All posts tagged "Decriminalization"
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Legal
Decrim Among Four Pot Bills Filed in Louisiana This Week
March 16, 2018Several bills seek to bring more cannabis access to the American South.
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Politics
Medical Cannabis Zoning Battle Could Cost Detroit Millions
March 12, 2018Detroit's city council was poised to implement medical cannabis zoning regulations, but then voters stepped in...
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Politics
Decriminalization Effort Dies in Alabama State House
February 23, 2018Under the current law, Alabamans can be saddled with a felony if they're caught with a...
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Politics
Potlanta: ATL Decriminalizes Marijuana
October 4, 2017The city’s anti-cannabis laws were impacting Atlanta’s black population at a severely disproportionate rate.
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Economics
Could Cannabis Tourism Save Puerto Rico’s Economy?
August 11, 2017Puerto Rico is drowning in a sea of debt more than $74 billion deep, and many...
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Legal
Police Departments Telling K9 Units to ‘Sit and Stay’
August 10, 2017What happens to K9 cops when cannabis is decriminalized? For the most part, not much —...
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Politics
NJ Senator Introduces Bill That Could Federally Legalize Weed
August 1, 2017A new bill introduced by New Jersey senator Cory Booker aims to do more than remove...
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Politics
MA Guts Pot Industry Protections for People of Color
June 20, 2017When Massachusetts’ voters passed Question 4 last November it included clear language for diversity and inclusion...
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In The Magazine
Legalization in Trump’s America: Skating on Thin Ice
June 12, 2017With an aggressive executive branch openly defying constitutional checks on its authority and installing noted prohibitionists...
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Cannabis
Report After Report: Legal Pot Doesn’t Increase Youth Use
April 6, 2017It's the enduring war cry of the prohibitionist: think of the children! But recent reports (along with dozens...
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Politics
Virginia Reforms Cannabis Laws, Decriminalizes CBD Oil
March 29, 2017A pair of cannabis reforms were just signed into law, bringing a reduction in penalties and...
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Politics
Israel Moves to Decriminalize Cannabis
March 14, 2017Israel has been at the forefront of medicinal cannabis research, but the country also has a...
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Politics
Cannabis Clubs Come to Colorado
March 10, 2017The Mile High state just got a green light for green lounges — provided they comply...
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Politics
New Hampshire House Passes Cannabis Decrim Bill – Take 8
March 9, 2017The New Hampshire House of Representatives has passed several unsuccessful cannabis decriminalization bills, but with a...
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Politics
Alaska Update: CBD Oil Raids & Onsite Use
February 10, 2017Alaska has been a key part of the U.S. decriminalization landscape since the first wave of legalization...
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Current Events
ND Legislators: We Need More Time to Legalize MMJ
January 17, 2017The reliably conservative electorate in North Dakota threw state legislators for a loop with its recent...
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Politics
Cannabis Decriminalization Movement Goes Global
December 30, 2016The United Nations' 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs — the first international treaty to prohibit...
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Politics
New Hampshire Senate Moves Towards Legalization
December 21, 2016New Hampshire's marijuana legalization movement just got a high profile endorsement in the state's senate. A...
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Cannabis
Medicine in Transit: Know Your MMJ Rights While Traveling
December 20, 2016As the U.S. continues to move toward progressive marijuana policy, it’s important that travelers realize that...
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Legal
Closing Time for Amsterdam’s Famous Coffeeshops
December 7, 2016As an international mecca for those seeking a taste of decriminalization, Amsterdam was both the capital of...