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Canada’s Senate voted in favor of a bill to legalize marijuana across the country. President Trump said he will “probably end up supporting” a bill to end federal prohibition. Minneapolis police are ending marijuana stings after blatant racial disparities emerged. Also, a marijuana company in Oregon filed a $10 million lawsuit against anonymous (?) social media users for resurfacing rape allegations against its (former) CEO.

Bipartisan senators introduced a long-awaited marijuana bill. Trump’s decision to give clemency to a drug offender sparked a discussion about his use of clemency powers. A man who spent decades in prison for marijuana in Canada describes the country’s hypocritical approach to legalization. Also: Some religious leaders in Oklahoma argue that legalizing medical marijuana is the moral decision to make.

Trump pardoned Alice Marie Johnson one week after Kim Kardashian’s visit to the White House. Canada is set to become the first G7 nation to legalize marijuana. Dennis Rodman is eyeing a trip to Singapore to promote a marijuana cryptocurrency in a country that executes people for marijuana offenses.

Most Americans think that smoking weed is “morally acceptable.” Colorado’s governor vetoed a bill that would have legalized marijuana tasting rooms. Federal marijuana busts are falling in the age of state-legal cannabis. Also: A city in Georgia is the first in the nation where African-American women lead every department in the criminal justice system.

New York City’s unluckiest pot smokers get arrested for marijuana as the city moves towards changing its policies. In 1967, a federal report found that drug enforcement was ineffective. A look at who Trump is and isn’t pardoning. Also: The state-legal marijuana industry supports at least 125,000 full-time jobs in the U.S.

Boehner says the medical benefits of marijuana are “pretty incredible.” The ACLU is challenging the marijuana “sniff test” in Vermont. A hemp farmer won her year-long battle to use federal water for her crops. Also: CBP used civil asset forfeiture to seize a man’s life savings after strip-searching him at the airport.

President Trump signed a bill that could allow access to medical marijuana for some terminally ill patients. He met with Kim Kardashian to discuss clemency for a first-time, non-violent drug offender. WHO releases documents supporting marijuana’s medical benefits. Also: Former NBA player Matt Barnes says he smoked weed before games.

A look at the various approaches to marijuana reform in Congress. California teams up with the feds to crack down on black-market weed. A viral “fentanyl” bust netted… 2 ounces of marijuana. Also: Kim Kardashian is going to the White House to ask for clemency for a non-violent drug offender.

Rep. Tom Garrett, who sponsored a bill to deschedule marijuana, announced that he would not be seeking re-election. A report filed in federal court found that drug enforcement agents routinely carry out no-knock raids without obtaining the proper warrant. Charities in California have given away medical marijuana to terminally ill patients for decades,

The Arizona Supreme Court ruled that medical marijuana is allowed on college campuses. Republican judges give longer sentences to black defendants compared to their Democratic counterparts. A CBD producer said it signed a deal with 7-Eleven, but 7-Eleven says the announcement is false. Also: There will be no newsletter tomorrow.