Tag: cannabis
Next Week Is the Perfect Time to Get Your Cannabis Conviction Expunged
The second-ever National Expungement Week (NEW) will be held September 21-28. It involves a ...
The Rank Hypocrisy of Marijuana Prohibition Advocates’ Taxpayer Funding
The New York Chapter of Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM), the prohibitionist organization led ...
Texas Prosecutor Elected on Reform Promise Doubles Down on Marijuana Charges
Bexar County, Texas, home to San Antonio, once rested in the picaresque clutches of ...
As First Cannabis Cafe in the US Opens, Can Such Venues Serve a Social Justice Need?
On September 24, the nation’s first first cannabis social consumption cafe will open in ...
Code for America to Automate Expungement of Cannabis Convictions in Cook County, IL
On August 27, Chicago’s district attorney announced an ambitious plan to expunge tens of ...
The Quest to Pass Medical Cannabis in “Prohibition Island” Idaho
“Idaho is what we call a prohibition island,” said Russ Belville. The state borders ...
DEA to Begin Reviewing Research-Cannabis Grow Applications “Soon”
Officials at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have been dragging their feet for three ...
EPA Criticized for Being Open to Hemp Growers Using Pesticides
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering 10 applications submitted by hemp farmers ...
“We Want to Inspire Others”—Boston’s First Recreational Cannabis Dispensary to Be Black-Owned
In a symbol of efforts to make the cannabis industry more inclusive, Boston’s first recreational ...
New Mexico Reignites Debate Over State-Run Cannabis Retail
On August 14, New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham convened the first public hearing ...
