Cannabis and Social Justice Reform

State cannabis reform is putting social justice front and center

The main focus of New York's cannabis reform law, titled the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act, is racial and social justice. Each part of ...

Social Equity in Marijuana Regulation - American Bar Association

When marijuana was first legalized and regulated at the state level, what we now think of as social equity concerns—the idea of using ...

Marijuana Law Reform | American Civil Liberties Union

CLRP has fought to implement and protect medical marijuana and decriminalization laws in jurisdictions around the country, helping thousands of people obtain ...

Fostering Social Justice and Equity While Regulating Marijuana

Criminal justice provisions · Public consumption should be a civil — not criminal — offense. · Adults should be allowed to share cannabis with other adults.

Marijuana Justice Coalition - Drug Policy Alliance

In the 116th Congress, the Marijuana Justice Coalition led the historic passage of the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment & Expungement (MORE) Act (H.R. 3884) ...

Implementing social justice in the transition from illicit to legal cannabis

Background: The legalization of cannabis for adult use is being increasingly embraced in several countries and local entities. A driving force for these ...

Social Justice Fund - ScottsMiracle-Gro: Let's GroMoreGood Together.

We are committed to using our influence and resources to help drive criminal justice reform related to cannabis prohibition and to make a positive difference ...

Marijuana Legalization Is a Racial Justice Issue | ACLU

While progress in reforming our nation's drug laws is vital, we must remember that if we legalize without righting the wrongs of past marijuana ...

Cannabis Legalization is Criminal Justice Reform

For most voters, it no longer makes sense that cannabis is treated as a legal product accessible by adults, yet individuals are still denied housing, an ...

Calling for Reparative Racial Justice Measures in an Effort ... - NAACP

The NAACP units will advocate that marijuana legalization legislation and decriminalization must include reparative measures for communities by ensuring ...

Implementing Issue 2: Criminal Justice Reform After Marijuana ...

Criminal justice reform has been a component of marijuana reform in most states, and Ohio's newly enacted Issue 2 includes a directive and ...

“Bounded Equity: The Limits of Economic Models of Social Justice in ...

Social equity provisions in cannabis legislation are premised on the hope that the profit generated around adult-use cannabis can be leveraged to ameliorate ...

Cannabis and Social Justice Reform: Are We Doing Enough?

With the anticipation of federal marijuana legalization, the cannabis industry rang in 2021 with sky-high equity values and anticipated ...

Cannabis Social Clubs in Contemporary Legalization Reforms

The CSC model can play an important role in future cannabis legalization reform due to its unique strengths as cannabis-consumption sites and can be an ...

The Facts on Marijuana Equity and Decriminalization

For years, marijuana has been labeled a “gateway drug.” This is true only in that marijuana has become a gateway to the criminal justice system ...

Our viewpoint—Social Justice in the Cannabis Industry

In the U.S., many of these growers cultivate cannabis in compliance with state law. As reform advances, states are struggling to confront the complex legacy of ...

Reversing the War on Drugs: A five-point plan - Brookings Institution

Criminal justice reform and racial equity have emerged as the central issues in the national conversation around cannabis policy.

Last Prisoner Project - Cannabis Reform Nonprofit

Through advocacy, policy change, education, release, commutation, expungement and reentry, Last Prisoner Project nonprofit is committed to social justice, ...

Booker, Schumer, Wyden Lead Reintroduction of Cannabis ...

“Public health, public safety, opportunity and social justice must be at the core of any cannabis reform proposal, and it's crucial stakeholders ...

The Social Equity Paradigm: the Quest for Justice in Cannabis ...

The market-based approach to legalization has given birth to a market-oriented approach to equity and justice reform. For proponents, it's not ...