Tag: cannabis
Voices of Poverty, Pain, Addiction Must Be Heard in Cannabis Debate
The New Zealand government’s announcement of a non-binding 2020 referendum on full cannabis legalization ...
California Working Toward Certifying “Almost Organic” Cannabis
On July 24 in Sacramento, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) held ...
More Research-Marijuana Grow Sites Needed, Say Scientists, Congressmembers
The US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has now failed to approve any new medical ...
New York Decriminalizes Cannabis, But Fails to Address Injustice
After stalling cannabis legalization in spring 2019, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into ...
Massachusetts Advances Its Unique Cannabis Social Equity Program
On July 17, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) approved six organizations to provide ...
Kamala Harris Cannabis Legalization Bill Is Also About Immigrant Justice
On July 22, Senator Kamala Harris, the betting markets’ favorite to become the 2020 ...
New Coalition: Congress, It’s Time to End Federal Cannabis Prohibition
On July 10, the House of Representatives held a hearing on marijuana prohibition in ...
Marijuana Legalization Doesn’t Increase Youth Use—Any Lessons for the Vaping Debate?
Youth use of controlled substances is often deployed as a bargaining chip in drug ...
What to Make of a Leading Anti-Cannabis Advocate Retweeting a Far-Right Podcaster?
Given the racist past and present of cannabis prohibition in the United States, an ...
Italy’s Rocky Road From Harsh Prohibition to “Cannabis Light”
According to the European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction, 10 percent of ...
