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Washington State: Report Finds Marijuana Prohibition Is Not Achieving Goals
By Alison Holcomb, Drug Policy Director WA ACLU A report issued by two University of Washington researchers finds that laws criminalizing marijuana are not achieving their goals. The report concludes...
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Washington: Marijuana Legalization Initiative Aims for November Ballot
from Drug War Chronicle, Issue #626, 4/2/10 There is a chance, albeit an outside one, that the entire West Coast could go green in November. Last week we noted that the California tax and regulate...
View ArticleWashington: Legal Marijuana Draft Rules Facing Opposition
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsWashington state's proposed rules for newly legal marijuana aren't even 24 hours old yet, but are already under attack by critics.The draft regulations -- 46 pages of them --...
View ArticleWashington: Native Americans Fight Marijuana Legalization On Tribal Land
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsThe Yakama Nation tribe of Native Americans is fighting the implementation of Washington state marijuana legalization law I-502 on ancestral land.If the tribe has its way a...
View ArticleWashington: Lawsuit Filed Against City of Wenatchee For Banning Legal...
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsWith the first stores selling recreational marijuana expected to open in July, a dark cloud looms over implementation of cannabis legalization measure I-502 in Washington...
View ArticleWashington: Blacks Disproportionately Ticketed For Public Marijuana Use In...
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsWhen limited marijuana legalization measure Initiative 502 was on the Washington state ballot back in 2012, one of the main selling points touted by its supporters was the the...
View ArticleWashington: Spokane Considers Testing Sewage To Measure Marijuana Use
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsAlison Holcomb trusts poop more than people. The author of Washington state's recreational marijuana law has suggested that the city of Spokane test its sewage for traces of...
View ArticleWashington: I-502 Author Urges Prosecuting, Shutting Down Medical Marijuana...
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsThe author of Washington state's anemic marijuana legalization law I-502 is defending and even urging prosecution of medical marijuana dispensaries in Seattle.Criminal defense...
View ArticleU.S.: Poll Reveals Bipartisan Support Among Voters For Reducing Prison...
An overwhelming consensus exists among American voters about how to reduce the U.S. prison population, according to a new national survey focused on criminal justice reform.The American Civil Liberties...
View ArticleWashington: Top Marijuana Advisor Steps Down
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsThe bureaucrat who helped implement Washington state's recreational marijuana law -- and dismantle the state's medical marijuana program -- is stepping down.Randy Simmons,...
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