Search results for "decriminalization"
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Joint Opinions
Marijuana ‘Legalization’ is Only the First Step Towards Drug-War Justice
June 28, 2018Without amnesty for “offenders” and economic equity, cannabis legalization remains an unfinished and imperfect experiment.
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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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Grow
Jamaican Official: Country Must Stake Claim on Its Strains
June 26, 2018A top Jamaican government official has called on the country identify and conserve local marijuana strains.
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In The Magazine
How Vermont Became the First State to Legalize Cannabis Through the Legislature
June 19, 2018Lawmakers divulge how they fought against the political odds to legalize cannabis possession, use and cultivation...
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Politics
New Zealand’s Push to Legalize Medical Marijuana Picks Up Momentum
June 12, 2018The government of New Zealand has announced that it plans to hold a referendum on cannabis...
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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
Youth Movement Protests Pot Prohibition in Ex-Soviet Georgia
May 20, 2018A protest in the ex-Soviet republic of Georgia to demand legalization of personal drugs use, with...
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Joint Opinions
Washington Gov. Says His State Has ‘The Best Weed’
May 5, 2018Cannabis Now staff writer Jimi Devine disagrees with Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, arguing that, of course,...
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Medical
Zimbabwe Becomes Second African Country to Legalize Medical Marijuana
May 3, 2018Zimbabwe, seemingly an unlikely candidate, has just become the second African nation to legalize medical marijuana....
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In The Magazine
Josh: A Reagan-Era MMJ Miracle 30 Years Later
May 3, 2018A child plays a role in a historic hearing concerning the potential to reschedule cannabis. We...
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Joint Opinions
Does Marijuana Legalization Cause Homelessness?
May 1, 2018Anti-cannabis activists such as Kevin Sabet have recently spread the idea that legal cannabis encourages the...
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Politics
The 6 Best Governors for Cannabis Policy… And the 6 Worst
April 27, 2018With cannabis still illegal on the federal level, the marijuana policy developments happening on the state...
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Politics
Sanders, Schumer Support Pro-Pot Bills on 420
April 25, 2018Only the Hudson River separates the two best hopes for major federal marijuana reform in the...
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Culture
Marco Pave Spreads Social Activism Through Music & Cannabis
April 24, 2018A Memphis, Tennessee-based MC, Marco Pavé, talks about his favorite strains, the political atmosphere around cannabis...
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Legal
Which States Will Be Next to Legalize Marijuana?
April 17, 2018Several states are in the process of legalizing cannabis reforms.
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Industry Events
Michigan Hash Bash Pushes for Cannabis Legalization
April 12, 2018Ann Arbor's Hash Bash marked its 46th annual celebration of cannabis culture, with public smoking, no...
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Joint Opinions
The Future of Cannabis: Where We Are Heading vs. Where We Should Go
April 6, 2018Three major factors are in play for the future of cannabis: technological and scientific advancements, the...
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Economics
The IRS Has a New Weapon in Its War on Weed
April 3, 2018With the introduction of a new policy that targets cannabis lobbying and nonprofit advocacy groups, the...
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Politics
Mitch McConnell Proposes Legalizing Industrial Hemp
March 28, 2018Some people may be shocked that the Republican Senate majority leader is proposing the federal decriminalization...
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Politics
Legal Cannabis Inches Forward in Jamaica
March 27, 2018Many people associate Jamaica with cannabis, but the island is just starting to fully enact decriminalization.