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Legal
Courts Disagree If Cannabis Smell Justifies Search and Seizure
January 11, 2019In a win both for cannabis freedom and racial justice, Vermont's top court ruled in favor...
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Legal
California Court Tosses Out Strict Local Regs on Homegrown Pot
November 8, 2018Some cities in California are still clinging to prohibition.
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Joint Opinions
Racist Set-Up & Outrageous Sentence in Mississippi Shows How Far U.S. Has to Go on Marijuana
November 2, 2018Man sentenced to eight years for cannabis he legally obtained.
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Politics
California Passes Cannabis Equity Law to Help Those Hurt by War on Drugs
October 2, 2018California's Gov. Jerry Brown just signed a bill into law that will create an "equity" program...
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Culture
America’s Most Famous Pot Prisoner Finishes Parole
August 29, 2018The case of Jeff Mizanskey, who was sentenced to life without parole for cannabis crimes, has...
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Politics
Former Deputy AG James Cole Wants Cannabis Regulated Like Alcohol
August 3, 2018Cole tells NCIA audience that the cannabis industry doesn’t need descheduling.
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Medical
Oklahoma & Florida Roll Back Access to Smokable Medical Marijuana
July 13, 2018Medical marijuana users who demand their right to smoke herbaceous cannabis were dealt a double whammy...
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Legal
Pennsylvania City Decriminalizes Marijuana Possession
May 21, 2018The Allentown, Pennsylvania city council voted to decriminalize small amounts of cannabis on Wednesday. Local prosecutors...
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Politics
Seattle Plans to Clear Cannabis Convictions
May 2, 2018The city of Seattle has filed a motion to vacate hundreds of marijuana convictions going back...
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Industry Events
D.C. Hosts National Cannabis Festival
May 1, 2018The National Cannabis Festival — along with the National Cannabis Policy Summit, which took place in...
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Legal
Vietnamese Refugees Fight Deportation on Cannabis Charge
March 6, 2018Several Vietnamese immigrants who had been living legally for many years in the United States have...
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Politics
NYPD Under Fire For Continuing Racial Disparity in Pot Arrests
February 28, 2018Despite repeated pledges by the New York Police Department and Mayor Bill de Blasio to lift the...
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Politics
Decriminalization Effort Dies in Alabama State House
February 23, 2018Under the current law, Alabamans can be saddled with a felony if they're caught with a...
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Cannabis
Why Washington Patients Are Fighting to Grow Recreational Marijuana At Home
February 1, 2018As Washington's medical marijuana program dwindles down, medical marijuana patients are fighting for the right to...
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Joint Opinions
New Year’s Resolution: Fight Against the War on Drugs
January 19, 2018Marijuana legalization is a small victory, a small step towards undoing the War on Drug’s legacy....
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Politics
Marijuana Justice Act Introduced to House of Representatives
January 17, 2018The Marijuana Justice Act — which seeks to deschedule cannabis and right the wrongs of the discriminatory...
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Joint Opinions
New Year’s Resolution: Support People of Color in Cannabis Industry
January 15, 2018One writer resolves to move forward into 2018 by focusing on lifting up people of color...
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Politics
MA Guts Pot Industry Protections for People of Color
June 20, 2017When Massachusetts’ voters passed Question 4 last November it included clear language for diversity and inclusion...
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Joint Opinions
Cannabis Decriminalization Offers Opportunity for Reparations
June 9, 2017The legal cannabis industry has almost everything; billions of dollars in sales, hundreds of millions of...
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Politics
The End of Anti-Pot New Jersey
May 17, 2017Cannabis activists in New Jersey are envisioning a future without Governor Chris Christie.