From the beginning, women have played pivotal roles in the cannabis movement, often without due recognition–challenging outdated laws, fighting stigma, protecting people, and helping to build an industry from the ground up.
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Those who support legalizing marijuana are not part of the ideological fringe; we are the majority. It's time for us to act like it and for lawmakers to treat cannabis consumers with the respect they deserve.
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"Just as patients taking traditional medications do not face punishment in the workplace unless their on-the-job performance is impaired, those who use medical cannabis during their off-hours should not face sanctions solely because of their status as a m...
"Prohibiting these products doesn't eliminate consumers' demand for them. Rather, it encourages consumers to seek them out from the unregulated market -- thereby undermining the primary goal of legalization, which is to provide consumers with safe, above-...
By a nearly 3 to 1 margin, survey respondents agreed that regular alcohol use is "more harmful to a person's health" than the regular use of cannabis.
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"State lawmakers are well aware that their 'reefer madness' views are out of step with most Idahoans. That is why they are seeking to remove voters from the equation."
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"The individuals who are continuing to be opposed are absolutely disregarding the fact that 71 percent of people in this state support safe and regulated medical cannabis."
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"Once again, the lesson is clear: Legalizing and regulating marijuana markets is preferable to prohibiting them. Placing marijuana products behind the counter keeps cannabis out of the hands of young people and it reduces the public's appetite for these u...
"I have had the privilege of working alongside trailblazing advocates who have fought for policy reforms and those who remind us every day that too many Americans remain behind bars, still waiting for justice."
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