marijuana legalization
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OK Boomer: Joe Biden Says Marijuana Is a Gateway Drug, and He Won’t Legalize It
Joe Biden is a boomer. Let me preface this by saying not all boomers are annoyingly out of touch. There are some boomers who completely understand why marijuana should be legal at the federal level. Those same boomers understand that cannabis is not the gateway drug the pharmaceutical lobby people want you to believe it…
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Strangers Chip In When Oklahoma Mom Who Got 12 Years for Selling $30 Worth of Weed Is Tossed in Jail Again When She Can’t Pay Court Fees
Years after an Oklahoma mom was released from prison after being handed a 12-year sentence for making $30 in weed sales, she landed in jail again for not paying court costs related to the case. Luckily for Patricia Spottedcrow, strangers learning of her plight chipped in to pay the $1,139.90 in court costs she still…
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Additive in Marijuana Vaping Products Linked to Mysterious — and Sometimes Deadly — Lung Illness
A mysterious and sometimes deadly lung illness linked to vaping may be tied to vitamin E additives in some marijuana products, federal authorities say. Health officials across the country have been sounding an alarm about a rapid rise in serious lung disease among people who vape. Testing by the Food and Drug Administration found vitamin…
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Kamala Harris Is Seeking to Decriminalize Cannabis at the Federal Level
Although 35 states in the union plus the District of Columbia have either legalized, decriminalized or made cannabis accessible for medicinal purposes, it is still illegal at the federal level. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) is seeking to change that by introducing a bill that would decriminalize the possession of cannabis overall. As Vox reports, the…
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Could Pre-Employment Marijuana Tests Become a Thing of the Past? Nevada Becomes 1st State to Kiss Them Goodbye
Potheads throughout the world the state of Nevada, rejoice! CNN reports that beginning in 2020, employers in the state can no longer refuse to hire a job applicant for failing a marijuana screening test, making it the first state in the country to enforce such a rule. And considering it’s perfectly legal in Nevada to…
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Hip-Hop Legend Fab 5 Freddy Confronts America's Complicated History With Marijuana in New Documentary, Grass Is Greener
Our country has a rather complicated relationship with cannabis. Since the 1900s, its role in shaping American society has been much bigger than most of us even realize. From the preservation of antiquated drug laws that are disproportionally applied in order to maintain prison quotas, to anti-marijuana propaganda being disseminated to the public, to discriminatory…
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Go Green but Buy Black: 10 Black-Owned Cannabis Companies For 4/20
It’s 4/20, so you know what that means! (Just in case my mother is reading this, April 20th is a day that we recreate the time God Facetimed Moses via a burning bush.) And to celebrate this holy day, we have provided a list of 10 black-owned cannabis dispensaries where you can buy your supplies…
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NYC Council Votes to Bar Companies From Testing Job Applicants for Marijuana
In what’s being called a groundbreaking measure, New York City’s City Council has passed a bill banning most companies from testing job applicants for marijuana. The bill, which was approved by the Council April 9, awaits signature by Mayor Bill de Blasio, who, according to the New York Times, supports the measure. The change would…
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Prosecutor Kim Foxx to Expunge Marijuana Convictions in Chicago
It’s not exactly a secret that black folks are disproportionately affected by marijuana convictions. But Chicago prosecutor Kim Foxx has big plans to right an egregious wrong. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Foxx has big plans to erase the pot-related charges of thousands of Chicago residents. Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx said she is…
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Bill to Protect Banks That Work With the Cannabis Industry Gets a Vote in Congress Next Week
The House Financial Services Committee will vote next Tuesday on a bipartisan bill that would protect banks that service businesses in the cannabis industry from being penalized by federal regulators. More than a quarter of the House is in support of the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act. The bill was formally filed earlier…