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Marijuana
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“Chasing the Scream”: The Beginning and End of the Drug War
The drug war has failed, and a humane policy of legalization and nonpunitive drug treatment is long overdue.
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Conservatives’ “American Dream” and the Battle for Weed in Washington State
Conservatives live in a fantasy world, and nowhere is that more clear right now than in the state of Washington.
Study: Marijuana Use Not Associated With Previously Reported Changes In Brain Morphology
A study attributing changes in the brain from marijuana was faulty.
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US Surgeon General Says “Marijuana Can Be Helpful”
Twenty-three US states and the District of Columbia have passed laws legalizing the use and production of medical marijuana for qualifying patients under state law.
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Studies Show Pot Legalization Has Not Impacted Teen Use
While there is no question that studies have shown that marijuana can cause paranoia and memory issues in some people, a few years on the data is in, and …
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Marijuana Prohibition in Nebraska and Oklahoma Is the Real Nuisance
Nebraska and Oklahoma have launched a lawsuit against Colorado claiming the state's 2012 voter initiative legalizing marijuana is causing marijuana to come into their states.
Final Year-End Federal Spending Bill Prohibits Justice Department from Undermining State Medical Marijuana and Hemp Laws
Momentum builds nationally to end the failed War on Drugs.
The Secret History of Cannabis in Japan
Many of Japan's licensed cannabis farms grow a low-THC strain which was first developed in the post-War period.
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The Other Midterm Elections Result: Americans Want Legal Weed
The majority of Americans believe the ongoing enforcement of marijuana prohibition financially burdens taxpayers, encroaches upon civil liberties and disproportionately impacts communities of color.
NYPD Poised to Stop Wasteful Low-Level Marijuana Possession Arrests, Individuals Would Instead Be Ticketed and Ordered to Court
The de Blasio Administration plans to end low-level marijuana possession arrests in New York City.