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White Boy Rick comes out swinging for cannabis and ‘The 8th’ Amendment

The Detroit legend was freed in 2020, and now he’s all about ‘The 8th,’ a new cannabis brand named after the 8th Amendment.
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Free Rudi Gammo: Michiganders demand Gov. Whitmer pardon medical marijuana prisoner

The City of Detroit gave him a medical marijuana license, but an overzealous prosecutor put him in prison. (Photo courtesy of Last Prisoner Project)
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He was serving a life sentence for cannabis. Then he got a phone call from Ivanka Trump

Craig Cesal is living proof of how ludicrous America’s war on drugs became.
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Why Advocates Say MORE Act Falls Short In Restorative Justice

Why Advocates Say MORE Act Falls Short In Restorative Justice
The House passage on Friday was not supported by all in the cannabis space.
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Arizona prosecutors drop thousands of marijuana charges as legalization takes effect

Nearly 6,000 cases are expected to be dropped in Maricopa County alone.
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Cannabis taxes fund the police. Here’s how to change that

The cops got their cut in order to get legalization laws passed. But now it’s a different world.
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