Articles tagged with "Immigration"
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Is Your Cannabis Legal? Sorry, You Can Still Be Deported
The Associated Press - Published on August 1, 2019Read moreImmigrants face severe consequences for cannabis, even in states where it is legal. From 2003 to August 2018, more than 45,000 people were deported nationwide for simple possession.
Trump Administration Takes Aim at Legal Immigrants in Cannabis Industry
The Associated Press - Published on April 4, 2019Read more“Even if you have had a green card for 20 years, you had better not work in any aspect of this industry and you better not use marijuana,” one immigration attorney said.
America’s war on drugs has been racist for a century
Adryan Corcione - Published on October 5, 2018Read moreThe drug war didn’t start with the Nixon or Reagan administrations. Its history dates back nearly a hundred years—to the advent of the US Border Patrol.
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As California Legalizes, Laws Collide at US Checkpoints
The Associated Press - Published on December 27, 2017Read moreMarijuana possession still will be prohibited at eight Border Patrol checkpoints in California, a reminder that state and federal laws collide when it comes to cannabis.
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ICE Uses a Cannabis Misdemeanor To Arrest, Deport
Stephen Paulsen - Published on March 28, 2017Read moreUnder Trump’s stepped-up border rules, a small, old cannabis conviction is enough to get you deported—and fast.
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Under Trump, Legal Cannabis Is a Deportable Offense
Chris Roberts - Published on March 27, 2017Read moreMore and more, those who admit to having ever used cannabis are being refused entry into the United States—or deported if they’re already here.
