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Burlington, VT, is the latest jurisdiction to report massive declines in traffic stops after marijuana legalization. (CC)
Burlington, VT, is the latest jurisdiction to report massive declines in traffic stops after marijuana legalization. (CC)

Chronicle AM: FL Hemp Law Screwing Up Marijuana Prosecutions, Traffic Stops Drop With Legalization, More... (7/26/19)

Traffic stops in Vermont's largest city declined precipitously after marijuana legalization, a broad coalition urges the FDA to limit a ban on felons participating in the hemp industry, Florida's hemp legalization law is making it almost impossible to prosecute pot possession offenses, and more.
Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, Rep. Maxine Waters, asha bandele
Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, Rep. Maxine Waters, asha bandele

Not One Step Back: Drug Policy Reformers and African American Academics Convene in the South

Hundreds of members of the Atlanta community and dozens of the nation's leading advocates for drug policy reform gathered in a groundbreaking meeting over the weekend. The meeting aimed at building alliances with the African American community to both advance smart public health approaches to drug policy and maintain and protect existing reforms in the face of hostile powers in Washington.