All posts tagged "Decriminalization"

Current Events

Week in Review: Japan Set to Pass Bill for Cannabis-Derived Medicines

ICYMI: Catch up on the week’s latest news from across the cannabis spectrum.

Legal

NAACP Adopts Resolution Supporting Federal Legalization, Cannabis Workers

The NAACP has adopted a resolution supporting cannabis legalization and support for workers in the regulated...

Politics

Biden Approaches Trifecta of Cannabis Reform Wish List

Historic actions giving the cannabis industry access to financial services, expungement of convictions for possession and...

Legal

Australian Capital Territory Decriminalizes Possession of Illicit Drugs

The government of the Australian Capital Territory has passed legislation to decriminalize small amounts of illicit...

Politics

Five States to Vote on Cannabis Legalization Measures

As the November midterm elections near, the campaigns for reform are busy rallying voters for support.

Politics

President Joe Biden’s Stance on Cannabis Reform

President Biden will wait until after the midterm elections to act on cannabis policy reform, according...

Politics

Austin Voters to Decide on Marijuana Decriminalization Measure

The Austin City Council voted this week to include a marijuana decriminalization measure on the ballot...

Legal

The MORE Act Aims to Legalize Cannabis

Federal lawmakers have introduced a revised version of last year’s Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment and Expungement Act,...

Legal

Calls to Defund the Police Lead to Cannabis Decriminalization Measures

A month into the national uprising sparked by the killing of George Floyd, cities and states...

Politics

Austin Votes to Decriminalize Cannabis

Vote to effectively decriminalize cannabis in Texas’s most progressive city is ignored by police, who won’t...

Politics

New Hampshire: Inside the Plan to Legalize Pot in 2020

A new legislative session kicks off in New Hampshire this week, and with it a new...

Economics

Cannabis in Africa: Will 2020 Be the Breakthrough Year?

Foreign investment is pouring into a few key countries on the African continent, but a few...

Politics

Indiana May Consider Decriminalization in Next Session

Marijuana possession is the second-leading cause of arrest in Indiana.

Legal

Miami-Dade Prosecutor Latest to Halt Pursuit of Minor Cannabis Charges

The decision was prompted in this instance by the dilemma vexing law enforcement nationwide: the inability...

Culture

Bernie Sanders Says He’d Legalize Marijuana by Executive Order

Presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders stopped by the Joe Rogan Experience to dive into his platform,...

Legal

Ireland Partially Decriminalizes All Drugs

After years of planning, Ireland has finally moved ahead to decriminalize first-time drug offenders — and...

Politics

New York Decriminalizes Cannabis… Again

This ink is now dry on a partial marijuana decriminalization bill in the state of New...

Politics

After Quasi-Decriminalization, North Dakota Activists Relaunch Legalization Bid

Activists in North Dakota, heartened by the state's recent reduction (not dissolution!) of cannabis penalties, are...

Politics

Why Does Marijuana Decriminalization Not Include Concentrates?

New York State’s recent decriminalization law applies only to cannabis flower. Possessing concentrated cannabis is still...

Politics

New York State Legalization Bill Dies as Decriminalization Expands

A long hoped-for cannabis legalization bill died in the New York state assembly, but reform advocates...