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Schumer Bill Would Deschedule Cannabis Nationwide
Schumer says he'll introduce the measure next week. But how does it differ from Sen. Cory Booker's Marijuana Justice Act?
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Bernie Sanders Co-Sponsors the Marijuana Justice Act
Dave Schmader – 1 day ago
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Ed Murrieta – 1 day ago
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The Worst Drug War in the World: Colombia's Trauma and Recovery
The Drug Policy Alliance executive director and author of 'There Are No Dead Here' discusses legalization and life after (drug) wartime.
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Bruce Barcott
Bruce is Leafly’s deputy editor. He is a Guggenheim Fellow and author of Weed the People: The Future of Legal Marijuana in America.
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Dave Schmader is a Leafly senior editor. He's the author of the book Weed: The User's Guide. Follow him on Twitter @davidschmader
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Ben Adlin is an editor at Leafly who specializes in politics and the law. Follow him on Twitter: @badlin
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Hayley Fox is a freelance writer based in Los Angeles. She writes about cannabis legalization, news, crime, and culture in Southern California and beyond. Her work has been published online and in print for Leafly, Rolling Stone, Playboy, VICE, LA Weekly, and others.
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