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LCB Board Action: Specific Cannabis Interim Policies Withdrawn

Cannabis Law Report

On September 29, 2021, during a regularly scheduled meeting, the Liquor and Cannabis Board took the following actions on these Board Interim Policies (BIP): Liquor Policies Rescinded (Withdrawn) : LCB Policy Number 00-4 about exceptions to liquor license fee refund procedures. Marijuana (Cannabis) Policies Rescinded (Withdrawn).

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NORML: “Analysis: Racial Disparities in Marijuana Possession Arrests Becoming More Pronounced in Prohibition States”

Cannabis Law Report

States that have failed to remove criminal penalties for marijuana possession have experienced increased arrest rate disparities over the past two decades, according to data published in the journal JAMA Health Forum. Authors concluded , “This study highlights the importance of statewide policies in reducing cannabis possession arrests.

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Article & Program Report: Perfecting Cannabis Policy

Cannabis Law Report

The Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy continued to place a spotlight on issues of equality, inequality, equity, and inequity with its most recent program, “Pot and Parity.”. Martin began with a brief history of cannabis policy in Massachusetts. Evans agreed with his co-panelists in the need for fairer policies.

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LIFE FOR POT: Why Relief Is Needed For Incarcerated Cannabis Offenders

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John Knock, now 72 years old, has been in custody and already served 24 years towards his interminable bit of two life sentences plus twenty years for his first offense and involvement in a non-violent marijuana distribution conspiracy. Graphs and charts developed by the U.S.

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Canada: The Constitutional Right to Marijuana in Canada: R v Parker

Cannabis Law Report

R v Parker , [2000] OJ No 2787 (ONCA) at para 106. Canada first criminalized the possession, use and trade of marijuana in the Narcotics Drug Act of 1923. One Member of Parliament – referring to marijuana – casually replied: “there is a new drug in the schedule.”. In the late 1960s, Parker tried marijuana recreationally.

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Cannabis Decriminalization Reduces Racial Disparity, According to New Data

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According to the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) , a 2021 analysis of cannabis-related arrests in New York found that 94% of those arrested were people of color. In order to do so, they made use of data from 37 states between 2000 and 2019. Racial Disparity in Cannabis Arrests.

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Hawaii is very liberal, but in no rush to legalize marijuana

Cannabis Chronicles

But when it comes to legalizing recreational marijuana for adult use, the islands are out of step with liberal stalwarts such as California and Vermont that have already done so, and other left-leaning states such as New York and New Jersey that are racing toward joining them. It’s not for lack of trying. Senate Majority Leader J.