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With Legalization Stalled, Can New Jersey Salvage MMJ Reforms?
Sara Brittany Somerset - Published on May 6, 2019Read morePatient advocates hope to pass a bill to reform the state’s terrible medical marijuana system, with or without adult-use legalization.
New York’s Legalization Push Becomes a Battle Royale
Sara Brittany Somerset - Published on February 25, 2019Read moreUpstate farmers want to grow it. NYC bodega owners want to sell it. Reformers want convictions expunged. In this bill, every sentence counts.
New York Mayor Comes Out Strong for Legalization With Equity
Sara Brittany Somerset - Published on December 20, 2018Read moreSome expected Bill de Blasio to give tepid support, but he came out fiery in favor of ending prohibition and righting past wrongs.
New Yorkers Declare: No Legalization Without Social Equity
Sara Brittany Somerset - Published on December 14, 2018Read moreA two-day conference in Albany set the tone for 2019: Equity must be baked into the law.
UN Drug Committee Finds Cannabis an Effective, ‘Relatively Safe Drug’
Sara Brittany Somerset - Published on June 11, 2018Read moreAs the UN prepares to reconsider its cannabis controls, a World Health Organization study group lays down the facts.
Now the IRS Is Denying Nonprofit Status to Cannabis Industry Groups
Sara Brittany Somerset - Published on March 29, 2018Read moreThe tax agency already hampers state-legal companies with Rule 280E. Now it’s hitting industry associations, too.
United Nations Report Scolds Countries for Cannabis Legalization
Sara Brittany Somerset - Published on March 12, 2018Read moreThe board that monitors the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs doesn’t like it when nations ignore the treaty.
5 Ways New York City Can Reform Its Outrageous Cannabis Policy
Sara Brittany Somerset - Published on March 9, 2018Read moreStop arresting people for cannabis is a basic first step. Also, in general, leave people alone.
Racial Disparities in NYC Cannabis Arrests Are Getting Worse
Sara Brittany Somerset - Published on March 6, 2018Read moreAs many cities decriminalize and other states legalize, New York City keeps arresting more people of color for cannabis. What gives?
Judge Dismisses Case to Overturn Schedule I Status of Cannabis
Sara Brittany Somerset - Published on February 26, 2018Read moreThe lawsuit, known as Washington v. Sessions, was brought by five medical cannabis patients. The federal judge sympathized, but had to follow procedural law.