marijuana
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Seattle Throws Out 15 Years of Marijuana Convictions
Citing the war on drugs’ disproportionate impact on people of color, judges in Seattle have agreed to vacate the marijuana convictions of hundreds of people who were punished for pot possession before the state made weed legal. According to the Seattle Times, in April, city attorney Pete Holmes filed a motion asking the city’s seven…
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Georgia Women Arrested for Selling Weed Edibles at Church
Apparently confused by someone who said they wanted to get to know the “Most High,” two Georgia women who were trying to “lift his name,” now face felony drug charges after they were arrested by narcotics officers for peddling marijuana edibles at a church event. According to WJLA, on Friday, September 14, 28-year-old Ebony Cooper…
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15 Things, Other Than Weed, That Might Make Me Care About What Cops Found in Botham Jean's Apartment
After a burglar broke into Botham Jean’s Dallas apartment and reportedly killed him (I know, I know, but I have to say “reportedly.”), police now say they found .37 ounces of marijuana in Jean’s residence. Although this revelation initially made me angry, I quickly remembered that every time a white person kills an unarmed black…
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So, What's Marijuana Got to Do With It?
In a search affidavit that we apparently know all the contents of, we now know that the police apparently found some marijuana—about .37 ounces—in Botham Jean’s apartment after he was shot by Dallas police officer Amber Guyger. My response: So what? Marijuana, a substance that is legal, either recreationally or medically, in nine states, and…
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NY Gov. Cuomo's Cannabis Policy Will Leave Black People Out of the Money
If marijuana were legalized in New York, the state could potentially gain an additional $248 million to $678 million in tax revenue, yet during the gubernatorial debate against Cynthia Nixon, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said “I disagree with my opponent that tax revenue should go to reparations!” He was referring to Nixon’s comprehensive plan to restore…
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Manhattan to Stop Prosecuting Marijuana Possession. In Fact, the DA Says ‘Legalize It’
In a big, fat eff you to Jefferson Beauregard “I hate weed (and immigrants)” Sessions, the head of the District Attorney’s Office in Manhattan announced Tuesday that he will no longer prosecute marijuana possessions in Manhattan, except in cases where weed is being sold or if an individual involved “poses a significant threat to public…
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NYC Mayor Changes Marijuana Policy to Reduce Arrests
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Tuesday that the New York City Police Department will ticket marijuana smokers instead of automatically arresting them, unless they already have past arrests or convictions. The New York Times reports that the policy will begin Sept. 1. The new policy won’t stop police from stopping and…
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Oregon’s Budtender of the Year Shares How She Used Budtending as a Stepping-Stone for Her Career
Editor’s note: This story was previously published on EstroHaze, a multimedia company highlighting the business and lifestyles of multicultural women in the cannabis industry. Tiara Darnell is a multimedia journalist and recent graduate from the University of Oregon in Portland, where she completed dual graduate degrees in strategic communications and multimedia journalism. While studying for…
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This Baker, Entrepreneur and Mother Is Fighting for Section 8 Tenants to Be Able to Use Medical Cannabis
Editor’s note: This story was previously published on EstroHaze, a multimedia company highlighting the business and lifestyles of multicultural women in the cannabis industry. Six years ago, Uneeda Nichols of Washington, D.C., struggled to lead a normal life. She suffered from painful physical and mental ailments, and her regimen of pharmaceutical treatments came with the…
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A List of the Fucks I Give About the Snitch-Ass Police Dogs That’ll Be Unemployed if Marijuana Is Legalized
1. Zero fucks 2. Nil fucks 3. Nan fucks 4. Zot fucks 5. Zip fucks 6. Nada fucks 7. Void fucks 8. Zilch fucks 9. Squat fucks 10. A negative fuck 11. A fuck that exists on an event horizon, which means it doesn’t really exist, at least not with the properties that we’ve come…