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Sports Star Arrested For Ridiculous Amount Of Weed — And Other Reasons We Need To Legalize Marijuiana

Sports Star Arrested For Ridiculous Amount Of Weed — And Other Reasons We Need To Legalize Marijuiana
545,602 Americans were arrested for marijuana-related offenses in 2019. And 40,000 Americans were incarcerated for marijuana-related offenses in 2020….

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What Would Happen If Gun Laws Were Enforced Like Marijuana Laws

What Would Happen If Gun Laws Were Enforced Like Marijuana Laws
There were 14,400 gun-related homicides in 2019 in the United States. Of course, there were no reported marijuana-related deaths.  
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Marijuana Is Legal Almost Everywhere, Yet Weed-Related Busts Increase

Marijuana Is Legal Almost Everywhere, Yet Weed-Related Busts Increase
It’s no secret that cannabis growers, even those in legal states, often bend the rules (or disregard them altogether) to feed the black market.
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State Cannabis Reform Is Putting Social Justice Front And Center

State Cannabis Reform Is Putting Social Justice Front And Center
Any serious conversation about social and racial justice in America must include a conversation about our nation’s drug laws and the impact they have had on specific communities. By Sabin…

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Not All Marijuana Offenses Are Pardonable As Cannabis Reform Proceeds

Not All Marijuana Offenses Are Pardonable As Cannabis Reform Proceeds
There have been hundreds of thousands of people incarcerated in state and federal penitentiaries for weed over the decades.
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Every Day, Someone Faces Charges For Cannabis Possession

Cannabis possession accounts for six in every 10 drugs tribunal prosecutions. The police are prosecuting people for the simple possession of cannabis at a rate of one person a day and most are first-time offenders, according to the latest data by the j…

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Short Documentary Offers Gripping Look At Racial Targeting And Cannabis

As more states continue to legalize, a disproportionate number of black Americans are still being arrested and incarcerated for minor cannabis offenses. It’s a maddening dichotomy addressed in a gripping new short film “Not Just Another Day,” set to re…

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Storm The Capitol, You Walk — Smoke Weed, Get Arrested

Storm The Capitol, You Walk — Smoke Weed, Get Arrested
As upsetting as the attempted takeover of the US Capitol was, guess what? Most of the criminals could skate on justice for their actions.
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New Jersey Legalized Cannabis—But Marijuana Is Still Illegal. What Went Wrong With Legalization?

Cannabis became legal in New Jersey on Friday morning, January 1. Or did it? New Year’s Day was when a constitutional amendment legalizing the extremely popular plant—approved by more than two-thirds of New Jersey voters on Election Day—went into effec…

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America’s Goal In 2021 Should Be Fewer Marijuana Arrests, More Research

America’s Goal In 2021 Should Be Fewer Marijuana Arrests, More Research
Cannabis advocates are hoping that the incoming Biden Administration will help bring the nation together on this issue.
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