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Washington DC weighs competing recreational cannabis bills

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Washington DC lawmakers have two recreational marijuana legalization bills to consider after Mayor Muriel Bowser and City Council Chair Phil Mendelson introduced separate measures. At least one advocacy group is supporting Mendelson’s bill. “We View original article.

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Ohio Attorney General Rejects Recreational Cannabis Proposal

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Ohio attorney general Dave Yost has rejected an advocacy group’s proposal and signatures to legalize recreational cannabis. The legalization proposal, called “An Act to Control and Regulate Adult Use Cannabis,” seeks to add a chapter to the Ohio Revised Code in order to legalize cannabis for recreational use.

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Guardian Article: UK cannabis campaigners take note: in the US, change came from below

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Sadiq Khan’s decriminalisation commission could put pressure on the government to change its policy. This is MedMen, part of a national chain of quality pot shops that constitute the normal now that cannabis is authorised for recreational and medical use in California and 16 other states. Read on at .

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Recreational marijuana could be legalized in more states in 2024

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federal law, but 24 states and the District of Columbia have legalized the drug for recreational purposes, according to the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), an advocacy group that tracks state-level legislation on the issue. The use and possession of marijuana is illegal under U.S. 38 states and.

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Recreational marijuana legalization bill stalls in New Mexico, but could head for special session

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New Mexico lawmakers postponed a Senate floor vote on a recreational marijuana legalization bill as the regular legislative session ended Saturday, but the measure may be headed to a special session. The alliance spearheaded the advocacy efforts for adult-use marijuana legalization in the state. View original article.

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Paper: Racial Capitalism and the African American Experience Entering the Cannabis Industry By Dr. Ayoka Nurse

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The current public policies in local and state cannabis ordinance and equity programs may enhance racial disparities if they follow the pattern of exclusion and criminalization that encompass past policies promoted as beneficial to African Americans but uphold racial capitalistic practices. Authored By: By Dr. Ayoka Nurse.

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Article – The Dallas Morning News: They were licensed to sell marijuana; now they face years in federal prison

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The Justice Department has said it will not enforce federal marijuana laws against people and companies in states that have legalized the drug for the medical or recreational use of cannabis. Olivia Naugle, legislative analyst at the Marijuana Policy Project, a Washington D.C. Critics say that creates a system of unequal justice.