marijuana legalization

The Crisis of Marijuana Criminalization in Italy

In 2014 Elia was 17 and living in a small town in northern Italy where everything runs slow. And running…

December 29, 2020

How Legal Marijuana Will Be Decriminalized and Sold in New Jersey

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (D) is expected to sign a suite of bills codifying the marijuana legalization that was…

December 23, 2020

How Some Problematic Provisions Got Added to the Historic MORE Act

The Marijuana Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act, which was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on December 4 by…

December 22, 2020

What LA County DA George Gascón Means for California Drug Policy

On December 7, newly elected Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón took office and announced sweeping reforms to the…

December 10, 2020

House Passes the MORE Act in Historic Vote for Federal Marijuana Decriminalization

On December 4, the US House of Representatives passed the Marijuana Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act—the bill that would effectively…

December 4, 2020

Where the Biden Administration Will Stand on Drugs and Harm Reduction

President-elect Joe Biden was a primary architect of the War on Drugs, with a “tough on crime” legacy from the…

November 10, 2020

What Drug Policies Did the “Bernie’s Back” Rally Crowd Want?

Senator Bernie Sanders took the stage at a rally of about 25,000 supporters in Queensbridge Park, New York City on…

October 23, 2019