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Arrests for weed in Minnesota show glaring disparities among demographics, here’s the data
Benzinga - Published on September 9, 2022Read moreBlack Minnesotans are more than four times more likely to get arrested for marijuana according to the latest data from the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
Election 2022: Maryland marijuana legalization guide
Max Savage Levenson - Published on September 8, 2022Read moreEverything you need to know about Question 4, Maryland’s cannabis legalization amendment on the Nov. 8 ballot.
Where are psychedelics legal or decriminalized in the US?
Max Savage Levenson - Published on September 7, 2022Read moreFrom Santa Cruz to Somerville, cities across the US are decriminalizing the possession of psychedelic substances. Is your city on the list?
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Election 2022: South Dakota marijuana legalization guide
Max Savage Levenson - Published on September 7, 2022Read moreEverything you need to know about South Dakota’s proposed cannabis legalization amendment on the Nov. 8 ballot.
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San Francisco decriminalizes psychedelics
Max Savage Levenson - Published on September 7, 2022Read moreSan Francisco became the fourth city in California to effectively decriminalize the use, possession, personal cultivation, and transfer of entheogens.
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Election 2022: Colorado psychedelic legalization and decriminalization guide
Max Savage Levenson - Published on September 6, 2022Read moreEverything you need to know about Initiative 58, Colorado’s psychedelics legalization and decriminalization initiative.
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Election 2022: Missouri marijuana legalization guide
Bruce Barcott - Published on September 6, 2022Read moreEverything you need to know about Missouri’s proposed cannabis legalization amendment on the Nov. 8 ballot.
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Cannabis users’ right to work law advances in California
David Downs - Published on September 1, 2022Read moreAB 2188 heads to Gov. Newsom’s desk. It could change how employers use urine drug tests against their workers.
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Pennsylvania’s Fetterman has smoke for Biden over weed reform
Amelia Williams - Published on August 31, 2022Read moreThe President hasn’t lived up to 2020 campaign promises about cannabis legalization. Will this larger-than-life US Senate candidate finally hold Biden to his word?
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Is marijuana use really ‘soaring’ among young people?
Bruce Barcott - Published on August 31, 2022Read moreIt’s not. Here’s how a federal agency and the New York Times warped data to hype a nonexistent trend among young adults.
