Election Results: Voters Legalize Cannabis in More States
2020 silver lining: more American voters strike down cannabis prohibitions. Why haven’t Georgia voters had the chance?
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DECRIM, an inference from a year of data in Atlanta – Most cops don’t care
ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY October 2nd, 2018 marks the one year anniversary of the unanimous passage of Atlanta City Ordinance 17-O-1152, which reduced the penalty for possession of an ounce or less of marijuana within the city limits of Atlanta to $75.00 and no jail time. While this ordinance isn’t a true “decrim” bill, because those arrested
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Morality and Georgia Law Enforcement
The Latest Gallup and Quinnipiac Polls Recently Gallup conducted a poll (click here) in which the following statement was read to those polled: “Next, I’m going to read you a list of issues. Regardless of whether or not you think it should be legal, for each one, please tell me whether you personally believe that in
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Georgia Legislators Out-of-Touch With Constituency
What’s A Straw Poll? For those that don’t know, a straw poll is an unofficial ballot conducted as a test of opinion. On 5/22/2018 the question above appeared as the first local question on the Democratic ballot for Forsyth County, Georgia. “Should Georgia amend the state Constitution to legalize the use of cannabis/marijuana for those 21 years
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The Loss Of An Activist, The Passing of a Friend, James Bell
Awful News My friend Stephen Bradley called me on Friday, September 14th and asked if I was sitting down. I knew it couldn’t be good news, but when he told me our mutual friend James Bell had died suddenly, I experienced several moments of simple denial. This just can’t be true, I thought. Then the
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Peachtree NORML’s Association With Yaarab Shriners
Shriners Are Such Clowns “Shriners Hospitals for Children was founded in 1922 with the goal of providing expert medical care for children with no financial burden to the patients or their families. Today that philanthropic effort supports the health care system’s 22 facilities across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico, treating children up to 18 years of
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