Tag: cannabis
Louisiana Marijuana Decriminalization Takes Effect
Marijuana decriminalization took effect in Louisiana on August 1—and advocates and lawmakers are working ...
GOP Senator Behind Marijuana Banking Bill Aims to Restrict Welfare Recipients’ Dispensary Spending
A GOP senator who is the top cosponsor of marijuana banking legislation is now, on the ...
How Mexico Has Legalized But Still Not Regulated Cannabis
Mexico has never seemed so close and yet so far from fully regulating the ...
Brooklyn Dismisses 3,500 Marijuana Cases in Latest Steps Toward Justice
On July 27, a Brooklyn, New York county court agreed to dismiss and seal ...
Senate Marijuana Legalization Bill Falls Short in Key Areas, Advocates Say
On July 14, Senators Cory Booker, Chuck Schumer and Ron Wyden announced a draft ...
Missouri POs Sending People to Prison for Being Medical Marijuana Patients
On June 23, 29-year-old Ray Breer walked through the gates of the Western Reception ...
The Pernicious Myth of Fentanyl-Laced Cannabis
A recent Washington Post piece on the ever-worsening increase in drug poisoning deaths has ...
Chuck Schumer Reveals the First-Ever Senate Marijuana Legalization Bill
The first draft of a long-anticipated Senate bill to federally legalize marijuana has been ...
Massachusetts Cannabis Workers Unionize, Part of a National Movement
Cannabis cultivation workers at Cresco Labs in Massachusetts have successfully negotiated their first union ...
Why Rhode Island Cannabis Activists Want Worker-Owned Co-Ops
This may be the year Rhode Island legalizes marijuana for adult use. But state ...
