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2016 Is “Biggest Year Ever” for Marijuana Reform, Advocates Say
Marijuana is on nine state ballots this election. Is this a turning point for the US's failed 80-year-long prohibition?

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Despite Pot Legalization in Alaska, Black Woman Faces Up to 54 Years in Prison
As whites prepare to cash in on the legalized marijuana business, Black people like Charlo Greene continue to be penalized.

November Elections Could See One Quarter of Americans Free From Marijuana Prohibition
California, Massachusetts, Arizona, Maine and Nevada will all be asking voters to end prohibition on the recreational consumption of cannabis.

Public Banks Could Break the Impasse Over Marijuana Money
If marijuana-related money can't be banked, what's the alternative? There's a better option to “under the mattress.”

Law, Order and the Wall: Would Trump and Pence Fuel the Drug War?
Team Trump seems eager to return to a time when health problems like drug misuse were blamed on moral decay.

Can Industrial Hemp Save Kentucky’s Small Farms?
As tobacco declines, some hope that hemp can be a “gateway crop” to financial sustainability.

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Monsanto, Bayer and the Push for Corporate Cannabis
Critics note that of the hundreds of millions in tax revenues that AUMA is expected to generate, not a penny will go to the California general fund.

The War on Weed Is Winding Down — but Will Monsanto Be the Winner?
Skeptics question the sudden push for legalization, which is largely funded by wealthy investors linked to Big Ag and Big Pharma.

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Alabama Mom’s Charges Are Dropped, but Only After an Arduous Battle
It took 16 months and thousands of dollars, but prosecutors have dismissed the case against Katie Darovitz.

Colorado Celebrates Pot Legalization Anniversary: Massive Drop in Arrests and Millions in Revenue
Chicken Little was wrong.