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Black Cannabis Entrepreneurs: Cut Marijuana Taxes, Defund The Police

Black cannabis entrepreneurs are calling for a repeal of marijuana taxes that dedicate funding to police and law enforcement. Along with massive demonstrations in almost every American city—and many small towns—the killing of George Floyd, an unarmed Black man suspected…

Despite marijuana’s increasing legalization and acceptance, arrests soar in Philly Suburbs and South Jersey

Corey Thornton admits he gave little thought to the marijuana in his car as he drove along Germantown Pike near the Plymouth Meeting Mall in March. He was heading home to Philadelphia, where police have essentially decriminalized marijuana possession — no…

Legal Marijuana Is Making It Harder to Search People’s Cars

Drug policy experts often say that the health risks of marijuana use are relatively minor compared to the steep costs of marijuana enforcement: expensive policing, disrupted lives, violence and even death. Law enforcement agencies, however, have often been at the…