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Drug Policy and Criminal Justice Reform at the 2018 Midterm Elections

In one of the most talked-about reform wins of the midterm elections, Floridians approved restoring voting rights to most of the state’s roughly 1.4 million felons Aside from boasting impressive voter turnout, the 2018 midterm elections ushered in a number of wins for criminal justice and drug policy reformers across the country. Florida felons stand… Continue reading Drug Policy and Criminal Justice Reform at the 2018 Midterm Elections

Legal Marijuana Linked To Rise In Car Crashes

Legalizing marijuana isn’t completely harmless, according to a pair of new studies. Car crashes went up by about 6% in states that have legalized recreational marijuana, a couple of new studies found. Colorado, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington have seen an increase in insurance claims for collisions, according to separate studies by the Insurance Institute for Highway… Continue reading Legal Marijuana Linked To Rise In Car Crashes

Feds Reschedule CBD Drugs But There's A Catch

The rescheduling does not apply to all CBD drugs. Following the approval of CBD-based epilepsy drug Epidolex by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the US federal government has decided that, going forward, it will reschedule all CBD medications that the FDA approves. As of Friday, the rescheduling order has been published to the official… Continue reading Feds Reschedule CBD Drugs But There's A Catch

President Trump Will "Probably" Support Ending Federal Marijuana Ban

Despite what he and Jeff Sessions have said in the past, President Trump has promised to support bipartisan legislation to legalize marijuana. On Friday, President Donald Trump publicly said that he would be willing to support a bipartisan bill by Congress to lift the federal ban on marijuana. Historically, marijuana has been subject to a… Continue reading President Trump Will "Probably" Support Ending Federal Marijuana Ban

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