So here we are in 2020 and little has changed in terms of marijuana prohibition, who gets busted and who gets punished most severely?
A recent ACLU poll shows Oregonians strongly support reducing drug sentences, prompting a task force from the Attorney General’s office to introduce a new bill to
Citing the continued widespread criminalization of young people of color through marijuana enforcement, the American Civil Liberties Union of California announced it has endorsed the
New data analyses conducted by the Drug Policy Alliance and ACLU of California find that racial disparities in marijuana policing have persisted, following the reduction
Rhode Islanders who use medical marijuana to help manage chronic and debilitating medical conditions spoke out against a proposal in Governor Gina Raimondo’s 2017 budget
WHAT’S NEWS: The day before adult use of marijuana becomes legal in Oregon, leaders of the drug reform movement will hold a press conference and
I have never been fired from a job before, but I’d imagine it sucks very badly. I have quit jobs in the past, but I’ve
Yesterday was a significant day for marijuana reform in Maryland, where a marijuana decriminalization bill took effect. There is still a lot of work to
The good news keeps rolling in for the New Approach Oregon campaign which is currently gathering signatures for the 2014 Election. Earlier this week the
MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA – The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Arizona filed a lawsuit Monday in the Superior Court of Arizona for
By Phillip Smith California Lieutenant Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) will lead a blue ribbon panel of expert to chart a path toward marijuana legalization, the ACLU
The ACLU released a poll in which 65 percent of people expressed support for legalizing, taxing, and regulating marijuana in California in 2016. California is
Is it just me, or does it seem like every time I turn around there is another state coming out with a poll where a
I received the following press release from the ACLU late yesterday: JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Today, in a class-action lawsuit brought by the ACLU and
By Phillip Smith The ACLU of Illinois Thursday filed a class-action lawsuit against the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) over its policy requiring drug testing of residents in
Through shocking new revelations from Reuters today, we’re learning how the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) uses information collected from secret wiretaps, databases and informants to construct its
By Phillip Smith Black Americans are nearly four times more likely to get busted for marijuana possession than white ones, even though both groups smoke
A new report by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) sheds some light on many of the underlying dirty truths of cannabis prohibition: money is wasted and
The Rhode Island ACLU has filed a lawsuit in Superior Court against the state Department of Health (DOH) for making it more difficult for patients
Montana Medical Marijuana Activist Receives 5 Years Probation Tom Daubert, a drug policy reform activist with a long history of work for humane medical marijuana
New Law Gives Illinois Law Enforcement Right To Violate Privacy Without Court Approval By Phillip Smith In Illinois, the war on drugs has delivered yet
San Diego U.S. Attorney Has Been Threatening Government Employees Over Medical Marijuana By Marcus Boyd In an ever increasing waste of federal funds to circumvent
The City Of Wyoming’s Ordinance Banning Medical Marijuana Violates Michigan’s Medical Marihuana Act The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan applauded a state appeals court
It is long past time that all musicians and artists who support marijuana legalization boycott all travel and performances to El Paso, Texas, and West
