Some recent criminal justice highlights from Marijuana Law, Policy & Reform

It has been many months since I did a round-up of posts of note from the blogging I do over at Marijuana Law, Policy & Reform, and there have been so many marijuana reform developments in those many months, so I cannot readily here round up all MLP&R highlights.  But I can cover some recent favorites from some recent posting that should be of particular interest to criminal justice fans, so here goes:

• "Alabama’s War on Marijuana: Assessing the Fiscal and Human Toll of Criminalization"

• Interesting new data from the FBI concerning marijuana (and other drug) arrests in 2017

• Could the feds really be gearing up for a criminal crackdown on Colorado's state-compliant marijuana businesses?

• Will Canada's legalization of marijuana impact coming legalization votes in Michigan and North Dakota and elsewhere in US?

• "Could Weed Be Federally Legal in 2019?"

• Canada has plans for mass pardons of low-level marijuana offenders in conjunction with legalization reforms

• Go (mid)west, young activist, go see marijuana reform's destiny in 2018 election cycle

• California officially makes expungement automatic for past marijuana offenses

• Newsweek cover story spotlights "How Republicans Learned to Love Marijuana"

• New data from Washington state shows dramatic drop in felony marijuana cases after legalization

• Hooray for the proposed new "Marijuana Data Collection Act" ... but ...

• Reviewing efforts to ensure marijuana reform is focused on criminal justice and social justice issues

• New executive director for MPP, Steve Hawkins, spotlights how marijuana reform and criminal justice and racial justice are interconnected

• "Criminal Conviction Restrictions for Marijuana Licensing"