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17 Oct 2018, 6:04 am by Douglas A. Berman
As my various in-box fill up with stories about the start of marijuana legalization in Canada, this particular piece garnered my attention given my work on the intersection of marijuana reform and criminal justice reform: "Feds to announce plan to pardon Canadians convicted of simple possession of pot. [read post]
17 Oct 2018, 6:04 am by Douglas A. Berman
As my various in-box fill up with stories about the start of marijuana legalization in Canada, this particular piece garnered my attention given my work on the intersection of marijuana reform and criminal justice reform: "Feds to announce plan to pardon Canadians convicted of simple possession of pot. [read post]
4 Jun 2013, 7:27 am by Rahul Bhagnari, ACLU
I'll be hosting a Twitter Chat with Russell Simmons (@UncleRUSH) at 1:00pm EST today to talk more about the report and the need for marijuana reform. [read post]
1 Aug 2015, 8:14 am by Douglas A. Berman
Marijuana reform advocacy groups and many others tend to focus these days particularly on the handful of jrisdictions experimenting with full legalization of marijuana. [read post]
22 Sep 2016, 8:12 am by Douglas A. Berman
As marijuana reform advocates (and perhaps regular readers) know, 2016 has been something of a banner year for medical marijuana reform in key part of the northern midwest. [read post]
20 Jul 2018, 9:45 am
Patrick Nightingale, the executive director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws’ Pittsburgh chapter, told the Associated Press, “I’ve seen law enforcement take down major heroin traffickers that haven’t engaged in this level of aggression. [read post]
15 Jan 2015, 8:42 am
In a recent interview with SFGate, the writer and reform advocate explains how two polarized views of marijuana reform have made laws vary so greatly throughout the country. [read post]
15 Dec 2018, 9:07 am by Douglas A. Berman
The question in the title of this post is prompted by President Donald Trump's announcement that Mick Mulvaney will be his next Chief of Staff and this effective review of Mulvaney's marijuana reform record by Tom Angell at Marijuana Moment. [read post]
12 Nov 2012, 11:02 am by The Law Firm of Shein & Brandenburg
Pierre of NORML -- the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws -- was jubilant the morning after election day. [read post]
5 Nov 2016, 1:46 pm by Douglas A. Berman
This new MarketWatch article, headlined "Marijuana ballot initiatives could get people who’ve done time for drugs back on their feet," reports on ways that marijuana reform efforts in California and other states could help unwind the drug war. [read post]
11 Jun 2018, 2:14 pm by Douglas A. Berman
Last week's introduction of the STATES Act (basics here) along with Prez Trump's seeming endorsement (basics here) seems to have made it cool for all sorts of government officials to start actively advocating for federal marijuana reform. [read post]
14 May 2018, 1:41 pm by Douglas A. Berman
As explained in this recent press release, the Center for Justice Reform at Vermont Law School is taking an active role in helping Vermont's recent marijuana reform become consequential for persons with certain prior marijuana convictions. [read post]
21 Mar 2018, 2:00 pm by Douglas A. Berman
Politico has this extended new article on federal marijuana reform focused on a Sessions who is even more important than AG Jeff. [read post]
4 Jun 2015, 1:57 pm by Douglas A. Berman
This new CNN Money article, headlined "The pot effect on Denver's housing market," spotlights a notable economic impact that can be traced to marijuana reform. [read post]
11 Dec 2021, 9:26 am by Douglas A. Berman
Given my long-standing interest in marijuana record relief efforts – see, e.g., my early article, "Leveraging Marijuana Reform to Enhance Expungement Practices" and a later piece, "Ensuring Marijuana Reform Is Effective Criminal Justice Reform" – I was intrigued but not really surprised by this recent AP article out of North... [read post]
15 Aug 2013, 3:22 pm by Doug B.
law school seminar this Fall semester titled "Marijuana Law, Policy & Reform." [read post]
28 Mar 2023, 11:17 am by Douglas A. Berman
Rounding out an exciting week of diverse student presentations in my Marijuana Law, Policy & Reform seminar, the fourth presentation scheduled for this week will look at marijuana use and parenting. [read post]
18 Feb 2024, 8:55 am by Douglas A. Berman
Perhaps unsurprisingly, as members of the Ohio General Assembly have discussed further marijuana reforms, both the tax rates and... [read post]
5 Feb 2024, 7:50 am by Douglas A. Berman
When I first started paying attention to marijuana reforms and its potential impacts, I recall a number of public health experts suggesting that greater use of marijuana could end up a public health benefit if marijuana was used as a substitute for alcohol, but greater use would likely be a... [read post]