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NC attorney general, task force recommends decriminalizing up to 1.5 ounces of marijuana, studying options for legalization

MMP News AuthorNovember 18, 2020

RALEIGH, N.C. — A North Carolina task force is recommending that the state decriminalize possession of marijuana in small amounts ... Read More

Next attorney general must embrace marijuana law reforms

MMP News AuthorNovember 13, 2020

On the campaign trail, President-Elect Joe BidenJoe BidenBiden has spoken with some GOP senators, chief of staff says Trump told ... Read More

Sweeney to Attorney General: Issue Directive Halting Cannabis Arrests Pending Bill Passage

MMP News AuthorNovember 9, 2020

TRENTON – Senate President Steve Sweeney this morning issued the following statement urging the Attorney General’s Office to issue clear ... Read More

Cook County State’s Attorney resumes clearing cannabis records

MMP News AuthorOctober 29, 2020

Illustration by Emma Ruck The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office has resumed expunging low-level cannabis records after the pandemic delayed ... Read More

Indiana attorney general candidate calls for state to legalize marijuana

MMP News AuthorOctober 27, 2020

The Democratic candidate for Indiana attorney general is calling on the state to legalize marijuana, saying that doing so would ... Read More

Attorney general candidate Weinzapfel calls on Indiana to legalize marijuana

MMP News AuthorOctober 26, 2020

Democratic Indiana attorney general candidate Jonathan Weinzapfel is calling on the state to legalize marijuana, saying it could boost funding ... Read More

Sean Mireskandari, Grand Iranian Attorney, Weighs In On Iranian Government’s Plot To Assassinate U.S. Ambassador

MMP News AuthorSeptember 19, 2020

Sean Mireskandari “It was known at that time the attempts on the lives of U.S. ambassadors would not be limited ... Read More

A man has been imprisoned for decades after a marijuana sale. The state's top attorney says it's time he's released

MMP News AuthorAugust 16, 2020

With now an army of supporters behind him pushing for a commuted sentence — including Michigan’s attorney general — Thompson’s ... Read More

'Schizophrenic Policy' Handicaps Cannabis — Here's What One Pot Attorney Says Feds Need To Change

MMP News AuthorJune 14, 2020

Bud businesses are in a bind. On the local level, economic and political progress has been made in at least 33 ... Read More

Utah attorney general wants Congress to let marijuana businesses use banks

MMP News AuthorMay 23, 2020

Utah Attorney General Sean Reyes joined a bipartisan coalition of 34 state and territorial attorneys general asking Congress to let ... Read More