Tag: marijuana
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 ...
Biden Picks Dr. Rahul Gupta to Lead Federal Drug Policy During Historic Overdose Crisis
Former West Virginia health commissioner Dr. Rahul Gupta will lead President Joe Biden’s response ...
Brazil Gains Ground on Medical Marijuana, in Defiance of Bolsonaro
In June, after a series of delays, a special commission of Brazil’s lower house ...
