Tag: legalization
Black Residents Subject to 97 Percent of Marijuana Arrests, Citations in Albany
While the state of New York decriminalized marijuana possession for personal use in 2019, ...
Why Are Black Arrest Rates for Marijuana Rising in Los Angeles?
Although California legalized marijuana over two years ago, racial disparities in arrests for the ...
Pleasure, Delayed: This Juneteenth Should Include Freedom to Use Drugs
This year, Juneteenth is taking its rightful place as a more meaningful celebration of ...
Cannabis Industry Demands That the DEA Keep Out of Marijuana Research
A national cannabis trade group is publicly calling for the federal Drug Enforcement Administration ...
Cambridge, MA Scores Key Court Win for Equity in the Cannabis Industry
Cannabis entrepreneurs who were targeted by the War on Drugs will soon be getting ...
Until Next Time: California’s Mushroom Decriminalization Effort Ends
California’s effort to decriminalize or legalize psilocybin mushrooms statewide by popular vote has ended—for ...
ACLU Underlines That Racial Justice Takes More Than Just Marijuana Legalization
Black people are more likely than whites to be arrested for marijuana, even after ...
Amid the Crisis, Marijuana Legalization in New York Will Have to Wait Again
During New York’s worst health crisis in a lifetime, a deadline came up for ...
UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs Once Again Postpones Key Cannabis Vote
The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) has decided to delay until December ...
The Fight to Let Kids Get Medical Marijuana in Schools Comes to Maryland
Many parents feel joy and relief upon finally giving their child medical marijuana to ...
