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(IPS) Marijuana Reform May Have Hit Tipping Point

June 26, 2012 MATTHEW CHARLES Leave a comment

This article first appeared on the Inter-Press Service website at: http://www.ipsnews.net/2012/06/u-s-marijuana-reform-may-have-hit-tipping-point/ ATLANTA, Georgia, Jun 26 2012 (IPS) – Over the last several years, many U.S. states have quietly adopted laws decriminalising the possession of marijuana or legalising medical marijuana. Now, a flurry of activity over the last few weeks appears to signal that – perhaps like same-sex marriage – marijuana […]

Activists See Gold Dome Support for Marijuana Reform

May 5, 2012 MATTHEW CHARLES Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA — On April 20, 2012, several organizations that advocate for marijuana policy reform held their annual 420 rally at the Georgia Capitol. Co-sponsors of the event included Group Civil Disobedience (Non-violent); Georgia for Cannabis; Moms for Marijuana Georgia Chapter; Students for Sensible Drug Policy, Georgia State University and Kennesaw State University Chapters; Coalition for the Abolition of Marijuana […]

Georgia Considers Reforms to Reduce Prison Population, Costs

February 12, 2012 GLORIA TATUM Leave a comment

With additional reporting on the Special Council’s recommendations by Matthew Cardinale. (APN) ATLANTA — This year, the Georgia Legislature is expected to begin considering a package of reforms intended to reduce the state’s prison population as well as the enormous costs to taxpayers that Georgia’s mass incarceration policies have caused year after year. The Report of the Special Council on […]

US House Bans Synthetic Marijuana after Heated Debate

December 15, 2011 MATTHEW CHARLES Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA — The US House of Representatives has voted to ban what appear to be a wide array of synethic cannabinoid strains, some which may have been used in herbal incense products in stores in Atlanta and across the US. As previously reported by Atlanta Progressive News, many Atlanta stores are selling various brands of herbal incense sprayed with […]

Dangerous Synthetic Cannabinoid “Incense” Floods Market

July 27, 2011 CHERYL ROSENBLUM Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA — Spice. K-2. Head Trip. Spaz. Spiz. Mr. Miyagi’s Warpaint Zero. These are just a few of the many herbal incense products which have flooded Atlanta markets, as some citizens look for a way to get a legal buzz. The incense packages sell anywhere from ten dollars up to fifty dollars per gram. They are clearly marked […]

Georgians Rally for Marijuana Policy Reform

May 30, 2011 CHERYL ROSENBLUM Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA — About thirty activists from around the State of Georgia gathered in Atlanta’s Little Five Points neighborhood on Saturday, May 07, 2011, to rally for marijuana policy reform The rally began at Freedom Park and ended up in Findley Plaza. Atlanta was one of many cities which participated in the Worldwide Cannabis March. Activists held signs including, […]

Georgia to Begin Medical Marijuana Research Trials

April 23, 2011 GLORIA TATUM Leave a comment

(APN) ATLANTA — “Yes We Cannabis” was the rallying cry of many individuals and organizations on the grounds of the State Capitol, Wednesday, April 20, 2011, in support of marijuana policy reform in the State of Georgia. The group also celebrated the fact that Georgia has started to implement the Medical Marijuana Necessities Act of 1981 (MMNA 1981) that will […]

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