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civil rights
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Rep. Pete Sessions Compares Weed Industry to Slavery
Local and federal officials decried Rep. Pete Sessions’ recent comments about slavery at a House Oversight Committee hearing.
Cannabis Legalization Hearing Held by Congressional Committee
Multiple U.S. Representatives questioned seven cannabis advocates to discuss legalization at the federal level in a recent hearing.
Civil Rights Icon to Appear at Earth Day Cannabis Village
The prominent civil rights leader, Dolores Huerta, is slated to be the featured guest at San Diego's Earth Day Cannabis Village.
4 Civil Rights You Lose By Using Legal Marijuana
You forfeit these as soon as you light up that legal doobie.
Hey, NRA! What About Patients’ Gun Rights?
Honolulu cops are actively taking away medical marijuana patients' gun rights, which begs the questions: Where is the NRA?
Al Sharpton: Marijuana Reform Is ‘Civil Rights Cause’
Last week Reverend Al Sharpton, a famous civil rights activist and Baptist minister, penned an op-ed for the…
Legislators Use Taxes and Bans to Thwart Civil Rights
One hundred fifty-two years ago, the United States of America defeated the rebellion instigated by the 11 southern states that…
Another Major Victory for Weed in the Workplace
As significant an accomplishment as it is, the country’s widening experiment with marijuana legalization is also significantly limited…
Rights Violations Seen in Federal Mara Crackdown
Civil rights organizations in New York are trying to determine if police and school officials on Long Island helped federal…
How Pot Legalization Makes It Harder for Police to Violate Your Civil Rights
Marijuana is an invaluable tool for law enforcement in America—but only so long as cannabis remains illegal, which…