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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 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.

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AAFP ( American Academy of Family Physicians) Releases Marijuana, Cannabinoids Position Paper

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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. Cannabis use, both medically and recreationally, is prevalent throughout history. Relevant AAFP Policy.

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Psychedelic Invest’s 100 Most Influential People in Psychedelics List

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He is the creator and director of the television series Hamilton’s Pharmacopeia, in which he investigates the chemistry, history, and cultural impact of various psychoactive drugs. He is the chairman of Drug Science, a non-profit which he founded in 2010 to provide independent, evidence-based information on drugs. Matthew Johnson.

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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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