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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Voters Across Country Accelerate Unprecedented Momentum to Legalize Marijuana, End Drug War
Oregon and D.C. - and Alaska? - pass marijuana legislation, as California and New Jersey pass groundbreaking criminal justice reforms.