Marijuana Policy Project - We Change Laws!

Time 2020-06-30 10:02:41

Web Name: Marijuana Policy Project - We Change Laws!

WebSite: http://www.mpp.org

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Reflecting on how cannabis legalization can help stop oppressive policing and foster racial justice ›› Get the latest news, interviews, and insights from the front lines of the battle to end cannabis prohibition ›› See what states are doing to preserve access to medical cannabis in light of COVID-19 ›› Check out MPP's report on the vaping health emergencies and steps policymakers can take in response ›› Read MPP ED Steve Hawkins' response to concerns from civil rights groups about a cannabis banking vote ›› Support our efforts to end prohibition, fight for fairness, reduce crime, and boost local economies through marijuana policy reform. Medical MarijuanaLegalizationSocial JusticeAdvocacy in Washington N.J. announces delivery waiver for medical marijuana patients Exciting news! Yesterday, Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration took another important step to preserve safe access to medical cannabis during COVID by issuing a waiver that would allow home delivery of medical cannabis to patients and designated caregivers. The waiver implements one of the key provisions contained in Jake Honig’s Law that was signed into law in 2019.At the onset of the COVID public health emergency, Gov. Murphy’s administration issued waivers providing for curbside pick-up, remote Read more New Jersey Assembly Advances Cannabis Decriminalization Bill Trenton, NJ — On Thursday, the New Jersey Assembly voted in favor (63-10, with five abstentions) of a decriminalization bill (A.1897) that would decriminalize possession, manufacture, and distribution of up to two ounces of cannabis in the state, reducing the penalty to a $50 civil fine. The bill would also create a virtual expungement process and prohibit discrimination in lending, housing, and public accommodations for prior offenses. You can read a full summary of the bill here.If the bill is Read more "I really believe we should treat marijuana the way we treat beverage alcohol. If people can go into a liquor store and buy a bottle of alcohol and drink it at home legally, then why do we say that the use of this other substance is somehow criminal?" "Legalization is picking up steam on a global level and I feel like now is the time to spread information about the curing capabilities of this plant. As with any medicine, increased accessibility comes with the need for education." "The legalization of marijuana is not a dangerous experiment—the prohibition is the experiment, and it has failed dramatically, with millions of victims all around the world." "Marijuana in its natural form is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man. By any measure of rational analysis marijuana can be safely used within a supervised routine of medical care. ... It would be unreasonable, arbitrary and capricious for DEA to continue to stand between those sufferers and the benefits of this substance in light of the evidence in this record." "We believe whatever potential harms may be associated with using marijuana are more than outweighed by the immediate harms that derive from being caught up in the criminal justice system. Once a young person is arrested and brought under the justice system, he or she is more likely to get caught in the criminal justice system again.... It is time to end the failed war on drugs by decriminalizing and regulating marijuana to save our communities." "I want to change the bias toward marijuana. I want to educate America that it’s not a drug, it’s medicine. The real reason I’m not in the NFL is that I’d rather be out here saving lives." "It's not just the over $8 billion that we would be saving in law enforcement; it's also the over $8 billion that we would be making by taxing marijuana... We are filling our jails with nonviolent drug offenders ⎯ predominantly young, predominantly African American... It's a great beyond left and right issue. It has support across the political spectrum and also the support of the majority of the American people."

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