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Philadelphias new DA is dropping cannabis cases, following the national trend

Philadelphia’s new DA is dropping cannabis cases, following the national trend

February 19, 2018

District Attorney Larry Krasner is dropping all current and future cannabis possession cases. He told reporters he felt it was the right thing to do, given his office's resources could be better used to...

FBI: Cannabis arrests dropped in Massachusetts, but minorities are still four times more likely to be arrested than Caucasians

FBI: Cannabis arrests dropped in Massachusetts, but minorities are still four times more likely to be arrested than Caucasians

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen October 4, 2017

According to new FBI data, almost all Massachusetts municipalities and law enforcement agencies saw cannabis arrest rates drop in 2014 while minorities were still arrested for cannabis-related crimes four...

Atlanta cannabis decriminalization bill awaits city council approval

Atlanta cannabis decriminalization bill awaits city council approval

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 28, 2017

The Atlanta City Council’s public safety committee recently approved a bill which would decriminalize cannabis possession within city borders. The bill aims to reduce the possession to a $75 fine...

FBI data shows more cannabis arrests than all violent crimes combined

FBI data shows more cannabis arrests than all violent crimes combined

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 27, 2017

According to 2016 crime data released by the FBI, more people were arrested for cannabis possession than any other violent crime in the United States. Cannabis possession accounted for more than 5...

New Hampshire joins the rest of New England and decriminalizes cannabis

New Hampshire joins the rest of New England and decriminalizes cannabis

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen September 19, 2017

A New Hampshire law which would decriminalize the possession of small amounts of cannabis goes into effect on Saturday.   The law would reduce the possession penalty from a misdemeanor to a civil violation...

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