State cannabis reform is putting social justice front and center

The most recent wave of successful legalization efforts has demonstrated the effectiveness of pro-cannabis reformers to frame cannabis policy as a civil rights ...

The most recent wave of successful legalization efforts has demonstrated the effectiveness of pro-cannabis reformers to frame cannabis policy as a civil ...

The Social Justice Potential of Legal Cannabis Regulation | Transform

A big issue for anyone seeking to enter the legal cannabis industry anywhere in the US is that the federal cannabis ban makes it much harder ...

Cannabis and Social Justice Reform: Are We Doing Enough?

However, differing ideas regarding how to legalize marijuana has left federal legalization in limbo and, 20 months later, the sector is still ...

Cannabis legalization may hit a 'red wall' at the ballot box

Five states have marijuana on the ballot in some form this November. But the once-bipartisan legalization movement now faces an uphill ...

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

The bill's purpose was to create greater equity in the legal cannabis industry, “[w]e hope this legislation will be a first step toward new ...

Developments in State Cannabis Laws and Bipartisan Cannabis ...

Developments in State Cannabis Laws and Bipartisan Cannabis Reforms at the Federal Level117th Congress (2021-2022). House Committee Hearing. Hide Overview ...

Comments on the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act ...

DCFPI developed three principles to guide DC's path toward the complete legalization of its recreational cannabis industry with a reparative ...

Gov. Pritzker Signs Most Equity-Centric Law in Nation to Legalize ...

I'm so proud that our state is leading with equity and justice in its approach to cannabis legalization and its regulatory framework. Because of the work of the ...

Racial Justice and Marijuana - CWSL Scholarly Commons

As a small first step for unwinding the War on Drugs, this Article considers how le- galizing recreational marijuana can help move law and ...

Legalizing and Regulating Marijuana the Right Way

As reform efforts expand across the United States, it is important that we legalize and regulate marijuana right. The Drug Policy Alliance is leading the fight ...

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. As states ...

Fostering Social Justice and Equity While Regulating Marijuana

Ending marijuana prohibition dramatically reduces the number of harassing stops, searches, and arrests, but much more can be done to foster equity when ...

“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 ...

Our Vision for Equitable Marijuana Reform | ACLU

Legalizing marijuana is vital, but to enact real change, states must include these essential policy reforms in any legalization package.

How marijuana legalization would benefit the criminal justice system

This article will present an evidence-based argument for legalizing marijuana and suggests that doing so would be beneficial to our criminal justice system.

Cannabis Descheduling - Senator Cory Booker

Dear President Biden, Attorney General Garland, and Secretary Becerra: We write to follow up on our earlier requests that the Administration use ...

As Marijuana Grows More Mainstream, Mechanics of Legalization ...

There was a rise of adult-use cannabis legalization through the legislative process, challenges to marijuana initiatives, and increased focus on marijuana ...

Federal Marijuana Reform: Effects and Echoes of Rescheduling

After decades-long efforts by advocates and researchers, President Biden announced in October 2022 that he instructed “the Secretary of ...

The Facts on Marijuana Equity and Decriminalization

It is time to end the federal criminalization of marijuana and right the wrongs caused by the war on drugs—especially for communities of color ...