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"Trump signs order to speed up review of psychedelic drugs for mental health treatment," by Matthew Perrone and Seung Min Kim, Associated Press, April 18, 2026
"Durbin, Lee Introduce Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform Bills," U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, February 26, 2026
"She Was Locked Up for a Stillbirth. Now Free, She Must Register as Violent Offender," Lawrence Bartley, The Marshall Project, November 07, 2024
"Jailed for Miscarriage? How Pregnancy Loss Can Turn into a Prison Term," Lawrence Bartley, The Marshall Project and VICE News, March 02, 2023
"Lawmakers, State Officials, Advocates And Industry React To Trump’s Marijuana Rescheduling Order," by Kyle Jaeger, Marijuana Moment, December 18, 2025
"What the reclassification of marijuana would mean for Americans," by Rachel Hatzipanagos and Jenna Portnoy, Washington Post, December 12, 2025
"Feds Take Small Steps Away From Life Sentences for Street-Level Drug Selling," by Kastalia Medrano, Filter, November 06, 2025
"New Florida push for legalized pot runs into a familiar foe," by Gary Fineout, Politico, October 19, 2025
"Nebraska Republicans are targeting voter-approved medical marijuana, following other GOP-led states," by Margery A. Beck, Associated Press, October 02, 2025
"Federal Marijuana Legalization Bill Deserves Lawmakers’ Support, Letter From ACLU And Other Groups Says," by Kyle Jaeger, Marijuana Moment, September 15, 2025
"Democratic House Members Reintroduce Comprehensive Marijuana Legalization Bill," StoptheDrugWar.org, September 01, 2025
"What to know about Trump’s potential change in federal marijuana policy," by David A. Lieb, Associated Press, August 12, 2025
"Trump and Biden Backed Easing Marijuana Policy. What Happened?," by Ernesto Londoño, New York Times, May 21, 2025
"Lawmakers Kickoff Cannabis Unity Week as Advocates Return to Capitol Hill to Call for Federal Cannabis Reform," Benzinga, April 29, 2025
"Oregon abandoned its radical drug law. Then came the mass arrests," by Sam Levin, The Guardian, March 31, 2025
