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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…

6 months ago

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…

11 months ago

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…

2 years ago

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.…

4 years ago

Michigan Court Approves Medical Marijuana During Probation

Another state has ruled in favor of allowing people on probation to access their medication.

4 years ago

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.

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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…

4 years ago

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.

4 years ago