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With Legalization Stalled, Can New Jersey Salvage MMJ Reforms?
Sara Brittany Somerset - Published on May 6, 2019Read morePatient advocates hope to pass a bill to reform the state’s terrible medical marijuana system, with or without adult-use legalization.
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New York’s Legalization Push Becomes a Battle Royale
Sara Brittany Somerset - Published on February 25, 2019Read moreUpstate farmers want to grow it. NYC bodega owners want to sell it. Reformers want convictions expunged. In this bill, every sentence counts.
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New York Mayor Comes Out Strong for Legalization With Equity
Sara Brittany Somerset - Published on December 20, 2018Read moreSome expected Bill de Blasio to give tepid support, but he came out fiery in favor of ending prohibition and righting past wrongs.
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New Yorkers Declare: No Legalization Without Social Equity
Sara Brittany Somerset - Published on December 14, 2018Read moreA two-day conference in Albany set the tone for 2019: Equity must be baked into the law.
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UN Drug Committee Finds Cannabis an Effective, ‘Relatively Safe Drug’
Sara Brittany Somerset - Published on June 11, 2018Read moreAs the UN prepares to reconsider its cannabis controls, a World Health Organization study group lays down the facts.
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Now the IRS Is Denying Nonprofit Status to Cannabis Industry Groups
Sara Brittany Somerset - Published on March 29, 2018Read moreThe tax agency already hampers state-legal companies with Rule 280E. Now it’s hitting industry associations, too.
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United Nations Report Scolds Countries for Cannabis Legalization
Sara Brittany Somerset - Published on March 12, 2018Read moreThe board that monitors the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs doesn’t like it when nations ignore the treaty.
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5 Ways New York City Can Reform Its Outrageous Cannabis Policy
Sara Brittany Somerset - Published on March 9, 2018Read moreStop arresting people for cannabis is a basic first step. Also, in general, leave people alone.
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Racial Disparities in NYC Cannabis Arrests Are Getting Worse
Sara Brittany Somerset - Published on March 6, 2018Read moreAs many cities decriminalize and other states legalize, New York City keeps arresting more people of color for cannabis. What gives?
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Judge Dismisses Case to Overturn Schedule I Status of Cannabis
Sara Brittany Somerset - Published on February 26, 2018Read moreThe lawsuit, known as Washington v. Sessions, was brought by five medical cannabis patients. The federal judge sympathized, but had to follow procedural law.
