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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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Scientists Rank Most Dangerous Drugs

CannaMD

In 2010, a group of scientists from the United Kingdom’s Independent Scientific Committee on Drugs , including two invited specialists, met to rank the harm levels of 20 drugs. Their findings defied expectation, and now – over a decade later – their predictions appear to be more accurate than ever. Translation? What scientists say.

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Transplant Denied To Med Marijuana Patient With Liver Cancer

Otherside Farms

Smith was diagnosed with inoperable liver cancer in 2009 and sought treatment from the internationally known Cedars-Sinai in L.A. Smith’s cancer was in remission until just recently, but now he is scheduled to undergo radiation treatments in a few days. Sixty-three-year-old medical marijuana patient Norman B. Dr. Steven D.

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District of Columbia Provides Employment Protections to Cannabis Users

The Blunt Truth

The District of Columbia legalized cannabis for medicinal purposes in 2010 and began to permit individuals to use the drug recreationally in 2015. Last month, on July 13, 2022, Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the “ Cannabis Employment Protections Amendment Act of 2022 ” (D.C. Next Steps for Employers.

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

NORML

At the same time, the bill would redirect tax revenue from a legal industry towards various programs that redress harms from the War on Drugs, while also increasing and improving public education and treatment programs geared towards responsible use, reducing overdoses, and saving lives.

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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. Since the 1970s, enforcement of marijuana possession laws has been carried out with staggering racial bias.

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District of Columbia Provides Employment Protections to Cannabis Users

Cannabis Law Report

The District of Columbia legalized cannabis for medicinal purposes in 2010 and began to permit individuals to use the drug recreationally in 2015. By Jennifer L. Mora on August 22, 2022. Last month, on July 13, 2022, Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the “ Cannabis Employment Protections Amendment Act of 2022 ” (D.C.

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