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Florida Considers Changes In Drug Sentencing Laws

Florida Considers Changes In Drug Sentencing Laws

Source: health.wusf.usf.edu Offenders caught with small amounts of most drugs could be sent to jail but not prison under a bill approved by a Florida Senate committee. The Senate Criminal Justice Committee unanimously approved the bill on Tuesday. It would also give judges more leeway in sentencing drug dealers in some circumstances… Read the rest… Read More »


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Congress Should Lift the Ban on Medical Cannabis Access for Military Veterans

Congress Should Lift the Ban on Medical Cannabis Access for Military Veterans

Source: blog.norml.or Americans in 33 states and the District of Columbia have legal access to medical marijuana under a doctor’s authorization. But this same access is often lacking for many military veterans. That is because the current policy of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs explicitly prohibits V.A. physicians “from… Read the rest on blog.norml.or


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Nearly $1.1 Million Flows To Marijuana Effort

Nearly $1.1 Million Flows To Marijuana Effort

Source: health.wusf.usf.edu A political committee trying to put a proposal on the 2020 ballot to legalize recreational marijuana received nearly $1.1 million in October, with almost all of the money coming from two companies, according to a new finance report. The committee Make It Legal Florida received $1,084,945 in cash and in-kind contributions… Read the


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Rep. Lee: Fight to end restriction on veterans access to medical marijuana

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Source: blog.norml.org As a supporter of NORML, I know that you’re aware of the damage that unjust marijuana prohibition continues to inflict across the country, especially on communities of color. What you may not know, is that one group that prohibition falls hard upon is our nation’s veterans. Polling from the American Legion shows that…


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Work is underway in Somerville to open a safe injection site in 2020. Here’s what we know.

Work is underway in Somerville to open a safe injection site in 2020. Here’s what we know

Source: boston.com That remains the goal despite the repeatedly stated opposition from federal prosecutors, Doug Kress, the city’s director of health and human services, told Boston.com last week. The aim of opening a supervised injection site is harm reduction — adding “another tool in the toolbox” to save… Read the rest on boston.com Best Cannabis


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