California, Arizona, Nevada, Maine and Massachusetts to Vote on Legalizing Marijuana, While Florida, Arkansas, North Dakota and Montana Vote on Medical Marijuana Election Shaping Up as Watershed Moment for Movement to End Federal Prohibition This Election Day is shaping up to be a watershed moment for efforts to end marijuana prohibition, with five states voting […]
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Democratic Party Officially Includes Marijuana Reform in Its 2016 Platform
The Democratic National Committee, which is led by anti-pot proponent Debbie Wasserman Schultz, has officially made the decision to include marijuana reform in the party’s 2016 platform. Read article here: High Times
Radical Rant: 10 States Voting on Marijuana Reform
We are less than 20 weeks away from the 2016 election. While most people are focused on the race for president, here at HIGH TIMES we’re excited that fully one-fifth of the United States will be voting on either medical marijuana or legalization. Read article here: High Times
Candidates Talk Legal Pot, Criminal Justice Reform and More at Fourth Democratic Debate
At the fourthDemocratic presidential debate on Sunday, BernieSanders, who is cutting into Hillary Clinton’s lead, criticized current drug policies for incarcerating non-violent pot offenders rather than using that same money forsocial andecon… Read article here: High Times
Canada Health Minister Is Exploring Regulatory Models for Nationwide Pot Reform
Canada heath officials are not wasting any time getting into the pertinent details for how the country might establish a taxed and regulated cannabis market. Read article here: High Times
In 2016 Campaign, Both Parties Want Reform in Justice System
On the campaign trail, among candidates of both parties, the idea of locking up drug criminals for life is a lot less popular than it was a generation ago. Read article here: High Times
Latest US Sentencing Reform Effort Is More Hype Than Guts
While federal lawmakers were busy getting nothing done in Washington, D.C. last week, there was at least some harmony on the hill regarding the issue of sentencing reform. Read article here: High Times
NY Senator Gillibrand Challenges Cannabis Industry to Support Federal Reform
It’s time for the federal government to unleash marijuana laws in the United States. That was the overall message U.S. Senator KirstenGillibrandsent to members of the National Cannabis Industry Association earlier this week in New York City. Read article here: High Times
Department of Justice Threatens to Take Away Funds From States That Reform Asset Forfeiture Laws
While former Attorney General Eric Holder said at the beginning of 2015 that the Department of Justice (DOJ) had taken measures to prevent state and local police departments from seizing money, cars and other personal property without first charging a drug suspect with cr… Read article here: High Times
New York Times: Congress and Obama Are Wimps on Marijuana Reform
TheNew York Timeshas once againchastised the federal governmentfor its relentless effort to perpetuate the war on marijuana, arguing that even though support for legalization continues to swell across the nation, “Congress and the Obama Admin… Read article here: High Times