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Current Events

Week in Review: Guitar Legend Carlos Santana Expands Cannabis Brand; Texas Inches Closer to Decriminalization

ICYMI: Catch up on the week’s latest news from across the cannabis spectrum.

Politics

US House Approves Cannabis Decriminalization Bill

The House of Representatives passed the MORE Act, a bill to end the national prohibition of...

Politics

Austin Voters to Decide on Marijuana Decriminalization Measure

The Austin City Council voted this week to include a marijuana decriminalization measure on the ballot...

Legal

Calls to Defund the Police Lead to Cannabis Decriminalization Measures

A month into the national uprising sparked by the killing of George Floyd, cities and states...

Politics

Indiana May Consider Decriminalization in Next Session

Marijuana possession is the second-leading cause of arrest in Indiana.

Politics

After Quasi-Decriminalization, North Dakota Activists Relaunch Legalization Bid

Activists in North Dakota, heartened by the state's recent reduction (not dissolution!) of cannabis penalties, are...

Politics

Why Does Marijuana Decriminalization Not Include Concentrates?

New York State’s recent decriminalization law applies only to cannabis flower. Possessing concentrated cannabis is still...

Politics

New York State Legalization Bill Dies as Decriminalization Expands

A long hoped-for cannabis legalization bill died in the New York state assembly, but reform advocates...

Politics

Ohio Goes on a Marijuana Decriminalization Warpath

Several cities vote that cannabis should not be a criminal offense.

Politics

Decriminalization Effort Dies in Alabama State House

Under the current law, Alabamans can be saddled with a felony if they're caught with a...

Politics

Utah’s MMJ Patients Are Taking Decriminalization to the Polls

Utah is proof positive of a maxim in drug-policy reform: Never trust a lawmaker with medical...

Joint Opinions

Cannabis Decriminalization Offers Opportunity for Reparations

The legal cannabis industry has almost everything; billions of dollars in sales, hundreds of millions of...

Politics

Local Activism Brings Pot Decriminalization to Kansas City

The BBQ has always been great in Kansas City, but with the decriminalization of up to...

Politics

Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard Calls for Federal Decriminalization

Cannabis decriminalization is moving forward swiftly at the state level across the nation. Changes to the...

Politics

Cannabis Decriminalization Movement Goes Global

The United Nations' 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs — the first international treaty to prohibit...

Politics

U.S. Voters Inspire Former Soviet Republic to Demand Cannabis Decriminalization

With strict prohibition and a law enforcement culture of fear and intimidation, the legacy of Soviet...

Cannabis

Celebrating 15 Years of Decriminalization In Portugal

Last month Portugal commemorated the 15th anniversary of its 30/2000 law – the law that decriminalized...

Legal

Illinois Governor Says He Will Probably Sign Decriminalization Bill

Cannabis connoisseurs toking it up in Illinois may soon find themselves with the freedom to carry...

Legal

IL Governor Amends Decriminalization Bill, Final Approval Expected

Although Illinois will likely decriminalize the possession of small amounts of cannabis in the near future,...

Joint Opinions

Marijuana Decriminalization Works

Decriminalization is a term often used to describe the elimination of criminal penalties associated with the...