the Commun...