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Why Decriminalizing Hard Drugs Could Be More Helpful Than You Think

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Oregon became the first state in America to decriminalize all drugs. While many other states will most likely take a very slow approach to this, some are looking at laws similar to those in Oregon that either decriminalize or legalize medicinal psilocybin. Decriminalizing Hard Drugs Isn’t The Same as Legalizing Them.

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Idaho Activists Push for Cannabis Decriminalization After Lawmakers Try to Ban it

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Currently, Idaho is only one of three states that do not have some form of medical cannabis or recreational cannabis law in place. Will the initiative to decriminalize cannabis make the 2022 ballot for the state of Idaho? This doesn’t stop citizens in Idaho from using cannabis, though. ” A Long Road Ahead for Idaho.

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Media Report: In some N.J. towns, groups attempt to block legal cannabis sales

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When New Jersey voters approved a 2020 referendum to make recreational marijuana legal, the residents of Princeton emerged as some of legalization’s biggest champions. You can support legalization and decriminalization but not want it sold within the boundaries in your town,” Fisher said. The New Jersey Monitor reports.

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Mayor of London Plans to Divert Young Cannabis Consumers Away from Prosecution

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Recent reports suggesting that London Mayor Sadiq Khan would decriminalize cannabis in London may have been blown out of proportion. Khan has since issued some clarification in response to media speculation regarding his plans to decriminalize the Class B drug. What Would Kahn’s Decriminalization Trial Entail?

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Which States Have Marijuana and Psychedelics on the Midterm Ballot This Year?

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This year, voters will have the opportunity to decide whether or not recreational cannabis can be used legally in a total of five states: Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota, and South Dakota. As of June, psilocybin possession has been decriminalized in 15 cities and other local U.S. Election Day, which kicks off Nov.

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New York to legalize adult-use cannabis

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The Empire State took one large step for legalization and one giant step for cannabis this week when New York state lawmakers reportedly reached a deal to legalize recreational marijuana in the state. Five years later the state decriminalized possession of up to two ounces of cannabis, which is now punishable by a fine of $50-$200.

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Louisiana Is Blazing Trails With New Cannabis Laws

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In addition to numerous expansions to the state’s medical marijuana (MMJ) program, the state’s decriminalization of cannabis went into effect in August, beginning the reversal of decades of harm done by the war on drugs. Edwards signed Glover’s decriminalization bill (HB 652) into law on June 14 of this year. Starting Aug.

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