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11 Mar 2018

Philadelphia District Attorney to Drop Marijuana Possession Cases

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Philadelphia District Attorney to Drop Marijuana Possession Cases | NORML

PHILADELPHIA, PA — Newly elected District Attorney Larry Krasner has announced that his office will no longer prosecute marijuana possession offense violations. Although city policy has already decriminalized most minor marijuana possession offenses, police have continued to make several hundred possession arrests annually. Going forward, the DA’s office will drop these charges. Krasner said that the change in policy is “the […]

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10 Mar 2018

Study: Artisanal CBD Preparations Associated With Reduced Seizure ActivityiIn Epileptic Children

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Study: Artisanal CBD Preparations Associated With Reduced Seizure ActivityiIn Epileptic Children | NORML

NASHVILLE, TN — Cannabidiol (CBD) administration is associated with a significant reduction in seizure frequency in patients with drug-resistant pediatric epilepsy, according to data published in the journal Epilepsy & Behavior. Vanderbilt University researchers retrospectively assessed the impact of the adjunctive use of grey-market CBD products in a cohort of 108 children with refractory epilepsy. Authors reported: “The […]

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9 Mar 2018

Study: Cannabis Use Associated With Delayed Progression to Injection Drug Use

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Study: Cannabis Use Associated With Delayed Progression to Injection Drug Use | NORML

Cannabis use is associated with slower rates of injection initiation among at-risk youth, according to longitudinal data published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Review. Canadian researchers assessed drug use progression in a cohort of 481 street-involved youth over a ten-year period. Authors reported: “[W]e observed a high rate of injection initiation among at-risk street-involved youth. Our […]

Study: Cannabis Use Associated With Delayed Progression to Injection Drug Use | The Daily Chronic

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7 Mar 2018

Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Marijuana’s Schedule I Prohibited Status

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Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Marijuana’s Schedule I Prohibited Status | Paul Armentano

NEW YORK, NY — A federal district court judge in Manhattan on Monday granted the government’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit that sought to challenge the constitutionality of cannabis’ prohibited status under federal law. The 98-page complaint, filed in July 2017 by a legal team that includes New York attorney Michael Hiller, NORML Legal Committee member Joseph Bondy and Empire State NORML Director […]

Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Challenging Marijuana’s Schedule I Prohibited Status | The Daily Chronic

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6 Mar 2018

President Trump Advocating Death Penalty for Drug Sellers

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President Trump Advocating Death Penalty for Drug Sellers | Drug Policy Alliance

WASHINGTON, DC — Five sources within the Trump Administration indicate that the president regularly makes statements indicating he would like to emulate policies of China, the Philippines, and Singapore by executing drug sellers, according to a report by Axios. “Given Trump’s embrace of the Philippines’ Rodrigo Duterte, who has overseen a large-scale campaign of state-sanctioned murder, it’s […]

President Trump Advocating Death Penalty for Drug Sellers | The Daily Chronic

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5 Mar 2018

Rick Steves Has Three Must-Sees for a Jeff Sessions European Drug Policy Trip

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Rick Steves Has Three Must-Sees for a Jeff Sessions European Drug Policy Trip | Phillip Smith

PBS star and prolific travel guidebook author Rick Steves is a prominent advocate of marijuana legalization and drug reform. For years, he has advocated for freeing the weed and adopting a more moderate, European-style approach to drug policy. He has enjoyed successes, playing a leading role in bringing the public around in Washington state, which […]

Rick Steves Has Three Must-Sees for a Jeff Sessions European Drug Policy Trip | The Daily Chronic

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4 Mar 2018

Trump Says He Wants to Execute All Drug Dealers

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Trump Says He Wants to Execute All Drug Dealers | Phillip Smith

WASHINGTON, DC — President Trump has been making some disturbing authoritarian and bloodthirsty private remarks about what he’d like to do to drug dealers, according to a new report from Axios. Worse yet, his dark fulminations may foreshadow some repressive policy prescriptions not too far down the road. The president is apparently a big fan of […]

Trump Says He Wants to Execute All Drug Dealers | The Daily Chronic

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3 Mar 2018

California’s Marijuana Farmers Are Slow to Join the Legal, Regulated System

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California’s Marijuana Farmers Are Slow to Join the Legal, Regulated System | Phillip Smith

The vast majority of California’s marijuana growers have yet to try to move into the state’s new legal regulatory framework, leaving big questions looming around whether they can survive in the brave new world of legal weed, whether a substantial illicit market will remain, and whether that anticipated tax revenue windfall will actually materialize. According […]

California’s Marijuana Farmers Are Slow to Join the Legal, Regulated System | The Daily Chronic

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2 Mar 2018

Missouri Medical Marijuana Initiative Effort Reaches Signature Milestone

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Missouri Medical Marijuana Initiative Effort Reaches Signature Milestone | Paul Armentano

Proponents of a Missouri voter initiative effort to legalize and regulate the therapeutic use and distribution of cannabis statewide have surpassed over 200,000 signatures. Advocates must collect a total of 160,000 qualified signatures in six of Missouri’s eight congressional districts by May 6, 2018 in order to qualify the measure for the 2018 electoral ballot. The initiative permits patients, […]

Missouri Medical Marijuana Initiative Effort Reaches Signature Milestone | The Daily Chronic

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1 Mar 2018

Maine Lawmakers Push to Rewrite 2016 Voter-Approved Marijuana Law

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Maine Lawmakers Push to Rewrite 2016 Voter-Approved Marijuana Law | Paul Armentano

AUGUSTA, ME — State lawmakers in Maine are moving forward with a legislative proposal to significantly amend various provisions of the state’s 2016 voter-approved cannabis law: The Marijuana Legalization Act. Members of the Marijuana Legalization Implementation Committee have voted 16 to 1 in favor of overhauling the law, which has yet to be fully implemented. Lawmakers had initially […]

Maine Lawmakers Push to Rewrite 2016 Voter-Approved Marijuana Law | The Daily Chronic

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