Author Archive: Phillip Smith
These 5 States Are the Most Well-Placed to Legalize Marijuana in 2021
Released for Syndication: 01/29/2021
In 2020, the number of states that ended pot prohibition reached 15 (and the District of Columbia), as voters in four states—Arizona, Montana, New...
Full ArticleThe Top 10 Drug Policy Stories of 2020
Released for Syndication: 01/04/2021
A pandemic, civil unrest, national elections—2020 has been a year of tumult that couldn’t be done with soon enough. But when it comes to...
Full ArticleIn Historic Move, House Votes to End Federal Marijuana Prohibition
Released for Syndication: 12/08/2020
Breaking almost entirely along party lines, the House on December 4 voted to approve the Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement (MORE) Act of 2019...
Full ArticleIn Historic Vote, the UN No Longer Considers Cannabis One of the Most Dangerous Drugs
Released for Syndication: 12/04/2020
In a historic vote on December 2, the 53 member states of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) voted to remove cannabis from Schedule...
Full ArticleDrug Reform Won a Clean Sweep in the 2020 Election
Released for Syndication: 11/09/2020
In the days between Election Day and the announcement of Joe Biden as the projected winner of the presidential race, even as national election...
Full ArticleThe Psychedelic Revolution Is Coming to the Ballot Box
Released for Syndication: 10/30/2020
The psychedelic renaissance that has been emerging in recent years will finally get a chance to be ratified by voters on November 3. On...
Full ArticleLegal Marijuana Is on the Ballot in Big Sky Country
Released for Syndication: 10/19/2020
Come November 3, Big Sky Country could be among the latest places to free the weed. As is the case in Arizona, New Jersey,...
Full ArticleWill New Jersey Be the Next State to Legalize Marijuana?
Released for Syndication: 10/06/2020
New Jersey looks set to be the next state to legalize marijuana. It’s on the ballot come Election Day on November 3, the polls...
Full ArticleOregon Is on the Cusp of a Major Precedent in National Drug Reform: Decriminalizing Everything
Released for Syndication: 09/11/2020
Come November 3, Oregon residents will have a chance to approve the most far-reaching drug reform measure ever to make a state ballot when...
Full ArticleCan Marijuana Win Over Voters in a High Plains Red State?
Released for Syndication: 08/26/2020