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Minnesota Attorney General: “For me, I don’t think it’s good enough to have legalization, we need expungement.”

Feb 19, 2020

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Jason Karimi, WeedPress Contributor

in Current Events

Today this story comes from KARE 11 News: “We know that there is a definite racial impact when it comes to the enforcement of marijuana laws,” Ellison said, adding: “We know that in one large city in our state, a young black man was 21 times mores likely to be arrested for marijuana than…
10 Questions with John Zimmerman, Candidate for Johnson County Attorney

Jan 29, 2014

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Jason Karimi, WeedPress Contributor

in Current Events

I spoke with Johnson County Attorney candidate John Zimmerman earlier this week. His campaign has caught the attention of cannabis activists around the state — it’s not everyday a Mennonite pastor runs for office promising to stop prosecuting marijuana users. To find more information on John Zimmerman’s campaign, see his facebook page here at facebook.com/jz4justice.…