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The Evolution of Kamala Harris’ Views On Marijuana

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In 2010, while Harris was making a run for state attorney general, she came out against Proposition 19 — a bill designed to legalize and tax marijuana in California. In 2019, Harris went a step further and co-sponsored the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (MORE).

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Clark Hill: The European Cannabis Market: Opportunity Knocks

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In this article, we continue our journey reviewing the history of cannabis regulation and proceed to explore the current state of development of the legal cannabis market in Europe, canvassing its decriminalization and regulation as a culmination of a global pattern over the last 20 years. Legal (2019 – pilot program).

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South Dakota Cannabis Legalization Guide (Constitutional Amendment A and Measure 26)

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Additionally, cannabis is not decriminalized. Another cannabis measure in 2010 failed by an even greater majority of 63 percent voters opposed. Since 2010, a cannabis initiative has not since appeared on the South Dakota ballot, making the measures on this upcoming ballot the first two to be voted on by the public in a decade.

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Grading the Democratic Presidential Candidates on Marijuana: Kamala Harris

Canna Law Blog

History with marijuana legislation: Harris’ website gives the impression that she has for a long time tirelessly advocated for criminal justice reform, first as an attorney, in her roles as District Attorney of San Francisco and Attorney General of California, and then as a Senator. Even in 2014, Harris opposed legalization.

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NORML’s 2020 Democratic Primary Marijuana Straw Poll

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Summary: Senator Sanders has a long history of supporting reforming our nation’s drug policy. While serving as mayor of Burlington, Vermont in the 1980’s, he called for decriminalizing drug possession and treating substance abuse as a public health issue. States are moving forward on decriminalization and legalization.

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Report: A War on Us: How Much New Jersey Spends Enforcing the War on Drugs

Cannabis Law Report

Billion to Enforce the Drug War (2010-2019). In 2019, New Jersey’s investment in the drug war was 8.5 In 2019, New Jersey’s investment in the drug war was 8.5 Despite this investment, nearly 20,000 New Jerseyans died of a drug-related overdose between 2010 and 2019. New Jersey Invested $11.6 times greater.

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Tragedy Strikes The Dagga Couple: South Africa’s Most Prominent Cannabis Advocates

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The organization began as a result of their arrest in 2010 for possession and dealing in cannabis. The organizations’ focus is on the legalization or/and decriminalization of cannabis in South Africa and has the motto “I am not a criminal”. South Africa has its decriminalization of cannabis thanks to Julian Stobbs and Myrtle Clark.