Joe Biden Signs Bill That Allows Researchers to Access Medical Marijuana From Dispensaries

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) and GOP cosponsors filed a new bill to federally legalize and tax marijuana. Mace’s home-state South Carolina Republican Party swiftly trashed her legalization bill, claiming it would cause “rising crime, violence and mental health issues in children.” President Joe Biden signed a large-scale infrastructure bill that includes provisions aimed at letting researchers finally study the marijuana that consumers actually buy from dispensaries—instead of using only government-grown cannabis.