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Amazon, one of the world’s most powerful economic powerhouses, will stop drug testing employees for marijuana and will lobby Congress to pass cannabis reform.

ALBANY — Lawmakers reached an agreement on one of three main parole reform bills Tuesday, causing formerly incarcerated people and survivors of physical violence and sexual abuse to rally harder

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New York imprisons more people for non-criminal technical violations of parole than any state in the country.

Meek Mill’s push to advocate for those who have been affected by the criminal justice system has been strong, especially since being released...

Meek Mill knows firsthand the torturous existence of being unrelentingly entangled within the criminal justice system. 

"We will no longer include marijuana in our comprehensive drug screening program for any positions not regulated by the Department of Transportation," Clark said in a blog post on Amazons website.

Both the US Senate and President Joe Biden are reluctant to legalize cannabis federally. A Republican-sponsored marijuana law may be an acceptable compromise.

Advocates pushing parole reform say report shows New York lagging behind ‘red’ states Denis Slattery ALBANY — Parole reform advocates unveiled a new report Tuesday highlighting how New York is trailing far more conservative states when it comes to cost-saving measures and reducing recidivism. The analysis from A More Just NYC details how at least a dozen deep red states have implemented successful parole reforms, such as incentivizing time off and limiting jail time, that ...

ETFMG Launches A Second Marijuana ETF The ETFMG U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF (MJUS) will target the United States cannabis market. Author: ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF (MJ). Now, its about to get some competition from..... itself! Today, the company launches its sister fund, the ETFMG U.S. Alternative Harvest ETF (MJUS). The big differentiator, of course, is that while MJ targets cannabis companies worldwide (although most names reside in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom), MJU...