Articles tagged with "war on drugs"
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Booker Debuts ‘Marijuana Justice Act’ to Legalize Cannabis
Bruce Barcott - Published on August 1, 2017Read moreThe New Jersey senator wants to fully deschedule cannabis, effectively ending 80 years of federal prohibition.
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Congress Pushes Back Against Jeff Sessions’ Drug War 2.0
Gage Peake - Published on May 15, 2017Read moreIf Jeff Sessions was expecting applause for his bid to revive the war on drugs last Friday, he’s not hearing much of it from Congress.
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5 Reasons Why Jeff Sessions’ Drug War Reboot Will Fail
Bruce Barcott - Published on May 12, 2017Read moreThe American public is embracing legalization, and it may help the opioid crisis. So why is Jeff Sessions still hating on cannabis?
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Court Sides With Students in Iowa State NORML T-Shirt Case
The Associated Press - Published on February 13, 2017Read moreIowa State University cannot prevent an advocacy group from distributing a T-shirt with the university mascot on one side and a cannabis leaf on the other.
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Searching for Jack Herer, the ‘Emperor’ of American Cannabis
Tom Zoellner - Published on February 9, 2017Read moreHow did a California conspiracy theorist inspire a movement and become a cannabis legend?
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Amid Drug-War Chaos, France is Reconsidering Its Cannabis Policies
Kenzi Riboulet Zemouli - Published on December 1, 2016Read moreSigns that France is finally taking cannabis reform seriously emerged this summer, but a recent series of events has sped the shift.
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The Shake: Ohio’s MMJ Campaign Shuts Down
Leafly Staff - Published on May 31, 2016Read moreRacial disparities persist in California, the fallout in Toronto continues after last week’s raids, and can cannabis actually damage your DNA?
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The Shake: Oakland Aids Drug War Victims, Grover Norquist Calls for Cannabis Tax Reform
Ben Adlin - Published on May 18, 2016Read morePortland warns of coming crackdown on cannabis events, NORML is tired of crummy concentrate coverage, and “synthetic marijuana” really stinks.
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The Shake: Alaska’s VIP Bags Raise Hackles, Reefer Madness Meets Fargo, and the Clash of the Cannabis Titans
Bruce Barcott - Published on May 16, 2016Read moreCalifornia and Canada both want to be America’s cannabis capital, Maine mulls impaired driving, and West Virginia sows seeds of change.
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NYPD’s ‘200 Pounds of Marijuana’ Tweet Inspires Critical Backlash
Bruce Barcott - Published on May 12, 2016Read moreIf the precinct thought its triumphant cannabis-bust announcement would inspire attaboys from the locals, it was sorely mistaken.
