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6 ways you can help free cannabis prisoners

The Cannigma

Cannabis legalization is sweeping the world. One in three Americans now live in a state where the plant is legal, and dozens of countries around the world have legalized or decriminalized the plant. But in this green wave, thousands of people are getting left behind – people imprisoned for cannabis. Cannabis arrests in America.

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Police Solve More Violent Crimes Post-Cannabis Legalization, New Research Reveals

Veriheal

Most of us do not realize how many resources are dedicated to dealing with cannabis-related crime in the U.S., Many cannabis advocates have pointed to cannabis decriminalization and legalization as a means of freeing up resources for handling more serious, violent crimes. Cannabis Regulation and Crime Reduction.

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

Canna Law Blog

This November 2020 election, cannabis legalization initiatives will appear on the ballots of five states: Arizona, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, and South Dakota. What are the current laws surrounding cannabis in South Dakota? In South Dakota, the possession or consumption of any amount of cannabis is illegal.

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Reps. Dave Joyce and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Introduce Legislation To Expunge Marijuana Records

Cannabis Law Report

The new bill, entitled The Harnessing Opportunities by Pursuing Expungement (HOPE) Act, will appropriate $20 million to the US Attorney General for the purposes of financially assisting states and local governments with the process of reviewing and expunging cannabis convictions. Dave Joyce. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

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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). People who have access to harm reduction programs are five times more likely to connect with drug treatment than those who do not and three times more likely to stop problematic drug use. times greater than it had been in 2010; for Black residents, this rate was 3.6 billion annually.

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

NORML

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. Creating tax revenue that will be directed to repairing the harm caused by the war on drugs, school-based prevention efforts, job training, and youth development programming.

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Using Marijuana Tax Revenue to Promote Racial Justice

Canna Law Blog

This is precisely what the City Council of Portland, Oregon, sought to accomplish last week, when it approved an amendment to a proposed budget for its underwhelming cannabis program. Indeed, the proper allocation of marijuana tax revenue is part of the national issue of cannabis reform.