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This threat isn't just about Massachusetts. If Question 8 passes, or even loses too narrowly, it will put legal cannabis markets across the country at risk. No matter where you live, if you care about ending prohibition once and for all, this is your fight too!
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Cannabis reform in Tennessee depends on elected officials who support sensible policy changes. If you are a Tennessee voter, check out our voter guide to learn where candidates stand on cannabis policy reform ahead of the upcoming elections! mpp.org/states/tennessee/202…
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Despite claims that cannabis legalization would lead to a surge in youth use, CDC data shows the opposite: youth use has actually dropped by 44% since the first states legalized cannabis.
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Marijuana Policy Project retweeted
A new report from the Marijuana Policy Project shows that teen use of marijuana has decreased in every single state that has legalized cannabis for adults—contradicting opponents' scare tactic messaging that claimed the reform would harm kids. marijuanamoment.net/teen-mar…
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MPP is gearing up to keep cannabis reform moving forward this Fall, and you can help us defeat prohibitionist attacks and advance legalization efforts by ordering from the MPP Online Shop! shop.mpp.org/collections/fal…
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"Youth cannabis use in Massachusetts has been cut fully in half in just ten years since voters approved legalization, following decades of mass arrests that failed to move the needle at all." -Adam Smith, MPP's Executive Director forbes.com/sites/ajherringto…
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Opponents of cannabis policy reform often express concern about impact on youth, but the data is clear: regulating cannabis for adults doesn’t lead to higher youth use rates — in fact, it does the opposite. mpp.org/issues/legalization/…
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"We are relieved that now the program can begin in earnest the job that voters tasked it to do — launch a medical cannabis program for seriously ill residents." -Kevin Caldwell, MPP's senior manager for legislative affairs forbes.com/sites/ajherringto…
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This threat isn't just about Massachusetts. If Question 8 passes, or even loses too narrowly, it will put legal cannabis markets across the country at risk. No matter where you live, if you care about ending prohibition once and for all, this is your fight too!
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Marijuana Policy Project retweeted
Since states started legalizing marijuana, there has been no detectable social harm. Predictions that legal weed would have catastrophic consequences have turned out to be hyperbolic.
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In a rare rebuke of Gov. Kelly Ayotte, Granite State legislators overrode her veto of SB468, legislation that will allow medical cannabis cultivators to utilize greenhouses to grow cannabis. blog.mpp.org/blog/nh-governo…
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Whether you live in Massachusetts or not, this is a moment to stand with Bay Staters and protect our progress — and bring a message of hope to the millions of people still suffering in prohibitionist states that legalization will continue to march forward. shop.mpp.org/products/vote-n…
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Join us tomorrow for a webinar examining the latest developments in federal marijuana rescheduling and what comes next for the movement to end federal marijuana prohibition! RSVP here: drugpolicy-org.zoom.us/webin…
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"Whether you’re an industry member, an allied business, an advocate for the plant or for rational public policy or personal freedom—and wherever you are in the country—the Massachusetts ballot initiative is your fight." Adam Smith, MPP's Exec. Director marijuanamoment.net/top-mari…
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