Marijuana Policy

People walk on the esplanade of La Defense, in the financial and business district, west of Paris, France, October 6, 2017. REUTERS/Charles Platiau - RC1B9BB86D30

Class Notes: Keeping students in economics, marijuana legalization, and more

Richard V. Reeves and Simran Kalkat

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks as he attends a Labor Day celebration at the United Steelworkers of America Local Union 2227 in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 5, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

Biden’s cannabis pardons: a long overdue reassessment of the War on Drugs

Friday, October 7, 2022

Saint Julian's, Malta 20th, Sep. 2022 Cannabis plants growing at the residential apartment balcony is seen in Saint Julian's, Malta on 20 September 2022 On 14 Dec,2021, the Maltese parliament passed Authority on the Responsible Use of Cannabis bill. Under the new legislation the possession of up to seven grams of cannabis is completely decriminalised for adults aged 18 and over. It also allows them to cultivate up to four plants at home for personal use. (Photo by Vadim Pacajev / Sipa USA)No Use Germany.

Congressional candidates’ silence on cannabis reform

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

U.S. Capitol police attend a morning briefing outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., August 3, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

The numbers for drug reform in Congress don’t add up

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Chantel Springer poses with her son Jasiah in the Brooklyn borough of New York, U.S., July 29, 2020. Picture taken July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid

The Senate’s new cannabis reform bill can do more for drug war-targeted communities

John Hudak and Sherese Bonner

Thursday, September 2, 2021

The sun reflects off the White House before President Joe Biden's speech before the Joint Session of Congress in Washington, U.S., April 28, 2021. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Why has President Biden been slow to embrace cannabis reform?

Monday, May 24, 2021

Soldiers stand guard at the biggest marijuana plantation found in Mexico, in San Quintin, about 350 km (220 miles) away from Tijuana, July 13, 2011. Mexican soldiers discovered the plantation in a remote desert surrounded by cactuses, a top army officer said on Thursday. Soldiers patrolling the area found 300 acres (120 hectares) of pot plants being tended by dozens of men on Tuesday, said General Alfonso Duarte. Picture taken July 13, 2011. REUTERS/Jorge Duenes (MEXICO - Tags: SOCIETY CRIME LAW MILITARY)

Will cannabis legalization reduce crime in Mexico? Has it in the US?

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Monday, April 26, 2021

A marijuana leaf is displayed at Canna Pi medical marijuana dispensary in Seattle, Washington, November 27, 2012. Washington State's Initiative 502, that was approved by voters in the November 6, 2012 general election, legalizes marijuana in Washington State effective December 6, 2012. Marijuana remains illegal at the Federal level. Picture taken November 27, 2012. REUTERS/Anthony Bolante (UNITED STATES - Tags: SOCIETY DRUGS POLITICS HEALTH AGRICULTURE BUSINESS)

State cannabis reform is putting social justice front and center

Sabina Morris, John Hudak, and Christine Stenglein

Friday, April 16, 2021

Cannabis . Berlin , Deutschland . 09.03.2011 . Cannabis . Berlin , Germany . 09.03.2011 . Berlin Deutschland PUBLICATIONxINxGERxSUIxAUTxONLY Copyright: xThomasxTrutschelxNo Use Switzerland. No Use Germany. No Use Japan. No Use Austria

Pot, water theft, and environmental harms in the US and Mexico

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Monday, April 12, 2021

Activist and volunteer, part of the Cannabico Mexican Movement, waters marijuana plants, inside the protest cannabis garden next to Mexico's Senate building during a call for legalization in Mexico City, Mexico September 24, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

Mexico’s cannabis legalization, and comparisons with Colombia, Lebanon, and Canada

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Tuesday, March 30, 2021