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Marijuana Decriminalization

President Joe Biden, a white male in a navy blue suit, delivering a speech at a podium with the seal of the President of the United States.
Closing Argument October 15, 2022
Don’t Expect Mass Prison Releases From Biden’s Marijuana Clemency
The president’s mass pardon may signal a shift in the federal approach to cannabis, but it won’t let anyone out of prison.
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An employee at a medical marijuana cultivator in Ohio works with a marijuana plant.
Q&A January 14, 2019
How Dangerous is Marijuana, Really?
A Marshall Project virtual roundtable.
By The Marshall Project
Feature June 21, 2017
How to Cut Down on Searches in Traffic Stops: Legalize Pot
New data shows legalization leads to fewer encounters between cops and drivers, but racial disparities remain.
By and Eric Sagara
Some states prohibit driving with any amount of THC in your system while others have a legal cutoff.
News January 16, 2017
When Are You Too Stoned to Drive?
The question is trickier than you’d think for police, and the courts, to answer.
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Analysis October 14, 2015
What Hillary Clinton Got Wrong About Marijuana
A fact check of the Democratic debate.
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News June 16, 2015
Get Caught with Pot, Face Deportation
As states loosen marijuana laws, the consequences for noncitizens remain as strict as ever.
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Q&A March 9, 2015
The State of Marijuana
A conversation with a prominent thinker on the evolving law — and business — of pot.
By The Marshall Project
President Barack Obama delivering the State of the Union address in 2011.
News January 20, 2015
‘My Fellow Americans’
Reimagining the president’s State of the Union speech.
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