Articles tagged with "law enforcement"
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How Does Law Enforcement Know Your Cannabis Is Legal? Keep Your Receipt
Jerry Langton - Published on November 13, 2018read moreHow Does Law Enforcement Know if Your Cannabis Is Legal?
National Expungement Week Cleans Up Records Across US
Dan Mitchell - Published on October 23, 2018read moreSeveral organizations are offering free legal advice in 13 cities to help people remove cannabis convictions from their records.
Canada Cuts Ribbon on World’s Largest Legal Marijuana Marketplace
The Associated Press - Published on October 16, 2018read moreBonus: Canada will pardon all those with convictions for possessing up to 30 grams of marijuana, the now-legal threshold, a federal official has said.
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America’s war on drugs has been racist for a century
Adryan Corcione - Published on October 5, 2018read moreThe drug war didn’t start with the Nixon or Reagan administrations. Its history dates back nearly a hundred years—to the advent of the US Border Patrol.
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Colorado Cannabis Laws Too Loose, US Attorney Says
The Associated Press - Published on October 4, 2018read more“If somebody is licensed by this state, should they feel at increased risk of federal prosecution now?” U.S. Attorney Bob Troyer said. “Yes. They should.”
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FAQ: What to Know About the DEA’s CBD Rescheduling Order
Ben Adlin - Published on September 28, 2018read moreFor one, it doesn’t actually reschedule CBD.
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Seattle Court OKs Plan to Erase 542 Cannabis Convictions
Ben Adlin - Published on September 25, 2018read moreIt’s the latest example of evolving criminal justice policies in the era of legalization.
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DC Scales Back Punishment for Public Cannabis Consumption
The Associated Press - Published on September 24, 2018read morePeople caught smoking marijuana in public in the nation’s capital will now get a citation instead of being taken into custody.
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New York Cops Still Making Cannabis Arrests, Despite Mayor’s Policy
Chris Roberts - Published on September 17, 2018read moreState law says THC oil isn’t marijuana—so cops are arresting people for it.
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Brooklyn DA’s Plan Could Erase Thousands of Cannabis Convictions
Ben Adlin - Published on September 7, 2018read moreBrooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said on Friday that his office will allow nearly 20,000 low-level cannabis convictions to be wiped away.
