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MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION IN THE UNITED STATES:

A SOCIAL INJUSTICE
By: Kevin Sabet* & Will Jones**

By Colton Grace

December 19, 2019

State-level data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the most authoritative study on drug use conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA), finds that marijuana use in “legal” states among youth, young adults, and...

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• by WILLIAM E. BUTKA, JR.
• OCTOBER 16, 2019
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Recent media reporting of health issues associated with vaping began to raise my suspicions regarding the real issue.  Vaping or e-cigarettes came...

During ECAD’s 25^th Mayors Forum and the 6^th World Forum Against Drugs in Gothenburg, more than 60 speakers discussed topics related to the production, trafficking, and consumption of illicit drugs before an audience of some 400 attendees. One of our prominent speakers, Dr. Vanda Felbab-Brown, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, presented her findings from international research on...

A Republican and Democrat pointed to marijuana prohibition to explain mass incarceration. They’re both wrong.

By German Lopez@germanrlopezgerman.lopez@vox.com  Updated Apr 17, 2018, 9:10am EDTSHARE

Over the past week, prominent political figures from both sides of the aisle...

David W. Murray | May 20, 2019

Advocates for marijuana legalization, buoyed by success in several states, public polling numbers, and endorsement from nearly every major Democratic presidential candidate, have begun to indulge in a bit of triumphalism, sensing what they see as the inevitability of their cause.

Look closely at reports from states where pot has been legalized

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On March 16, a press conference opposing legalizing marijuana was held in Wallingford, with remarks by...