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New Orleans: City Eliminates Penalties for Marijuana Possession, Vacates Thousands of Past Convictions

Cannabis Law Report

Those who smoke cannabis in public will continue to be cited for violating the city’s the Smoke-Free Air Act . A separate ordinance passed by the city clears the criminal records of anyone convicted since 2010 of a low-level marijuana possession offense. The time to end the criminalization of cannabis possession is now.”.

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New York: New Report Released Showing Ongoing Extreme Racial Disparities in Marijuana Enforcement at City and County Levels

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1617) this year, which would include legalizing and regulating cannabis for adult-use in New York, centered in justice and equity for victims of the War on Drugs. This legislation has the potential to boost New York State’s economy by potentially creating a $1.7 1617), known as MRTA, this legislative session in Albany.

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

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Billion to Enforce the Drug War (2010-2019). Despite this investment, nearly 20,000 New Jerseyans died of a drug-related overdose between 2010 and 2019. times greater than it had been in 2010; for Black residents, this rate was 3.6 times greater than it had been in 2010; for Black residents, this rate was 3.6

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

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The South African cannabis community is up in arms over the news of slain cannabis activist Jules Stobbs. The Dagga Couple is a pro-cannabis organization that was founded by Julian Stobbs and Myrtle Clark, whom people have come to love and respect as the lobbyists they were. The Dagga Couple .

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Weekly Legislative Roundup 2/22

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At the state level, the North Dakota House of Representatives defeated a decriminalization bill on the House floor by a narrow 43-47 vote. Legislation is pending, House Bill 2149, to amend the definition of “cannabis” under the 2010 voter-approved medical marijuana law. California. CA resident? Connecticut.

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Project CBD: FREE SPEECH UNDER ATTACK IN CZECH CANNABIS CRACKDOWN

Cannabis Law Report

The criminal case that may force the closing of the Czech Republic’s pioneering cannabis magazine is — at least in the eyes of its targeted editor — disturbingly redolent of the bad old days of authoritarian rule. Robert Veverka, publisher and editor-in-chief of Legalizace magazine, heads an advocacy organization of the same name.

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New Study: Demographic and policy-based differences in behaviors and attitudes towards driving after marijuana use: an analysis of the 2013–2017 Traffic Safety Culture Index

Cannabis Law Report

In short the study learns that legalized states tend not to have their roads overcrowded with stoned drivers and cannabis users like alcohol users self police their behaviour. The prevalence of cannabis-involved driving in California. Cannabis effects on driving skills. J Anal Toxicol. 2014;38(8):569–74. Drug Alcohol Depend.

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