Roughly 659,700 Americans were arrested or cited for marijuana-related offenses in 2017, and 90% were for possession alone. That's one possession arrest every 47 seconds, and it’s more arrests than for all violent crimes combined. It's time to #EndProhibition
Remember that time a bunch of rival presidential candidates teamed up to all support a marijuana legalization bill that goes so far as to punish states with bad cannabis laws?
That was in the year 2019 on the day today.
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5 Law Changes That Would Improve the Cannabis Industry Immediately
1. Deschedule Marijuana
2. Remove Banking Restrictions
3. Remove Section 280E of U.S. Tax Code
4. Allow Companies to Transport Marijuana Across State Lines
5. Remove Roadblocks to Research https://t.co/8MwL8Nssvz
Following the lead of other major cities and counties in states that have legalized adult-use marijuana, local officials in #Colorado have announced plans to expunge past convictions of low-level #marijuana crimes from criminal records. https://t.co/4csYTRwIM9
Just like alcohol prohibition, marijuana prohibition does not eliminate the use of the product and steers profits to the underground market.
Regulation works.
PSA: Clean Your Bong Before It Looks Like This
It’s embarrassing to offer a friend a hit from a bong filled with bodily fluids, mold, and bacteria -- and it's bad for your health. https://t.co/wPfWVFd7Ke
In an interview with Marijuana Moment, a key North Dakota cannabis activist talks about lessons learned from last year’s failed legalization ballot measure.
New initiative in the works for 2020 will have revised language, for example.
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Haven’t prescribed a single opioid in 6 months. I do prescribe when needed (palliative, cancer pain), but find very few who use cannabis first end up requiring them... #cannabis
#NewGrowers : there is both art and science in a slow, breezy drying of the plants. Notice how these are cut apart and hung with good airflow all around. Slow drying is the goal - maybe 10 days? Thought you were done? Still need to cure. Patience - the gardeners daily tool.