Massachusetts: State Legislators Among The First To Sign Marijuana...
Masssachusetts state Sen. Will Brownsberger (D-Belmont), along with Reps. Jay Livingstone (D-Boston) and David Rogers (D-Cambridge), and Regina Hufnagel, a former federal corrections officer, on...
View ArticleU.S.: FBI Reports Marijuana Arrests Increased In 2014; First Increase Since 2009
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsThe annual number of arrests for marijuana offenses in the U.S. increased last year for the first time since 2009, according to the Uniform Crime Report released Monday by the...
View ArticleU.S.: New Drug Sentencing Guidelines Mean 6,000 Will Be Released From Prison...
Move Will Right Some Wrongs of Extreme Drug Sentencing LawsStarting November 1, 6,000 federal prisoners are set to be released from federal prison, a move that is the result of changes made by the U.S....
View ArticleU.S.: Criminal Justice Bill Reducing Mandatory Minimums Clears Senate...
Bipartisan Bill Reduces Mandatory Minimums, Increases Early Release and Returns Some Discretion to JudgesLegislation Heads for the Senate Floor Amid Public Demands to End the Drug War and Mass...
View ArticleTexas: Former Corrections Officer To Join Marijuana Policy Reformers For...
Texans for Responsible Marijuana Policy is mobilizing activists throughout Texas in an effort to inject marijuana policy debate into 2016 state legislative racesLocal marijuana policy reform activists,...
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