Articles tagged with "prohibition"
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‘This Industry Should Be Systematically Shut Down’: The Week in Cannabis Quotes
Rebecca Kelley - Published on September 3, 2017Read moreKevin Sabet and Jeff Sessions are (surprise) still anti-legalization, Roger Stone insists the president supports medical marijuana, David Crosby shares his worst cannabis purchase, and more.
Booker Debuts ‘Marijuana Justice Act’ to Legalize Cannabis
Bruce Barcott - Published on August 1, 2017Read moreThe New Jersey senator wants to fully deschedule cannabis, effectively ending 80 years of federal prohibition.
Kevin Sabet Takes on Roger Stone at Politicon
Justin Hampton - Published on July 31, 2017Read moreRoger Stone, Roy Wood Jr., Xeni Jardin and a host of others battled prohibitionist Kevin Sabet at LA’s policy wonk-con.
Lawsuit Takes Big Swing at Prohibition. Can It Connect?
Ben Adlin - Published on July 25, 2017Read moreAt its core is the assertion that the government’s classification of cannabis as a Schedule I substance is so “irrational” as to be unconstitutional.
The Haymaker: How Prohibition Aided a Pennsylvania Murder Spree
Bruce Barcott - Published on July 17, 2017Read moreTwo of the four victims in the Bucks County horror would never have been lured to their deaths—if they’d lived in a legal state.
Jeff Sessions’ (Unfounded) Love Letter to DARE
Ben Adlin - Published on July 11, 2017Read moreAt the anti-drug organization’s 30th annual conference, Sessions sang the group’s praises. One problem: DARE didn’t work.
Sessions Urges Prosecutors to Push for More, Harsher Punishments
The Associated Press - Published on May 12, 2017Read moreAdvocates quickly criticized the move as a revival of the worst aspects of the drug war.
Anti-Cannabis Group Violated CA Campaign Finance Laws, Commission Finds
Ben Adlin - Published on April 10, 2017Read moreA leading anti-legalization group has agreed to pay thousands of dollars in fines for violating California campaign finance laws as it fought Proposition 64.
4 Lessons Alcohol Prohibition Should Teach Us About Cannabis
Serene Desiree - Published on January 4, 2017Read moreThere are many parallels between cannabis and alcohol prohibition, but what can we learn about legalization from America’s first prohibition?
Federal Report Finds Lowest Teen Cannabis Consumption Rate Since 1993
Gage Peake - Published on December 13, 2016Read moreThe results are the latest to refute arguments by cannabis opponents that legalization would lead to a higher rate of use among minors.