NORML

JUNE 8, 2020

In 31 states, racial disparities were actually larger in 2018 than they were in 2010.” ” In New York City alone, an estimated 80 percent of those arrested for marijuana violations over the past decades were either Black or Latinx. Those arrested for violating cannabis laws face a litany of punishments.

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Cannabis Law Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

However, the AAFP supports decriminalization of possession of marijuana for personal use. The AAFP opposes the recreational use and legalization of marijuana, but supports decriminalization of marijuana for personal use. Relevant AAFP Policy. Marijuana Possession for Personal Use.

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Cannabis Law Report

APRIL 20, 2022

Myth #3: Decriminalizing marijuana will fix all of these problems. Fact: Decriminalizing weed is an important step in the fight to curb mass incarceration, but broad decriminalization wouldn’t have as much of an impact on arrests as legalization. One reason is that “decriminalization” is not a uniform policy.

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NORML

APRIL 1, 2019

Marijuana decriminalization is not enough. New York State first decriminalized personal marijuana possession in 1977—yet more than 800,000 people have been arrested for low-level marijuana possession in the past 20 years alone. In 2010, New York spent more than $650 million enforcing marijuana prohibition.

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The Joint Blog

MARCH 4, 2021

Lawmakers last year decriminalized marijuana, making simple possession a civil penalty that can be punished by a fine of no more than $25. A recent study by the legislature’s research and watchdog agency found that from 2010-2019, the average arrest rate of Black individuals for marijuana possession was 3.5

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Cannabis Law Report

JUNE 4, 2021

He is the chairman of Drug Science, a non-profit which he founded in 2010 to provide independent, evidence-based information on drugs. Healing Advocacy Fund. Sam is the Executive Director of the Healing Advocacy Fund, which is the nonprofit organization supporting the implementation of Measure 109 in Oregon. Matthew Johnson.

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NORML

APRIL 2, 2019

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. NORML endorsed his campaign for New Jersey’s Senate seat in 2010.

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The Joint Blog

JUNE 2, 2020

Cory Gardner (R) of Colorado and Elizabeth Warren (D) of Massachusetts, that would allow states to write their own marijuana policies, remove marijuana from the list in the CSA, and decriminalize it federally. He voiced the long-debunked theory in 2010 that marijuana serves as a “gateway drug” to dangerous substances.

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