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District of Columbia Marijuana Justice holds a rally outside of the Senate office buildings with an inflatable 51-foot joint, calling for legalization of marijuana.

Congress

Some Democrats stoked by Biden administration’s marijuana move

Attorney general circulated a proposal to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug

By Ryan Tarinelli and Lauren Clason
Posted April 30, 2024 at 9:56pm

Banking Chairman Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, shown earlier this month, backed the cannabis measure.

Policy

Senate Banking advances cannabis banking bill

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted September 27, 2023 at 2:49pm

Heard on the Hill

Capitol Lens | Going for toke

By Tom Williams
Posted October 24, 2022 at 3:25pm
President Joe Biden steps off Marine One upon arrival Thursday in Wall Township, N.J.

White House

Biden’s marijuana pardons limited, but spark legalization talk on Hill

By Michael Macagnone
Posted October 6, 2022 at 5:57pm
The north front of the White House is seen through the security fence in Washington on Thursday.

Biden announces sweeping pardon of federal marijuana possession convictions

By Niels Lesniewski and Ariel Cohen
Posted October 6, 2022 at 3:28pm
Hemp flowers packed in containers sit on a table at Empire Standard, a hemp extract processing and distribution plant.

Cannabis banking provisions clear House for seventh time

By Caitlin Reilly
Posted July 15, 2022 at 12:21pm
Marijuana activists hold up a 51-foot inflatable joint during an October 2019 rally outside the Capitol.

House committee advances bill to legalize marijuana

By Lauren Clason
Posted September 30, 2021 at 5:14pm

Capitol Ink | Freedom

By R.J. Matson
Posted July 15, 2021 at 7:00am
A cannabis logo with Santa hat is seen in Dublin, Ireland, on Dec. 3.

House votes to decriminalize marijuana

By Emily Kopp
Posted December 4, 2020 at 7:52am, Updated at 1:29pm
An activist vapes in front of a 51-foot inflatable joint during a rally at the Capitol in 2019 that called on Congress to pass marijuana reform legislation.

House postpones vote to decriminalize marijuana until after election

By Lindsey McPherson
Posted September 17, 2020 at 5:38pm