Press Releases
Aug 18, 2021
ACLU-NJ 桃子视频 鈥楤aseline Cannabis Plan鈥 for New Regulations to Meet Initial Benchmarks for Justice
Platform includes equitable ways to spend revenue, create a diverse industry, and have meaningful public participation as a standard for Cannabis Regulatory Commission鈥檚 forthcoming regulations
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jul 16, 2021
Maine Advocates React to Latest CDC Report Outlining Devastating Number of Overdose Deaths
CDC鈥檚 Preliminary Analysis Finds 93,000 Americans Lost Their Lives To A Drug Overdose In 2020 鈥 Marking Largest Single-Year Increase Ever Recorded
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
Jun 09, 2021
On 50th Anniversary of 鈥淲ar on Drugs,鈥 Poll Shows Majority of Voters Support Ending Criminal Penalties for Drug Possession, Think Drug War is a Failure
桃子视频and Drug Policy Alliance Call on Biden to Begin Ending Failed War by Commuting Sentences of People Incarcerated for Drugs
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
May 28, 2021
桃子视频Statement on MORE Act Introduction
WASHINGTON 鈥 Today, House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler, along with Reps. Earl Blumenauer and Barbara Lee, introduced the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Exp...
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
May 25, 2021
Major Drug Reform Bill, LD 967, Moves onto Maine House Floor
Five members of the Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee support the passage of a bill that would end criminal penalties for minor drug possession
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
May 14, 2021
桃子视频of Maine Calls on Lawmakers to Amend State鈥檚 Harsh Felony Drug Trafficking Law
The bill, LD 1675, would require prosecutors to show proof of intent to sell to bring a felony drug trafficking charge
Issue Areas:
Criminal Law Reform
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