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Don’t Bring Back Pot Bans

Don’t Bring Back Pot Bans

| Jan 18, 2023 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyFrom the onset of marijuana prohibition, criminalization advocates have sought to advance their position — and unduly influence the public — by greatly exaggerating the supposed strength of the cannabis flower. Modern prohibitionists are continuing to engage in this...
Biden’s Marijuana Pardons Are a Seismic Shift

Biden’s Marijuana Pardons Are a Seismic Shift

| Oct 10, 2022 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / Farming|HP Featured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyFulfilling a high-profile campaign pledge, President Joe Biden recently announced that his office will be issuing pardons to several thousand Americans with federal convictions for marijuana possession offenses. “There are thousands of people who have prior federal...
Democrats Need to Keep Their Promises on Marijuana Reform

Democrats Need to Keep Their Promises on Marijuana Reform

| Sep 22, 2022 | HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyIn this era of hyper-partisan politics, it’s difficult to find an issue that appeals to voters across party lines. But Democratic leaders successfully identified one in the run up to the 2020 election when they pledged to reform America’s archaic...
Pot Prohibitionists Fear Democracy More Than Marijuana

Pot Prohibitionists Fear Democracy More Than Marijuana

| Aug 31, 2022 | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyThose who wish to perpetuate the failed public policy of cannabis criminalization have lost the hearts and minds of the American public. And they know it. With public support for marijuana policy reform reaching super-majority status in recent years, prohibitionists...
Want to Ensure Marijuana Is Safe? Legalize and Regulate It

Want to Ensure Marijuana Is Safe? Legalize and Regulate It

| Mar 23, 2022 | Economy / Business|Environment / Health|Food / FarmingRarely a week goes by without police or other public officials warning about so-called “fentanyl-laced” weed. Upon closer inspection, there’s little if any truth behind these sensational claims. A case in point: Police in Brattleboro, Vermont recently generated...
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