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Tag: legalized marijuana

Posted inCommunity

Virginia Follows New York and Legalizes Marijuana

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer April 14, 2021December 21, 2021

Recreational marijuana is now legal in Virginia — making it the 16th state in the nation and the first southern state to do so.

Hundreds of demonstrators rally at 20th Street and Massachusetts Ave in northwest D.C. in support of federally legalizing marijuana and in protest of Sen. Jeff Sessions, newly elected President Trump's pick of attorney general, on Jan 20. (Travis Riddick/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

D.C. Mayor Introduces Bill for Adult-Use Cannabis Program

by WI Guest Author March 1, 2021December 21, 2021
**FILE** D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine (Courtesy photo)
Posted inCommunity

D.C. AG Racine Leads 38-State Coalition in Support of Marijuana Banking Bill

by WI Guest Author May 10, 2019December 21, 2021
Marijuana advocate and volunteer Felicia Simpson rolls marijuana joins for the 1st Annual Congressional #JointSession in preparation for the cannabis giveaway on Capitol Hill to bring attention to the federal law restrictions that impede on local enforcement of marijuana policies. (Mark Mahoney/The Washington Informer)
Posted inHealth

Joint Session: Marijuana Advocates to Hit the Hill

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing Writer April 19, 2017October 30, 2020
Posted inNational

Report: Racial Disparities in Arrests Persist with Legal Pot

by Washington Informer March 25, 2015October 30, 2020
Rica Madrid poses for a photograph as she rolls a joint in her home on the first day of legal possession of marijuana for recreational purposes, Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, in Washington. Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser defied threats from Congress by implementing a voter-approved initiative on Thursday, making the city the only place east of the Mississippi River where people can legally grow and share marijuana in private. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Posted inPolitics

Pot Fight Between DC Mayor, Congress Could Cost the City

by Washington Informer February 27, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inPolitics

Pot Now Legal in D.C. Despite Threats from Congress

by Washington Informer February 26, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inBusiness

In Washington Licensed Growers Struggle With Surplus Marijuana

by Washington Informer January 16, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inEntertainment

VIDEO: 2 Chainz Debates Pot Legalization with Nancy Grace

by Washington Informer January 14, 2015October 30, 2020
Posted inHealth

U.S. Anti-Pot Group: Stricter Controls Needed After Surge in Marijuana Ills

by Washington Informer January 6, 2015October 30, 2020

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