BY ANTHONY JOHNSON This April 20th also marks the first anniversary of the National Cannabis Coalition. So many positive developments have occurred since our launch and we are so happy to have played a small part in this ongoing civil …
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New Hampshire Lawmakers Walk Back Pot Legalization Vote, Request More Research – News
Instead of sending the legislation to State Senators after that January vote, New Hampshire Representatives instead pushed the bill back to the House Ways and Means Committee, a decision that has since proved disastrous for cannabis advocates and activists. “House …
Read More »Survey: New Hampshire Residents Favor Legalizing Small Amount of Marijuana
DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — A survey of New Hampshire residents shows the majority favors a proposed law that would legalize possession of a small amount of marijuana and growing up to six plants in their home, but wouldn’t legalize or …
Read More »New York City Won’t Stop Using the Guise of Weed Arrests to Discriminate Against People of Color
Earlier this month, in the aftermath of Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ promise that he would continue his crusade against state-legalized cannabis, one unlikely detractor emerged from the shadows to chastise the leader of our nation’s Department of Justice. Jeff Sessions’ …
Read More »Federal Marijuana Justice Act Filed In The House
“We are at a tipping point, with nearly two-thirds supporting marijuana legalization and an overwhelming 91% supporting medical marijuana, said Queen Adesuyi of the Drug Policy Alliance, which has been working closely with Booker and Lee on the bills. “Eight …
Read More »Vermont Becomes First State to Legalize Marijuana Through Legislature
The Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and Rhode Island legislatures are expected to seriously consider making marijuana legal for adults this year as well, and the New Hampshire House recently approved a similar measure. In Michigan, signatures …
Read More »New Hampshire House Votes to Legalize Recreational Cannabis, But There Are More Hurdles Ahead – News
This bill would allow adults aged 21 or older to legally possess up to three-quarters of an ounce of weed and grow up to three mature cannabis plants at home. A House committee tried to kill the bill, arguing that …
Read More »New Hampshire House Voted to Legalize Marijuana
The New Hampshire House of Representatives embraced adult-use marijuana legalization Tuesday and passed HB 656 with a 207-139 vote. After officially legalizing medical marijuana in 2013 and decriminalizing the personal possession of small amounts in September 2017, today’s vote to …
Read More »ACLU Challenges New Hampshire Court on 18 Drug Arrests
The New Hampshire chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is challenging a circuit court on behalf of 18 people charged with drug possession after being stopped by customs and border protection agents in August and September. U.S. Customs …
Read More »New Study Finds Legal Cannabis Equals Fewer Pharmaceuticals
“Legal access to cannabis may reduce the use of multiple classes of dangerous prescription medications in certain patient populations,” according to the results of a new study. Regardless of what some officials in the Trump administration believe, Americans have a …
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