Decriminalization

By Franca Quarneti via El Planteo. Lithuania's Parliament (also known as Seimas) has rejected the decriminalization of cannabis and other substances. The Liberal Party, the ruling coalition, had initiated an amendment project that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of cannabis...

This article was originally published on Psychedelic spotlight and appears here with permission. The proposal asks voters if the city should "decriminalize to the fullest extent permitted under Michigan law the personal possession and therapeutic use of entheogenic plants by adults." This...

This article by Jennifer Walker-Journey was originally published on Psychedelic Spotlight, and appears here with permission. The state of Massachusetts is inching its way toward decriminalizing psychedelics with a third city now making possession the lowest priority for law enforcement....

Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) chief executive Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan backed a campaign poised to decriminalize all drugs in Oregon. According to the Marijuana Moment, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Advocacy donated $500,000, which accounts for a third of...

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Sunday that has signed a set of criminal justice reform bills that were proposed in January into law, including one that decriminalizes cannabis.  House Bill 972 decriminalizes simple possession of marijuana and institutes a $25 civil penalty. Northam...

On Tuesday, a new bill became a law in Hawaii that decriminalized marijuana. Even though the state still has not legalized it, the move is seen as an improvement. What To Know The bill decriminalizing cannabis was introduced in the Congress in January and the Democrat-controlled legislature passed...