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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…

5 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…

9 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