Search results for "The Drug Policy Alliance"
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Politics
California’s Biggest Newspapers Endorse Prop. 64 As Fundraising Tops $14 Million
September 20, 2016The momentum behind Prop. 64, California’s best-ever shot at legalizing recreational cannabis for adults, continues to...
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Legal
Arkansas Medical Marijuana Unbuckles Bible Belt
September 11, 2016LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Republicans control all of Arkansas’ statewide offices, hold a majority in...
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Legal
DEA Blasted For Failing to Reschedule Marijuana
August 11, 2016The Drug Enforcement Administration is under severe criticism today after it failed to downgrade marijuana from...
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Current Events
California Legalization: 10 Things To Know
July 5, 2016On November 8, voters registered in California will get a chance to end cannabis prohibition. Here’s...
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Legal
Marijuana Study Finds ‘Racial Injustice’ In California
May 31, 2016Blacks get four times the pot tickets as whites in California; Latinos 1.7 times as many.
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Economics
Rep. Issa: America’s Policing for Profit Must End
May 9, 2016In 2014, police used forfeiture law to seize more property than burglars stole, and Americans are...
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Politics
California’s Best Hope for 2016 Legalization Advances
May 3, 2016California is set for a historic vote on marijuana this Fall. The group behind the only...
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Legal
The Racial Divide – Discriminatory Policing in the Cannabis Industry
January 18, 2016Brionne Corbray’s friends warned him against opening a dispensary. The 50-year-old, Seattle-area native had never sold...
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Politics
Uruguay: The Little Country that Could
December 22, 2015Little Uruguay, population of 3.5 million, is leading the world. The tiny South American nation that...
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In History
U.S. Senate Votes to Allow Veterans Access to MMJ
November 11, 2015An important piece of legislation was passed in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, which will make...
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Politics
Sean Parker Unveils California’s Latest Marijuana Initiative
November 3, 2015A number of organizations are working to legalize a recreational cannabis industry in California next year,...
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Economics
After One Year of Retail Sales, Washington Rakes In Over $70 Mil in Taxes
July 7, 2015On July 8, 2014, recreational marijuana dispensaries opened in Washington state. Now, nearly a year later,...
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Medical
U.S. Senate Approves Historic VA MMJ Bill
June 6, 2015Photo by Kurt Clark The GOP-controlled Senate Appropriations Committee finally approved a plan that would lift...
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Medical
Texas Governor Legalizes MMJ Program That No One Can Use
June 5, 2015Photo courtesy Cannabis Culture Although Texas Governor Gregg Abbott signed a bill legalizing the distribution and...
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Politics
Congress Passes Amendments to End War on Cannabis
June 4, 2015Congress signaled its support for nationwide reform by voting in favor of several amendments that would...
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Joint Opinions
Why California Legalization Is More Unified than It Seems
May 22, 2015California’s movement to legalize the adult use of cannabis in 2016 is both tremendously important and...
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Joint Opinions
New York Medical Marijuana Rules Are Ultra-Restrictive
April 3, 2015It has been almost a year since New York Governor Andrew Cuomo put his signature on...
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In History
Light One Up in Celebration of Women’s History Month
March 1, 2015The beginning of March kicks of the start of Women’s History Month. It began as a...
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Joint Opinions
Nation’s Capital is the Most Pot-Friendly Place in America
February 26, 2015When Congress approved a federal spending bill at the end of 2014 prohibiting the District of...
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Politics
D.C. Congress and Confusion Surrounding Initiative 71
January 4, 2015There was blood on the streets of Washington, D.C. after Uncle Sam dropped the axe of...