Pot prohibition costs Florida at least $200 million per year
Floridians get to free the weed at the ballot box Nov. 5. What’s at stake? Scores of weed arrests, and at least […]
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Massachusetts Governor Announces Plan To Pardon Cannabis Misdemeanors
Calling it a “nation-leading effort,” Massachusetts Gov. Maura T. Healey on Wednesday announced her intention to take executive action to pardon misdemeanor […]
Last Prisoner Project’s State of Cannabis Justice Report Highlights Sobering Realities
Last Prisoner Project highlighted some startling realities despite recent promises and movement at the federal level to loosen laws around the prohibition […]
Connecticut expunged more than 43,000 cannabis convictions
Connecticut is the latest state to legalize recreational cannabis with a focus on equity and social justice. They’ve expunged nearly 44,000 criminal […]
A Proud Boy claimed marijuana made him storm the Capitol. Stoner Twitter owned him
An accused insurrectionist says he ‘smoked a significant amount of marijuana’ before storming the Capitol. America’s stoners set him straight. The post […]
Michigan Court Approves Medical Marijuana During Probation
Another state has ruled in favor of allowing people on probation to access their medication.
New Jersey Lawmakers Advance Revised Bill On Underage Cannabis Use
The “cleanup bill” aims to revise laws aimed at youths who get caught consuming or possessing cannabis.
Trump’s Final Clemency: Among Usual Suspects, Pot Prisoners
On Trump’s final day of being President of the United States, he granted clemency to a handful of people serving absurd sentences […]
Illinois officials say they’ve expunged 500,000 cannabis convictions
Gov. J.B. Pritzker pardoned 9,210 low-level marijuana convictions. Illinois police erased 492,000 others. The post Illinois officials say they’ve expunged 500,000 cannabis […]
Cook County Prosecutor Kim Foxx Calls For Expungement Of Convictions For Pot Sales
Cook County, Illinois may see further reforms in the criminal justice system.