All posts tagged "Decriminalization"
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Legal
Maryland Decriminalization Law Goes Into Effect
October 1, 2014Today marks the official start of Maryland’s decriminalization law. Under Senate Bill 364, people can legally...
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Medical
Arizona’s Flip-Flopping Stance on Marijuana and PTSD
August 30, 2014It’s been a great year for supporters of cannabis decriminalization. Both Colorado and Washington began selling...
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Politics
Colombian President Endorses Cannabis Legislation
August 29, 2014Colombia may be the next South American country to allow adults to legally use cannabis thanks...
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Joint Opinions
Seattle to Denver: A Tale of Two Cities’ Marijuana Economies
August 25, 2014The U.S. now has two states with two separate cannabis economies. Colorado was the first to...
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Legal
D.C. Decriminalizes Cannabis
July 22, 2014Before Wednesday at midnight, getting caught smoking or being in possession of pot in D.C. would...
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Legal
Study: Chicago Police Make Marijuana Arrests Regardless of Decriminalization
May 27, 2014Despite changes to Chicago pot laws allowing police the option of issuing citations as opposed to...
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Politics
Three Bills In Illinois Legislature Aim to Decriminalize Cannabis
May 6, 2014Just as Illinois residents, politicians and law enforcement officials begin to prepare for the implementation of...
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Joint Opinions
Survey Shows Majority of Police Officers Support Marijuana Policy Reform
April 14, 2014Though not conducted with the methodological rigor of the Pew poll that came out this week showing 54...
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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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Joint Opinions
Bravery or Bull? Obama’s Stance on Legalizing Marijuana Moves Us Forward
January 21, 2014By Marie Brand In the New Yorker’s recent interview with Barack Obama, the President discusses his,...
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Legal
Vermont Decriminalizes Marijuana
June 13, 2013Vermont became the latest state in the nation to decriminalize marijuana possession Thursday when Gov. Peter...
