Tag: Decriminalization
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How Kim Reynolds Bullied Iowa City Council Members Out of Decriminalizing Marijuana
Iowa city council members who wished to decriminalize marijuana tell Iowa cannabis activists Kim Reynolds threatened to take away city funds from the state if the city council pursues marijuana decriminalization. As of today Kim Reynolds is the most unpopular governor in the country. Republicans stifling debate on a winning political issue using threats to…
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa hopes to lower penalty for minor marijuana offenses
From Cedar Rapids hopes to lower penalty for minor marijuana offenses (kcrg.com): The city of Cedar Rapids is hoping to lower the penalty for those caught with marijuana. They’ve made the “decriminalization of minor marijuana offenses” one of their legislative priorities for this year. The city wants the penalty for minor possession of the drug…
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“Declining to Prosecute: A Discussion with Policy Directors on How to Get Started” Recording And Notes Here
Just received this email from last week’s drug policy panel. Watching doctors and prosecutors and DA office representatives around the country discussing best updated practices was very informative. My notes on this panel are here via WeedPress. Below is the email received this morning with future notes and critical links to presentations. Greetings, On behalf…
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Shellenberger: Why We Must Arrest Drug Addicts
Michael Shellenberger has an excellent article out today. Read this article if you’re here to do the real work for addicts. Arresting drug addicts in America is the only morally correct position. Dead drug addicts — you see — do not have a chance recover. That’s the thing about death. There’s no do-overs once you’ve…
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Oregon Criminal Justice Commission’s August 5th Racial And Ethnic Impact Statement On IP 44, The 2020 Drug Addiction Treatment and Recovery Act
Downloaded and retrieved from https://www.theskanner.com/images/stories/2020/August/IP44-REI-Statement-Supplement.pdf; accessed August 14 2020 at 12:31 pm. IP44-REI-Statement-Supplement Click the above link titled “IP44 REI Statement Supplement” to download, or read below: Click to access IP44-REI-Statement-Supplement.pdf
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Reading Between The Lines Of Global Cannabis Policies: An Historical Perspective
Originally quoted and accessed August 2 2020 at 1:37 pm at https://wp.wwu.edu/kaplanlab/2019/12/13/reading-between-the-lines-of-global-cannabis-policies-an-historical-perspective/ Reading Between The Lines Of Global Cannabis Policies: An Historical Perspective In 1971, Congress created the National Commission on Marijuana and Drug Abuse, now called the Schaffer Commission. A reluctant President Richard Nixon appointed 13 members to the group that consisted of senators,…
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Virginia Officially Becomes 27th State To Decriminalize Marijuana Possession Or Use! No Jail Time, No Financial Ruin!
Details here thanks to Marijuana Moment. My kids, and friend’s families, will not suffer the tyranny of shame, judgment, and sabotage from their elderly evil community for much longer, or there will, be hell, to pay.
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Des Moines City Clerk Claims Marijuana Decriminalization Is A State Function Outside Jurisdiction of City
I’m not saying this is the correct legal interpretation or the wrong, but I think it should be challenged and clarified as much as possible to make sure this isn’t a mistake. Committees make mistakes. I believe this committee was meeting on behalf of the Des Moines City Council.
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Chicago Just Decriminalized Psychedelics Joining Denver, Oakland
The resolution was modeled off Oakland’s decriminalization initiatives and passed 50-0 by some committee. Psychedelic Science Review has the details. This changes drug policy reform drastically — Chicago is the country’s third largest city. Meanwhile on the Iowa decriminalization front check out these two guys and a meme from Decriminalize Davenport. Click the link…
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Now Hiring: Student Intern For Strategies On Minnesota Cannabis Legalization
From a top advocacy group in Minnesota comes this internship opportunity for students: https://www.facebook.com/job_opening/483885099064245/?source=share Policy Intern Sensible Change Minnesota Internship/Placement We are looking for a student who wants to gain experience working on policy change in Minnesota! Ideal candidates have great attention to detail, are self-sufficient, and able to utilize technology to work remotely.…
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Adam Sullivan Says Time Ripe For My Decriminalization Bill We Drafted Three Years Ago To Play Out In Johnson County After Board of Supervisors Bluntly Endorses Marijuana Legalization!
Read his article in the Gazette here I spent two weeks of full-time research to come up with one sentence as a city charter initiative to endorse this position in Johnson County and Cedar Rapids and determined 2020 to be the prime year to engage, if not, 2024… Meanwhile a little bit about me: https://elementaldiscourse.com/elemental-discourse-episode-seven-an-interview-with-an-iowa-marijuana-activist/
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Another Nail In The Reefer Madness Coffin As Baltimore Decriminalizes Marijuana Possession | Baltimore state attorney asks 5,000 cases of marijuana possession be vacated | Drug Dealers Rejoice, Risk Just Went Down And Your Job Is Still Intact
Baltimore De-Criminalizes Marijuana Thomas DiLorenzo Twitterhttps://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.219ae0a24a0fde13418c38af0499134b.en.html#dnt=false&id=twitter-widget-0&lang=en&original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lewrockwell.com%2Flrc-blog%2Fbaltimore-de-criminalizes-marijuana%2F&related=AddToAny%2Cmicropat&size=m&text=Baltimore%20De-Criminalizes%20Marijuana&time=1548906479742&type=share&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lewrockwell.com%2Flrc-blog%2Fbaltimore-de-criminalizes-marijuana%2F S The Baltimore state attorney has announced that they will no longer prosecute anyone for possessing any amount of marijuana and has asked that 5,000 cases of marijuana possession be vacated. The police union has protested, stating that it will still make arrests. If they enforced this new…
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Case Report: Daily CBD Administration Associated With Remission Of Schizophrenic Symptoms
Arresting the mentally ill for educated and informed self-medicating is unconscionable when they’re only seeking SAFE relief unlike those nasty pharma meds. From https://norml.org/news/2018/12/20/case-report-daily-cbd-administration-associated-with-remission-of-schizophrenic-symptoms Thursday, 20 December 2018 Leipzig, Germany: The adjunctive use of cannabidiol is associated with a remission in schizophrenic symptoms in a patient previously unresponsive to conventional treatment, according to a case…
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Iowa Patients for Medical Marijuana Endorses Dr. Andy McGuire for Governor
Iowa Patients for Medical Marijuana Dr. Andy McGuire Gubernatorial Campaign was endorsed by Iowa Patients for Medical Marijuana this evening via their Facebook: Iowa Patients for Medical Marijuana After careful vetting of the Democratic primary field Iowa Patients for Medical Marijuana would like to encourage voters to participate in the June 5th primary by casting…
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Legislative Session Underway: Top Cannabis Stories Around the State
I haven’t posted in over a week now as I’ve been spending most of my time on the phone or computer talking with people. This activism thing is a full time job these days, with no pay, little to no thanks, and a lot of headaches. I love this job. Here’s some of my favorite…
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