A lot of money will be made in selling weed now that marijuana legalization is happening. But stiff laws and rules are keeping minorities and poor folks from benefiting.
by Alexander Cain Headlines focused on legalizing both medicinal and recreational marijuana have been swirling around for the past few years. Small doses of medicinal marijuana have been legalized in some states such as California, however the idea of legal marijuana hasn’t been accepted throughout the country. While the associated health benefits are still being […]
(Politico) — The nerve center for this year’s highly publicized movement to legalize marijuana is in a neighborhood known as Oaksterdam, where medical marijuana dispensaries — and doctors who sign permission slips to patronize them — have replaced the rundown, riot-ravaged buildings of this city’s downtown. Read More…
by R. Asmerom Proposition 19, the California initiative that will legalize recreational marijuana use and will be voted on by state residents in the November 2nd election, may radically change California’s economy and its incarceration rates. If the initiative passes, individuals will be allowed to use and grow the plant for personal use. Local governments […]
African-Americans divided over the issue of marijuana legalization.