Tag: drug policy

Report: Charles S. Gascon / As More States Legalize Marijuana, Economics Comes into Play

CannabisJune 12, 2020

The topic of marijuana (cannabis) legalization moved into headlines following Colorado’s and Washington’s decisions to permit recreational use of the drug in 2012....

The War on Drugs Made Police More Violent, Narcotics Policy Experts Say

CannabisJune 12, 2020

Photo viaAs Americans across the country continue to take to the streets and demand that police departments get defunded, drug policy experts have...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom: Marijuana Legalization Is A ‘Civil Rights’ Issue

CannabisJune 8, 2020

California Governor Gavin Newsom discussed during a press conference last week how the state plans to fix issues of systemic injustice and racism...

DEA Granted Broad Power To Police Demonstrations Over Death Of George Floyd

CannabisJune 4, 2020

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has been granted temporary authority to conduct covert surveillance and collect intelligence on demonstrators protesting the death of...

Hawaii Legislature Considers Protecting Employees Who Use Medical Cannabis

CannabisJune 3, 2020

This past January, Hawaii Senators Rosalyn Baker (D) and Brian Taniguchi (D) introduced Senate Bill 2543, a bill that would grant employment protection...

Travel legend Rick Steves: Prohibition is racist, smoking marijuana is a civil liberty

CannabisJune 3, 2020

David DownsJune 3, 2020 Share Print Travel legend Rick Steves can see his local dispensary from up here. He...

‘Marijuana Is Not Why I Left The League’: Larry Sanders On NBA Career, Milwaukee Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo

CannabisJune 2, 2020

(CBS Local)– Former Milwaukee Bucks center Larry Sanders never planned to play professional basketball. Sanders didn’t start playing hoops until he was 15 years old...