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

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Many cannabis advocates have pointed to cannabis decriminalization and legalization as a means of freeing up resources for handling more serious, violent crimes. Now, findings from a recent research study —published in the February 2022 volume of the International Journal of Drug Policy—support the theory. billion annually.

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New Orleans Decriminalizes Cannabis and Will Pardon 10,000 Cases

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City leadership in New Orleans got creative to push forward cannabis reform and decriminalization, as the city police struggle to gain back trust. While the New Orleans City Council doesn’t have the authority to legalize adult-use marijuana, it has the ability to decriminalize it through an ordinance changing police policy.

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Biden’s Rescheduling Plan, Canada’s Peyote Plant, & MMJ’s Health Insurance Impact

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While there is no debate that the move is a positive step towards Biden’s promise of decriminalizing cannabis use — advocates say he is not going far enough. Additionally, rescheduling would mean that millions of individuals living in states without legalization would still have no way of accessing the medicine they need.

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New American Medical Association Study Shows Cannabis Legalization Not Linked to Increased Psychosis

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However, a 2023 study debunks many myths about the potential dangers of legalizing cannabis. This groundbreaking research, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Psychiatry (JAMA), challenges previous claims that marijuana legalization increases psychosis and other mental health issues.

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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. million arrests between 2001 and 2010. million arrests were made between 2010 and 2018.

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

Cannabis Law Report

A rational statewide drug policy requires that the coercive force of the criminal justice system be used constructively to influence far more people, numbering in the millions, than could ever be arrested, adjudicated, and sentenced.”. — Billion to Enforce the Drug War (2010-2019). Policy Recommendations. New Jersey spent $11.6

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

Cannabis Law Report

This bipartisan effort represents the growing consensus to reform marijuana policies in a manner that addresses the harms inflicted by prohibition,” said NORML Political Director Justin Strekal. “It Since 2010, state and local police have arrested an estimated 7.3 million Americans for violating marijuana laws.