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The ice cream giant with 46 years of tradition is speaking out for cannabis justice once again. For this year's 4/20 cannabis holiday, Ben & Jerry's is working with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and AZ Justice Project to spread one message: Legalization without justice is half-baked...

As of January 2024, 11 US states have not legalized cannabis in any form. These include Idaho, Wyoming, Kansas, Tennessee, Alabama, South Carolina, Nebraska, North Carolina, Indiana and Wisconsin. In Kentucky, medical cannabis was approved as of March 2023, indicating a shift in policy...

The Florida Supreme Court is not doing what it is supposed to, according to The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida (ACLU). What Happened: In a brief filed on Monday, the ACLU stood in support of a citizens’ initiative to legalize recreational marijuana. It also claimed that...

A federal judge has ordered the Kansas Highway Patrol (KHP) to cease employing its well-known "two-step" strategy, deeming it in violation of people's Fourth Amendment rights, reported Kansas Reflector. What Happened: The KHP "has waged war on motorists — especially out-of-...

The months-long litigation over marijuana's Scheduled 1 drug designation in Nevada is finally over. Weeks after a Clark County District Court judge weighed in on a closely-followed lawsuit filed against the Nevada Board of Pharmacy determining that the listing of cannabis as a Schedule 1...

The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that the federal government’s decision to classify cannabis as a Schedule I controlled substance (without any accepted medical utility) is arguably “irrational,” but it is not unconstitutional. In the case...

The American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey (ACLU-NJ) issued a number of recommendations for creating an inclusive and accessible cannabis marketplace also urging the NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission (NJCRC) to adopt final regulations that prioritize racial and social justice. With a...

August 17 was National Nonprofit Day, which you may not have heard of but surely you will recognize these six groups who are and have been on the front lines of cannabis progress working for an equitable future for every generation affected by the War on Drugs, which among other...

It's been said by many, maybe millions, and now Joe Rogan has joined the chorus in his inimitable fashion.  "F**k, it's horrible. It's for nothing. It's like she's the clearest form of political prisoner," he said on one of his recent shows, The Joe...

Social equity advocates in Boston released a letter to state Senate President Karen Spilka citing an “urgent need to support local entrepreneurs and reform local cannabis licensing.” The advocates' coalition includes Equitable Opportunities Now, ACLU, Black Economic...

US Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey, in a piece he wrote for the Huff Post talked about why the US justice system treats the country’s most marginalized groups in society very differently - even for nonviolent drug offenses. “I can still remember the basement of the...

Democrat Gary Chambers, who is seeking a U.S. Senate seat from Louisiana, released a campaign ad on Tuesday in which he smokes a sizable blunt while sitting in an armchair looking about as chill as someone could possibly look. But Chambers is dead serious about the harms of cannabis criminalization...

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed a bill into law this week that would expand the pool of individuals who are eligible to receive medical marijuana business licenses, lifting the ban that had disqualified individuals with a cannabis-related felony or misdemeanor convictions on...

Two-thirds of Americans now support all-drug decriminalization, according to a new survey from the Drug Policy Alliance and the ACLU. The new data was released on Wednesday ahead of the 50th anniversary of Pres. Nixon's June 17, 1971 declaration of the “war on drugs.” The...

Election Day 2020 is going to be a big day for cannabis across the country. Voters in Arizona, Montana, South Dakota, and New Jersey will get their say on adult-use legalization. And, with social distancing still in effect, advocates and organizations spreading the message are looking for new ways...