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  • Drug Policy Newsletter: Federal Marijuana Reform, Expunging Cannabis Convictions, and More
    Drug Policy Newsletter: Federal Marijuana Reform, Expunging Cannabis Convictions, and More

    Plus: How state and local marijuana market regulations often lead to corruption, states fighting voter-approved marijuana legalization, and more.

    By Spence Purnell
    January 15, 2021

  • Drug Policy Newsletter: Drug Arrests Increase, Driving Under the Influence of Marijuana, and More
    Drug Policy Newsletter: Drug Arrests Increase, Driving Under the Influence of Marijuana, and More

    Plus, vaping-related illnesses and THC, a Kentucky legislator wants to legalize marijuana and use the tax revenue to pay unfunded pension liabilities, changes to Illinois' law, corruption in Nevada, and more.

    By Adrian Moore
    January 21, 2020

  • Reason Foundation’s Drug Policy Newsletter, September 2019
    Reason Foundation’s Drug Policy Newsletter, September 2019

    Harm reduction beats the drug war as a response to addiction, a new study finds that crime rates drop in neighborhoods where dispensaries have opened, and more.  

    By Adrian Moore
    September 19, 2019

  • Reason Foundation’s Drug Policy Newsletter, August 2019
    Reason Foundation’s Drug Policy Newsletter, August 2019

    A new survey finds that people using cannabis reduce their use of painkillers and alcohol, Utah is considering a state-run medical marijuana dispensary system, and more.

    By Adrian Moore
    August 14, 2019

  • Reason Foundation’s Drug Policy Newsletter, June 2019
    Reason Foundation’s Drug Policy Newsletter, June 2019

    The NAACP and ACLU have come together to ask the DEA to suspend its drug enforcement activities, Delaware may be considering legalization in the near future, and more.

    By Adrian Moore
    June 17, 2019

  • Reason Foundation’s Drug Policy Newsletter, May 2019
    Reason Foundation’s Drug Policy Newsletter, May 2019

    As the nation faces down a growing overdose problem, some argue that harm reduction practices such as safe injection sites are the way forward.

    By Adrian Moore
    May 14, 2019

  • Reason Foundation’s Drug Policy Newsletter, March 2019
    Reason Foundation’s Drug Policy Newsletter, March 2019

    Contrary to common fears, marijuana use among teens has actually dropped in states with medical marijuana laws.   

    By Adrian Moore
    March 26, 2019

  • Reason Foundation’s Drug Policy Newsletter, February 2019
    Reason Foundation’s Drug Policy Newsletter, February 2019

    Some California lawmakers are acknowledging that high tax levels and too much red tape are stunting the legal marijuana market’s growth.  

    By Adrian Moore
    February 14, 2019

  • Reason Foundation’s Drug Policy Newsletter, January 2019
    Reason Foundation’s Drug Policy Newsletter, January 2019

    California’s cannabis black market is still thriving mostly due to onerous taxes and regulations in the legal market, Florida could be on a path to legalize recreational pot by 2020, and more.

    By Adrian Moore
    January 14, 2019

  • Reason Foundation’s Drug Policy Newsletter, December 2018
    Reason Foundation’s Drug Policy Newsletter, December 2018

    The latest developments on legalizing marijuana, forcing opioids patients to the black market, needle exchanges and harm reduction efforts, and more.

    By Adrian Moore
    December 13, 2018

  • Reason Foundation’s Drug Policy Newsletter, October 2018
    Reason Foundation’s Drug Policy Newsletter, October 2018

    The health effects of cannabis, the DEA may be blame for the opioid crisis, a study calls for more Kratom research, and more.

    By Adrian Moore
    October 25, 2018

  • Reason Foundation’s Drug Policy Newsletter, September 2018
    Reason Foundation’s Drug Policy Newsletter, September 2018

    New Jersey marijuana legalization looms, Canada's roadside saliva-based drug test, cannabis costs, and more.

    By Adrian Moore
    September 18, 2018

  • Reason Foundation’s Drug Policy Newsletter, August 2018
    Reason Foundation’s Drug Policy Newsletter, August 2018

    Marijuana polling, demand in states that legalize cannabis, next steps in New Jersey, and more.

    By Adrian Moore
    August 20, 2018

  • Reason Foundation’s Drug Policy Newsletter, July 2018
    Reason Foundation’s Drug Policy Newsletter, July 2018

    By Adrian Moore
    July 20, 2018

  • Reason Foundation’s Drug Policy Newsletter, June 2018
    Reason Foundation’s Drug Policy Newsletter, June 2018

    By Adrian Moore
    June 18, 2018

  • Reason Foundation’s Drug Policy Newsletter, May 2018
    Reason Foundation’s Drug Policy Newsletter, May 2018

    By Adrian Moore
    May 8, 2018

  • Reason Foundation’s Drug Policy Newsletter, April 2018
    Reason Foundation’s Drug Policy Newsletter, April 2018

    By Adrian Moore
    April 13, 2018

  • Reason Foundation’s Drug Policy Newsletter, March 2018
    Reason Foundation’s Drug Policy Newsletter, March 2018

    By Adrian Moore
    March 12, 2018

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