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Pardons are an important corrective to the sham war on drugs | Editorial
Philly.com· 14 hours agoThere are very good reasons for other states, including Pennsylvania and New Jersey, to follow...
Double punishment: How a "war on drugs"-era SNAP ban contributes to recidivism and racism
Salon.com· 1 day agoIn 2015, Barack Obama became the first sitting president to visit a federal prison after touring and...
Duterte exits Marcos cabinet as their alliance crumbles | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
Honolulu Star-Advertiser· 2 days agoMANILA >> Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte resigned on Wednesday from the cabinet of President...
With pardons in Maryland, 2.5 million Americans will have marijuana convictions cleared or forgiven
CBS News· 24 hours agoMaryland this week became the latest state to announce mass pardons for people convicted of...
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announces clemency program to let some offenders seek early release from...
Philly.com· 12 hours agoNew Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy used the Juneteenth holiday to announce the creation of a new clemency...
Easing federal marijuana rules: There’s still a long way to go
Kentucky Lantern via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoMore than a month after the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration proposed loosening a federal...
'I've Tried Mushrooms, Mescaline, LSD, Poppers,' Says Colombian Congresswoman
Benzinga· 7 hours agoColombian Senator Clara López, an advocate for the legalization of certain drugs in Colombia,...
Maryland’s marijuana pardons reflect uneven shift in U.S. drug policy
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoMaryland Gov. Wes Moore’s decision to offer mass pardons for low-level marijuana crimes is part of a...
Turmoil at state Cannabis Control Commission prompts call for receiver to run operations
Gannett via AOL· 8 hours agoBOSTON — The Inspector General of Massachusetts has called on the state's legislative leadership to...
President Marcos Jr. hasn't put an end to killings in the Philippines' drug war
NPR· 2 days agoMARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: The U.N. estimates that more than 8,000 people have been killed in the Philippines' so-called war on drugs. In 2022, when the current president of the Philippines, Ferdinand ...