Articles tagged with "war on drugs"
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‘Tell Your Children’ to Reject Alex Berenson’s Debunked Nonsense
David Bienenstock - Published on January 9, 2019read moreThe mainstream media loves Alex Berenson’s scary cannabis talking points. Too bad he’s completely wrong.
Washington Gov. Inslee to Pardon 3,500 Cannabis Convictions
Leafly Staff - Published on January 4, 2019read moreGov. Jay Inslee’s Marijuana Justice Initiative will wipe the slate clean for thousands with misdemeanor possession convictions.
NORML Blasts Police for Chasing Cannabis Suspect With Bulldozer
The Associated Press - Published on July 12, 2018read moreState police went grossly overboard in their pursuit of a marijuana suspect whose body was found under a bulldozer that authorities used to search for him, the group said Thursday.
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#PermitPatty Episode Blows Up on California Cannabis Company
Bruce Barcott and David Downs - Published on June 23, 2018read moreBay Area stores are dropping TreatWell after its founder called police on an 8-year-old girl for selling bottled water.
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7 Things We Learned From Time’s Creepy Jeff Sessions Cover Story
Bruce Barcott - Published on March 29, 2018read moreDrug treatment ‘doesn’t work for a lot of people,’ says the AG. What works? More prisons and more prisoners, he believes.
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Death Penalty for Drugs? Trump Makes the Loser’s Choice in Opioid Fight
Bruce Barcott - Published on March 19, 2018read moreSeeking the death penalty for drug dealers is stupid, cruel, and dangerous. Trump thinks it works. The evidence says it doesn’t.
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DAs Making it Easier to Clear California Cannabis Convictions
Peter Hecht - Published on February 12, 2018read moreSan Francisco’s DA is proactively expunging cannabis convictions, but other counties are waiting for people to come forward before acting.
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Sessions Advisor Ramping up Drug War, Profiting From Drug Tests
David Bienenstock - Published on February 9, 2018read moreMeet Robert DuPont, an ancient relic from the Nixon years who’s come back to haunt the 21st century.
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Privateer Holdings Closes $100m Funding Round, Pledges $5m to Repair Drug War Damage
Leafly Staff - Published on January 25, 2018read moreThe industry’s leading private equity firm brings its total investment to $200m, while pledging $5m+ to communities most harmed by the war on drugs.
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Ex-Cops Are Cashing in on Cannabis. Is That Okay?
David Bienenstock - Published on January 3, 2018read moreToronto’s ex-police chief is now in the cannabis biz. Those he arrested are excluded. There’s a right & a wrong way to do that pivot, says David Bienenstock.
