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October 12, 2022
Everything Biden’s Pardon for Marijuana Convictions Does and Doesn’t Do
The order speaks not only to the rapidly changing politics of this issue but also to how much more we urgently need to address.
Kali Holloway
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March 22, 2022
The War on Weed Decimated My Community—Will There Be Restitution?
Legalization offers a chance to restore a fragment of what was lost by Black and Afro-Latinx communities pummeled by prohibition, but so far, white business are claiming the spoils.
Tavian Crosland
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November 21, 2018
Marijuana Comes to Coalinga
The weed business promised to save this struggling California town. So far, it’s been a bust.
Rozina Ali
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April 20, 2017
How Congress Could Give Trump the Green Light to Go After Medical Marijuana
The government shutdown fight has big implications for medical marijuana patients.
George Zornick
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November 7, 2016
This Arizona Prosecutor Is Waging a Strange War on Weed—and That’s Just the Beginning
Bill Montgomery is up for election tomorrow.
Jessica Pishko
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March 26, 2015
How California Voters Got So Smart on Crime
Reform advocates are making a compelling case for policies that take aim at mass incarceration.
Sasha Abramsky
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October 29, 2014
Will Washington, DC, Legalize Pot?
Polls show strong support for an initiative there. And it’s on the ballot in Oregon and Alaska, too.
Nushin Rashidian
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January 8, 2014
Cuomo’s Medical Marijuana Proposal Dodges the Real Problems with Pot Criminalization
Is the New York governor’s modest concession an attempt to duck the big-picture problems with racially discriminatory marijuana arrests?
Matt Taylor
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October 30, 2013
Let a Thousand Flowers Bloom: The Populist Politics of Cannabis Reform
The grassroots struggle to free the weed has always been about more than just legalizing pot.
Martin A. Lee
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October 30, 2013
Can Medical Marijuana Survive in Washington State?
Legalization in the Evergreen State has led to parallel marijuana industries. Is there room for both?
Kristen Gwynne