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Biggest contributor to N.J. marijuana vote effort is better known for killing weeds

October 15, 2020 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment

Who’s funding the effort to legalize cannabis for recreational use in New Jersey? It’s not the Big Marijuana companies. The largest contributor to the Garden State’s legalization drive is a lawn care company: Scotts Miracle-Gro, a firm best-known for grass seed, turf builder, and eradicating weeds. The second largest backer is the American Civil Liberties Union of N.J. […]

Filed Under: New Jersey Tagged With: ACLU, American Civil Liberties Union of N.J, marijuana ballot, marijuana legalization, New Jersey Marijuana, recreational marijuana, Scotts Miracle-Gro

New Jersey marijuana groups launch campaigns to reach voters

September 11, 2020 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment

In November, New Jersey voters will get to decide whether or not marijuana should be legal for recreational use. Axel Owen is the campaign manager for NJ CAN 2020, a coalition made up of advocacy groups and members of the cannabis industry who are campaigning for legalized marijuana for people 21 and over. “To basically […]

Filed Under: New Jersey Tagged With: ACLU, Coronavirus, COVID-19, marijuana legalization, New Jersey Marijuana, NJ CAN 2020, pandemic, recreational marijuana

Bill to end police stops for marijuana odor passes Virginia Senate

August 31, 2020 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment

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The state Senate approved a bill Friday that would prohibit search and seizures based solely on the odor of marijuana, which activists say is a step toward ending adverse enforcement against marginalized communities. Senate Bill 5029, introduced by Sen. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, passed on a 21-15 vote.  Chelsea Higgs Wise, executive director of Marijuana Justice, […]

Filed Under: Virginia Tagged With: ACLU, marijuana possession, marijuana searches, Sen. Louise Lucas, virginia marijuana

Despite legalization, people of color still disproportionately targeted for marijuana, new studies say

June 11, 2020 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment

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Marijuana legalization has been touted as one way to unravel the consequences of the war on drugs, but two new studies suggest that the communities most harmed by the nearly 50-year crusade — namely people of color — are not reaping the benefits. Two reports, published by the American Civil Liberties Union and a team of researchers from […]

Filed Under: Colorado, Washington Tagged With: ACLU, Colorado marijuana, marijuana arrests, marijuana legalization, Marijuana research, marijuana study, New York University, recreational marijuana, Stanford University, washington marijuana

Pennsylvania State Supreme Court hears argument on medical marijuana restrictions for probationers

May 20, 2020 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment

An attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania on Tuesday asked the state Supreme Court to declare illegal a policy in Lebanon County courts that prohibits people on probation from using medical marijuana. The argument, on behalf of three probationers there, comes about nine months after Lebanon County Probation Services implemented the policy […]

Filed Under: Pennsylvania Tagged With: ACLU, American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, Legal Marijuana, medical marijuana, pennsylvania marijuana, Pennsylvania Supreme Court, probation

Michigan’s Recreational Marijuana Tax Would Be Lowest In The Nation If Legalized

June 27, 2018 by AggregatedNews Leave a Comment

Michigan could have some of the lowest tax rates on recreational marijuana in the nation if Michigan residents choose to legalize it at the polls in November. To date nine states have legalized marijuana use, each with their own approach to taxing the substance. The Michigan proposal would make recreational marijuana legal for those 21 and over, with […]

Filed Under: Michigan Tagged With: ACLU, Coalition to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, Legal Marijuana, marijuana legalization, marijuana taxes, medical marijuana, michigan marijuana, recreational marijuana

Fifty Years: How Marijuana Became Re-Legalized In America

April 19, 2018 by Allen St. Pierre Leave a Comment

Part of a year-long series, longtime cannabis law reform advocate and historian Allen St. Pierre examines monthly for Cannabis Business Executive the last fifty years of cannabis prohibition and the public advocacy efforts in America to bring about the ongoing and inescapable socio-political changes underway first at the state, and soon, federal level regarding cannabis policy. […]

Filed Under: Policy & Legal Tagged With: ACLU, Carlton Turner, civil forfeiture, Committee on Narcotics and Control, DEA, High Times Magazine, MD, Michael Deaver, National Families in Action (NFIA), NORML, Office of National Drug Control, Parents Resource Institute for Drug Education (PRIDE), Partnership for a Drug-Free America, Posse Comitatus Act, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, sensimilla, the National Federation of Parents for Drug-Free Youth

Fifty Years: How Marijuana Became Re-Legalized In America

March 22, 2018 by Allen St. Pierre Leave a Comment

Part Three (1976-1980) Marijuana Law Reform Advocates/The Carter Years Part of a year-long series, longtime cannabis law reform advocate and historian Allen St. Pierre examines monthly for Cannabis Business Executive the last fifty years of cannabis prohibition and the public advocacy efforts in America to bring about the ongoing and inescapable sociopolitical changes underway first at […]

Filed Under: Policy & Legal, Spotlight Tagged With: ACLU, Alice O’Leary, Alliance for Cannabis Therapeutics (ACT), Compassionate Investigative New Drug Program, Dr. Peter Bourne, Dr. Robert DuPont, Families in Action (later, High in America, Jimmy Carter, Keith Stroup, National Families in Action (NFIA), National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), NORML, Paraquat, Parents Resource Institute for Drug Education (PRIDE), Patrick Anderson, Quaaludes, Robert Randall, The National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse, War on Drugs

New Bill For Marijuana Justice Calls for $500 Million to Fix Drug War Damages

August 2, 2017 by David Hodes Leave a Comment

New legislation has been introduced to end federal prohibition of marijuana by focusing on the racial disparity of marijuana arrests and incarcerations, which has been part of the argument for legalization efforts in many states across the country, and was one of the driving reasons for legalizing recreational marijuana in Washington, D.C. in 2014. D.C.’s […]

Filed Under: Compliance and Regulations, Policy & Legal Tagged With: “The Marijuana Justice Act”, ACLU, D.C.’s Initiative 71, disproportionately arrest or incarcerate low-income individuals, Minority Cannabis Business Association, New legislation, Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ)

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