Marijuana in the United States: Brief history of legalizatIon
07/23/2018 - 11:39
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For centuries, the U.S. has had a complicated relationship with marijuana. Should the federal government finally decriminalize its use?
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For centuries, the U.S. has had a complicated relationship with marijuana. Should the federal government finally decriminalize its use?
Marihuana en Estados Unidos: breve historia de la legalización
07/23/2018 - 11:08
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¿Debería el gobierno federal despenalizar la Marihuana?
Chris Goldstein: Un futuro más responsable para la marihuana
05/04/2018 - 09:47
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Conversamos con Chris Goldstein, defensor del cannabis, sobre el rol que deberían tener el gobierno y las empresas a medida que la industria de la marihuana continúa creciendo.
Chris Goldstein: A responsible future for marijuana
05/04/2018 - 09:35
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As the legal marijuana industry continues to grow, we spoke with cannabis advocate Chris Goldstein about the changing roles of government and the business sector.
Larry Krasner: The Eraser
05/02/2018 - 17:14
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Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner wants to make life easier for those who have been arrested for certain crimes without conviction.
La batalla contra la marihuana continúa
01/17/2018 - 10:59
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A pesar de que su consumo está legalizado en cada vez más estados, las fuerzas del orden federales se empeñan en frenar la expansión de la industria de la marihuana.
The war on marijuana continues
01/17/2018 - 10:50
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Despite the legalization of marijuana in more and more states, federal agents aim to hinder the expansion of the weed industry.
Marijuana legalization on the way in New Jersey?
01/11/2018 - 17:27
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A New Jersey state senator has introduced legislation to legalize recreational marijuana, despite the recent actions of the U.S. Department of Justice.
Legal recreational marijuana goes on sale in California
01/02/2018 - 09:11
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Specialized shops in California, the most populous state in the United States, on Jan. 1 started selling recreational marijuana, with projections pointing to a turnover of at least $7 billion a year.
[OP-ED]:Green Sees Collaborations Across Color Lines
08/14/2017 - 14:30
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Philadelphia City Councilman Derek Green credits the barrier breaking Latino lawyer and jurist Nelson Diaz as one of his key mentors.
[OP-ED]: US Senator Booker Proposes Relief For Persons Wronged By Pot Punishment
08/08/2017 - 12:26
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New Jersey U.S. Senator Cory Booker introduced a measure recently on marijuana that could dramatically improve the lives of thousands of blacks and Latinos in the Philadelphia region if fully implemented, letter and spirit.
Llegan los primeros productores legales de marihuana de Pennsylvannia
06/26/2017 - 09:38
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El Departamento de Salud ha aceptado 12 solicitudes para producir marihuana con fines médicos.
California’s new attorney general, Xavier Becerra, prepares to battle Trump.
05/01/2017 - 14:04
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Born in Sacramento, Xavier Becerra is the son of working-class immigrants from Jalisco, Mexico, and the first person in his familiy to graduate from college.
[OP-ED]: Prevarications On Pot: Nonsense Clouds Common Sense
04/21/2017 - 12:33
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Two days after another Trump Administration official made another astoundingly inaccurate assertion about the dangers of marijuana, Ricardo Rivera gave a group of Temple University students a poignant account about the powers of pot.
Could recreational marijuana fix the city's financial problems?
03/08/2017 - 18:30
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As Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale went on record saying that allowing - and taxing - recreational marijuana could help the state find money to close its budget gap, one has to wonder if the same could be applied to the city of Philadelphia.
More than Maple leafs
11/22/2016 - 15:17
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Last week, marijuana stocks in Canada skyrocketed suddenly, despite evident indications that the government plans to go slow in its promise to legalize recreational marijuana use (scheduled for next Spring). The increases may have gotten a boost from pot legalization votes in four U.S. states, Colorado and Oregon. In Canada, marijuana comes under federal jurisdiction, unlike in the United States, where regulation is shared by the states and federal government.
Here Are Pa.’s First Permitted Medical Marijuana Growers
06/22/2017 - 14:42
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12 applications to grow medical marijuana have been accepted by the Department of Health.
Gov. Wolf defends medical marijuana
06/16/2017 - 15:29
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Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf speaks out against Attorney General Jeff Sessions on medical marijuana.
Una nueva encuesta muestra que la mayoría de los ciudadanos en Filadelfia aprueban la legalización de la marihuana.
05/11/2017 - 14:10
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La opinión pública sobre la legalización de la marihuana ha cambiado.
New poll shows legal marijuana approved by a majority of Philadelphians
05/11/2017 - 12:50
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Public opinion on marijuana legalization has shifted.
In Kensington, the drug trade tells a tale of two neighborhoods
03/09/2016 - 09:51
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While one side experiences a rapid makeover, the other is still dodging bullets in a notorious drug market.
Pensilvania intenta, de nuevo, legalizar la marihuana terapéutica
05/13/2015 - 15:58
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Siete meses después del primer intento del estado de Pensilvania por legalizar el uso de marihuana, la propuesta vuelve a ser respaldada por el senado.