by mosca99 | Apr 7, 2022 | Social Justice
By: Jesse McKinley and Grace Ashford Originally Published on March 9, 2022 Officials intend to reserve the first 100 or more retail licenses to sell marijuana in New York for people who have been convicted of related offenses, or their relatives. Read...
by mosca99 | Apr 7, 2022 | Social Justice
By: NORML Originally Published on MARCH 24, 2022 Washington, DC: Federal officials charged fewer people with marijuana-related crimes in 2021 as compared to previous years, according to data compiled by the US Sentencing Commission in its 2021 Annual Report. Read...
by mosca99 | Mar 4, 2022 | Social Justice
By: Graham Abbott Originally Published on 2/17/2022 Kevin O’Brien Allen, a 39-year-old Louisiana man serving life in prison without parole after being arrested for selling $20 worth of cannabis to a police informant, has a legitimate shot at freedom under a state...
by mosca99 | Mar 3, 2022 | Social Justice
By Leah Rodriguez Originally Published on February 16, 2022 Even though Christine De La Rosa lived in California, the first US state to legalize medical cannabis, it never occurred to her to use the substance to treat her illnesses. She couldn’t shake the cultural...
by mosca99 | Jan 12, 2022 | Social Justice
By Nicolas Jose Rodriguez Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) said on Monday that he doesn’t believe people should be incarcerated over low-level marijuana possession, effectively endorsing decriminalization on the same day that Austin officials certified a ballot...
