Travis Maurer In 2009, after experiencing a traumatic paramilitary style SWAT raid in Columbia, Missouri, I moved my family to Portland, Oregon where I would dedicate my life to helping end the racist drug war by founding and funding non …
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The Federal Government Considers Rescheduling Marijuana
Travis Maurer In 2009, after experiencing a traumatic paramilitary style SWAT raid in Columbia, Missouri, I moved my family to Portland, Oregon where I would dedicate my life to helping end the racist drug war by founding and funding non …
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Travis Maurer In 2009, after experiencing a traumatic paramilitary style SWAT raid in Columbia, Missouri, I moved my family to Portland, Oregon where I would dedicate my life to helping end the racist drug war by founding and funding non …
Read More »Latina Entrepreneurs In The Cannabis Industry
When I found out Uruguay was the first country in the world to legalize marijuana in 2013, I was genuinely shocked. Growing up as a first-generation Colombian-American in a predominately Latine New Jersey neighborhood, I knew what my Latin American …
Read More »Adult Use Marijuana Legalization Takes Effect in Montana
Montana and the Latest Marijuana Movement Initiative 190 and Initiative 118, a pair of complementary, citizen-initiated ballot measures legalizing the personal possession, commercial production, and retail sales of marijuana to adults, became law on January 4th. Provisions in the new …
Read More »Congressional Progressive Caucus calls for marijuana legalization in first six months of 2021
A major congressional caucus is rolling out a new agenda that includes legalizing marijuana within the first six months of 2021. On Monday, the Congressional Progressive Caucus unveiled the platform, which covers seven main planks such as COVID-19 relief, health …
Read More »New congressional bill pressures states to expunge drug convictions
Just two weeks into his short term in the House, a congressman who stepped in to fill the seat of the late Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) has filed a bill to expunge all federal records for people with non-violent drug …
Read More »Paul McCartney’s Late-Era Albums Like McCartney III Are Fantastic. So Why Do We Take Him For Granted?
In 1970, Paul McCartney was in crisis. The Beatles were falling apart. Who was he without his bandmates and what kind of music would he make? He banged out a bunch of songs in isolation, playing all the instruments himself …
Read More »Man Serving 90-Year Weed Crime Sentence Released From Prison
On Tuesday, December 8th, Richard DeLisi walked out of South Bay Correctional Facility after serving 31 long years. While the 71-year-old was held away in prison – his wife died, his son overdosed, and his daughter was paralyzed in a …
Read More »New Jersey’s Vote to Legalize Weed Could Kickstart Legalization Across the Northeast
New Jersey’s Victory New Jersey’s recent vote on legal marijuana is more than likely about to trigger a movement for adult use around and about the East Coast. After years of legislative failures, New Jersey voters authorized the legal use …
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