BALTIMORE, MD – A federal judge in Maryland, saying public attitudes on marijuana have shifted, gave two marijuana traffickers sentences much shorter than prosecutors requested. U.S. District Judge James K. Bredar said federal sentencing guidelines that treat marijuana as seriously as heroin and other hard drugs are outmoded, The Baltimore Sun reported. He cited the Obama administration’s decision […]
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. . . . . READ MOREWASHINGTON, D.C. — The annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health released Wednesday by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) show marijuana prohibition has failed to accomplish its goals. According to the results, usage rates have remained relatively constant despite hundreds of […]
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