Sen. Bernie Sanders says he'll propose legislation for rescheduling marijuana. This would remove marijuana from the DEA's list of "most dangerous" drugs. This post from The 420 Times highlights Bernie Sanders’ move to end federal blacklisting of pot. Sen. Bernie Sanders this week called for marijuana to be taken off the list of federally outlawed drugs. The rescheduling ... Continue Reading
Marijuana Decriminalization
Sanders Wants Marijuana Removed from Fed’s List of Scheduled Drugs
Bernie Sanders has called for marijuana to be removed from the Drug Enforcement Administration's list of scheduled drugs. This article from The Washington Post discusses the impact his call for reclassification of the drug is likely to have. Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders announced his support Wednesday for removing marijuana from a list of the most dangerous drugs ... Continue Reading
MA SJC: Cops Can’t Pull Over Drivers On Suspicion of Marijuana Possession
Massachusetts’ highest court ruled recently that just suspecting the driver of marijuana possession isn’t enough for a police officer to pull over the car. This post from High Times highlights how the ruling expands the protections given by the state’s Supreme Judicial Court on the heels of the decriminalization of marijuana. For years, police have used the “suspected of ... Continue Reading
9 Largest Cities of Wisconsin Decriminalize Marijuana Possession
In Wisconsin, where the state-level wasn't ready to embrace change, individual cities have gone ahead on their own to decriminalize marijuana possession. This post from NORML shows how the scales just keep tipping in the direction of a new relationship with the cannabis plant for Wisconsin. Nine of the state's ten largest cities impose local ordinances decriminalizing minor ... Continue Reading