Search results for "drug policy alliance"
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Politics
Schumer Plans to Drop Cannabis Legalization Bill in April
February 20, 2022Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced recently that he plans to introduce the Cannabis Administration and...
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Medical
New York Regulators Approve Home Cultivation of Medical Marijuana
November 1, 2021Cannabis regulators in New York have issued proposed rules for the home cultivation of medical marijuana...
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Legal
House Committee Approves the MORE Act to Legalize Cannabis
October 1, 2021The MORE Act, a bill to legalize cannabis federally, was passed this week by a key...
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Legal
LA County To Dismiss Nearly 60,000 Past Cannabis Convictions
September 29, 2021The expungements are supposed to help address the negative impact of cannabis prohibition, which has been...
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Culture
The Cannabis Now Guide to Seniors and Cannabis Use
June 5, 2021We've complied a wide variety of articles relevant to seniors who are interested in cannabis.
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Current Events
The Cannabis Industry and the Black Lives Matter Uprising
June 9, 2020Protests have spread across the U.S. in response to the death of George Floyd at the...
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Politics
Bernie Beats Biden on Pot
March 12, 2020With the Democratic horserace having narrowed into a two-man contest, cannabis voters appear to face a...
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Politics
Connecticut Clergy Push Pot Legalization at State Capitol
February 28, 2020Religious leaders gather to support ending the War on Drugs.
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Politics
New Mexico Races to Legalize Pot by the End of February
February 11, 2020The race is on to become the 12th state in the union to legalize cannabis. With...
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Politics
Cuomo Pledges Legal Cannabis for New York in 2020, But Where’s the Equity?
January 25, 2020The new budget just released by New York's Gov. Andrew Cuomo includes his promised cannabis legalization...
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Politics
One City Is Funding ‘Reparations’ With Cannabis Tax Revenue
December 6, 2019The Chicago suburb of Evanston has become the first city in the United States to put...
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Politics
‘Take the Big Swing’: Kassandra Frederique on Ending Prohibition the Right Way
August 1, 2019New York State DPA Director Kassandra Frederique doesn’t believe incrementalism will work with cannabis. Here’s why.
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Politics
House Judiciary Committee Holds Historic Hearing on Cannabis & Racial Justice
July 16, 2019The discussion was specifically framed in terms of recognizing and correcting the racial and social iniquities...
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Economics
Global Cannabis Partnership Unveils ‘Social Responsibility’ Standards
June 26, 2019A group of cannabis companies have announced certification standards to promote corporate responsibility, a move seemingly...
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Politics
New York State Legalization Bill Dies as Decriminalization Expands
June 21, 2019A long hoped-for cannabis legalization bill died in the New York state assembly, but reform advocates...
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Culture
Study: Young Adults Living Near Dispensaries With Ads Consume More Cannabis
June 17, 2019The way the study defines “young” is likely to cause confusion. Plus, the findings directly contradict...
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Economics
Colorado Has Hit $1 Billion in Tax Revenue Since Marijuana Was Legalized
June 13, 2019New numbers show Colorado is taking in more money than expected when it comes to cannabis...
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Economics
Northern Swan’s Newest Appointees Vindicate AOC’s Critique of Cannabis Legalization
May 23, 2019Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won praise from activists when she decried a white-dominated legal cannabis industry. As if...
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Films
‘Weed the People:’ Marijuana for Those Who Need It Most
May 16, 2019A documentary project produced by Ricki Lake shares family stories of cannabis cures.
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Industry Events
NYC Cannabis Parade Draws Prominent Politicians as Legalization Stalls Upstate
May 8, 2019New York City's annual Cannabis Parade was headlined by one of the city’s highest officials, Public...