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Jeff Mizanskey is a nonviolent prisoner who has been jailed in Missouri for the last 20 years, from when he was 41 years old until his present age of 62. His crime? Cannabis offenses.

What do thousands of Berliners have to say about cannabis legalization? Find out in this week’s roundup, which includes updates from Arizona, Nevada, Hawaii, Maryland, and more.

Three police officers who were caught on camera consuming cannabis edibles during a raid on a medical marijuana dispensary are now suing their own department over the video footage.

DEA administrator Chuck Rosenberg recently stated that “heroin is clearly more dangerous than marijuana,” shifting from his previous claim that cannabis is “probably” not as dangerous.

Last Friday a panel came in with a resounding 4-2 vote recommending that children with autism should qualify for Michigan’s medical cannabis program.

How well did Washington score with its latest round of retail cannabis compliance checks? Last time stores were tested, there was an 82% success rate. Will Washington ever hit 100%?

New York’s medical cannabis program made a major announcement, Wyoming is looking at legalization, and if you’re a Canadian patient, your wallet might be getting a break soon.

On Monday, D.A.R.E. published a letter to the editor that had originally appeared in The Columbus Dispatch and recommended the United States legalize cannabis.

Nevada medical cannabis patients have been waiting with bated breath for the state’s first dispensary to debut, and after nearly two years, today it will finally open.

Chuck Rosenberg, the acting administrator for the Drug Enforcement Administration, proclaimed that heroin is “probably” more dangerous than cannabis.