A city in Illinois has announced it will create a reparations fund for its African American community through a new tax on marijuana sales. Recreational use of the drug will become legal in the state from January and officials in Evanston, which is 12 miles north of Chicago, have voted to approve a 3 per…
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Beto O’Rourke meets with group of predominantly Black marijuana business leaders in Oakland
“As a white guy it was never really a fear of mine that I’d be stopped or arrested for marijuana,” says O’Rourke. This week Democratic presidential hopeful Beto O’Rourke spoke with community leaders in Oakland, California, addressing the disparities in legal marijuana industry.
Unsurprisingly, statistics show Marijuana arrests in Wisconsin hit Black residents hardest
Incarceration and arrest for possession of marijuana is a particularly punitive formula when it comes to African Americans in the state. Wisconsin saw a record breaking turnout during last year’s midterm elections, and now residents like Marlon Rockett are coming forward to clarify that it was Milwaukee County’s non-binding referendum on whether recreational use of…
Colleges and Universities Now Offering Degrees in Marijuana
Several schools are now offering undergraduate and advanced degrees in the study of marijuana as the cannabis industry surges.
Illinois becomes the 11th state to legalize marijuana
Illinois has become the latest state to legalize marijuana. The state’s new Democratic governor signed a bill Tuesday legalizing the use of the drug. Gov. JB Pritzker campaigned on the issue and the Illinois General Assembly passed a law legalizing and regulating production on May 31.
Austin Goes Green: Texas Senate Advances Medical Marijuana Expansion Bill
AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM) – More than a million Texans could be eligible to access medical marijuana through the Texas Compassionate Use Program, after state senators Wednesday unanimously approved a bill expanding the list of qualifying conditions.House Bill 3703 is more narrow than one passed by the House earlier this month, but would allow patients with medical…
