The Criminal Law Reform Project seeks to end harsh policies and racial inequities in the criminal justice system

Criminal Law Reform The Criminal Law Reform Project seeks to end harsh policies and racial inequities in the criminal justice system. https://www.aclu.org/issues/criminal-law-reform?redirect=drug-law-reform The Criminal Law Reform Project (CLRP) focuses its work on the “front end” of the criminal justice system—from policing to sentencing— seeking to end excessively harsh criminal justice policies that result in mass […]

Prescription painkiller deaths fall in medical marijuana states

Prescription painkiller deaths fall in medical marijuana states http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN0GP1UJ20140825 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Researchers aren’t sure why, but in the 23 U.S. states where medical marijuana has been legalized, deaths from opioid overdoses have decreased by almost 25 percent, according to a new analysis. “Most of the discussion on medical marijuana has been about […]