Marijuana is on the ballot in South Dakota in November this year. This is a state that has the dubious distinction of being the only one to twice defeat a medical marijuana initiative. And it ...
When, in mid-May, House Democrats rolled out the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (Heroes) Act, H.R. 6800, as the latest congressional response to the coronavirus pandemic, they also included a handful of criminal justice ...
Teen usage of vaping and e-cigarettes took a drastic jump in 2018, but are blanket approaches like bans the most effective solution? After a spate of negative publicity and illnesses related to black market vaping ...
In a historic first, a House committee passed the MORE Act, the first bill to take the initial steps toward decriminalizing marijuana at the federal level. The legalization of marijuana at the federal level just ...
“Our results are consistent with theories that predict that marijuana legalization will displace illicit criminal organizations and decrease crime.” Two economists affiliated with the Philadelphia Federal Reserve looked at the effects of marijuana legalization on ...
Field drug tests are unable to distinguish between marijuana and hemp, and that has thrown a wrench in marijuana prosecutions in states that have legalized hemp only. (By P. Smith, Stop the Drug War) After ...
“The SAFE Banking Act would go a long way toward improving safety, transparency, access and justice in the cannabis industry.” On Thursday, the House Financial Services Committee voted on a proposed bill that would protect ...
“Legalizing marijuana is the smart thing to do and the right thing to do in order to advance justice and equality for every American.” A bill known as the Marijuana Justice Act which was first ...
Canada is passing the United States in terms of cannabis legalization, and some see it as a missed opportunity. In the past weeks, cannabis became federally legal to sell in Canada. For cannabis advocates, having a G7 nation legalize ...
(StopTheDrugWar) It’s been a year we couldn’t wait to put behind us, but as 2018 comes to an end, we can look back on some advances on the international drug policy front, as well as ...
As Thailand moves to pass medical marijuana, foreign businesses threaten to push local Thai businesses out of the new market. Medical marijuana may soon become a reality in Thailand. With the legalization, the country would ...
In November the UN will review marijuana’s drug status, a move that prompted the FDA asked the public for comments on marijuana and the potential impact of reclassifying marijuana’s drug status. Who says the federal ...
“We have an opportunity to correct course if Democrats win big in November. There’s no question: cannabis prohibition will end.” Last week, Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) unveiled a plan for a Democratically-led House to push ...
Marijuana legalization is on the ballot in multiple states this November while support for legalization is continuing its upward trend. A new poll released Monday from the Pew Research Center says that now 62 percent ...
Cops in Vancouver can smoke pot – the policy represents one of the more lax marijuana policies in Western Canada. In a rejection of a 24-hour abstinence period, the Vancouver Police Board revealed it is okay for ...
Up to 20,000 marijuana convictions in New York City may soon be wiped out thanks to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez. Gonzalez is leading the charge in NY to dismiss convictions for marijuana offenses that ...
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