New York City to Overhaul Marijuana Arrest Policy to Fight Racial Disparities In neighborhoods where individuals called about marijuana at the same rate, arrests were higher in the area with more black and Latino residents. By Madina Toure
Kirsten Gillibrand Signs Onto Cory Booker’s Marijuana Legalization Bill Both New Jersey's governor and that state's junior senator have their eyes on legal weed. By Madina Toure
De Blasio Says Sessions Is Pursuing a ‘Vendetta’ Against States With Legal Pot New York City's mayor believes states have the right to legalize marijuana despite his own opposition to it. By Madina Toure
U.K. Establishes a ‘Soft Power Council’ to Boost the Economy and Elevate National Identity By Elisa Carollo