Search results for "drug policy alliance"
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Legal
FDA Evaluates the Reclassification of Cannabis as Schedule I Substance
June 25, 2014The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is currently evaluating the drug classification of cannabis, an action...
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Politics
NY Poised to Legalize Medical Marijuana
June 19, 2014New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo indicated today that a deal has been reached for the state...
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Politics
DPA’s Amanda Reiman On Why Women Are Underrepresented in the Marijuana Industry
April 26, 2014There is a lot of talk about women in the marijuana movement coming to the mainstream...
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Joint Opinions
California Police Chiefs Association Unwilling To Work With Cannabis Industry
April 7, 2014In a piece for the Sacramento Bee, “California Police Have No Interest in Setting Pot Rules,”...
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Joint Opinions
Will California Legalize Cannabis in 2014? Probably Not
February 20, 2014It looks as if the bigger groups behind cannabis law reform are marshaling their forces for...
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Politics
Amid Disproportionate Arrests of Blacks for Marijuana Possession, Washington D.C. Introduces Bill to Decriminalize Possession
February 4, 2014Washington D.C.’s Council Judiciary and Public Safety Committee has been making strides to pass a bill in the district, B20-409, which...
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Politics
Colorado Pot Lobby Outspends Opponents 4 to 1
July 19, 2013According to the Denver Post, pro-cannabis reform groups like the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) and the...
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Legal
California Supreme Court Rules Local Governments Can Ban Cannabis Centers
May 9, 2013In a unanimous decision the California Supreme Court ruled on May 6, that city and county...
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Politics
Cannabis Reform Removed From New York Budget
May 1, 2013Cannabis Reform Activists Decry ‘Ugly’ Cannabis Reform Free New York Budget Deal
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Economics
One Million Hours Spent On Marijuana Arrests
April 29, 2013NYPD Spent One Million Hours On 440,000 Cannabis Arrests, A “Huge Waste” Says Report A joint...
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Books
It’s NORML to Smoke Pot: The 40-year Fight for Marijuana Smokers’ Rights by Keith Stroup
March 26, 2013Activist lawyer Keith Stroup has busted his ass at the front lines of cannabis policy reform...
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Legal
Legalization vs. The Constitution: Why Most States’ Cannabis Laws Are at Risk
August 27, 2022Recent federal court decision is mixed news for Big Weed, but experts say it’s bad news...
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Economics
California Controversies Over ‘Social Equity’ Licenses
August 5, 2020Equity programs for the legal cannabis industry in California are supposed to address the racial and...
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Politics
Congress Talks Pot with DEA, FDA & NIDA
January 15, 2020Cannabis advocates were disappointed to hear many of the same old anti-pot talking points in a...
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Politics
California’s CROP Project Responds to Toxic Threat of ‘Trespass Grows’
November 26, 2019Cannabis may be legal in California, but illicit cultivation persists, especially in the National Forests, where...
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Politics
House Passes SAFE Banking Act
September 25, 2019The effort to get banking services to state-legal cannabis businesses is on to the Senate.
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Politics
New York Decriminalizes Cannabis… Again
July 29, 2019This ink is now dry on a partial marijuana decriminalization bill in the state of New...
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Medical
Yet Another Study: ‘Synthetic Marijuana’ Is Huge Risk to Teens
July 21, 2019If we know the dangers of Spice, why is it still being sold?
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Politics
The Cannabis Industry Lobbies on Capitol Hill for Banking & Equity
May 24, 2019The cannabis industry lit up Capitol Hill this week, as advocates lobbied their representatives, focusing on...
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Economics
In Oregon, 70% of Legal Cannabis Goes Unsold Amid Calls for Exports
February 7, 2019Authorities estimate a huge portion of Oregon’s legal cannabis output is never purchased, so producers are...