Search results for "decriminalize"
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Politics
Legal Cannabis Wins Big in 2018 Midterms
November 7, 2018From statewide races to governorships to congressional seats, the results of the 2018 midterms will likely...
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Economics
The New Legal Global Cannabis Supply Chain
November 2, 2018Cannabis has become a global industry, but where is commercial cannabis going and where is it...
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Joint Opinions
White Castle Joins Ohio Cops In Opposing Drug & Prison Reform
November 2, 2018The stoner-friendly hamburger chain joins an Ohio campaign that opposes a sentencing reform measure.
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Legal
U.S. Marijuana Arrests Rise for Second Straight Year in 2017
September 24, 2018The most recent data on drug arrests from the FBI paints a sobering picture.
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Politics
Lesotho: Legal Cultivation Brings Canadian Investors to Africa’s Cannabis Kingdom
September 21, 2018Lesotho punches above its weight where cannabis production is concerned and international investors are noticing. With...
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Economics
Coca-Cola Seriously Considers Selling CBD-Infused Beverages
September 18, 2018Soda company looks into partnership with Aurora Cannabis.
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Books
Book Review: ‘Grass Roots: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Marijuana in America’
September 16, 2018How marijuana reform was derailed in the ’70s and how it could happen again.
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Politics
Riot Police Break Up Protest Smoke-a-Thon in Colombia
September 11, 2018With Colombia's new conservative president threatening to roll back the country's ground-breaking decriminalization policy, a group...
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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
Republican Rep Says Marijuana Legalization ‘Right Thing’ For Indiana Following Colorado Visit
August 9, 2018Indiana lawmakers tour cannabis facilities in Colorado.
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Politics
Major Cities in Prohibition States Stop Prosecuting Marijuana Offenses
August 9, 2018Attorney generals in New York City, New Jersey and Philadelphia have all said they will no...
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Medical
Arkansas Police: Medical Marijuana Causes Other Crimes
August 8, 2018Voters legalized medical cannabis in Arkansas in November 2016. That’s behind an unspecified rise in crime,...
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In The Magazine
Louisiana Leads Reform Efforts in the Deep South
August 7, 2018The Bayou State doesn’t have the most permissive medical marijuana program, but its lawmakers continue to...
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Legal
Manhattan’s DA Stops Pot Possession & Smoking Prosecutions, Effective Immediately
August 1, 2018New York City has a history of disproportionately arresting black and brown individuals for cannabis crimes...
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Politics
Pressure Builds for Cannabis Legalization in New Jersey & New York
July 21, 2018New York and New Jersey are notorious rivals, and the two states are now racing to...
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Legal
Death of Pennsylvania Man Suspected of Growing a Dozen Marijuana Plants Highlights Extreme Policing Tactics
July 14, 2018Trooper pursuit at a small grow leads to death.
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Politics
Only 1 State in the US Doesn’t Have a Medical Marijuana Law: Idaho
July 4, 2018This Fourth of July, only one state in the union has yet to pass a law...
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Politics
Schumer Introduces Bill to Deschedule Cannabis to U.S. Senate
June 28, 2018The Democratic senator from New York has introduced a bill to deschedule cannabis, thereby making it...
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Legal
The Next Countries Likely to Legalize Cannabis
June 27, 2018With Canada now joining Uruguay as the second country to legalize cannabis at the national level,...
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Politics
NYPD ‘Gang Raids’ Bring Back Convictions for Cannabis Possession
June 18, 2018In recent years, the New York Police Department has conducted large militarized raids on housing projects...