Tag: Marijuana Legalization
NIDA Chief Says Drug Criminalization Is Bad News
Drug criminalization leads to stigma.
NORTH BETHESDA, M.d. — The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), a chief medical research agency under the U.S. federal...
Charles Koch Donates $25 Million To Legalize Marijuana
Marijuana legalization advocates just scored a powerful new ally. He's 85 and has a net worth of $45 billion.
WASHINGTON — Libertarian-leaning mega-donor and industrial...
Marijuana In Colorado: Arrests Down, Tax Monies Up
Marijuana reform's impacts on Colorado reported.
DENVER — The Colorado Division of Criminal Justice and its Office of Research and Statistics released a report on...
Study: Legalizing Marijuana Could Stem Opioid Abuse
A new study by researchers across the country suggests that marijuana legalization could be beneficial in countering widespread opioid abuse.
PITTSBURGH — The academic journal...
U.S. Surgeon General Calls For Marijuana Decriminalization
WASHINGTON — Surgeon General Vivek Murthy believes that marijuana consumption should be decriminalized at the state and national levels.
Murthy, a public health hanger-on from...
Rhode Island: Marijuana Legalization “Inevitable”
Marijuana legalization could happen in Rhode Island as early as this coming autumn, says top state lawmaker.
PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island House Speaker Joseph Shekarchi...
Biden Is Still Opposed To Marijuana Legalization
A White House spokesperson said that Biden might be at odds with the Democratic leadership in Congress.
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden appears to be...
Rhode Island Senate Approves Marijuana Legalization
Lawmakers in Rhode Island are on the way towards legalizing recreational marijuana.
PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island could be the next state in New England to...
Marijuana Is Now Legal In Connecticut
Recreational marijuana for adult use is now legal in the U.S. state of Connecticut.
HARTFORD — Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, a Democrat, recently signed into...
Louisiana Lawmakers Choose To Decriminalize Marijuana
A step forward.
BATON ROUGE — Lawmakers in the Louisiana state legislature gave the final greenlight for a bill to decriminalize the possession of small...
