There is nothing little about Kelly Lytle Hernandez. Not only is she a UCLA professor of History, Director of the African American Studies Center, and don’t forget, a MacArthur ‘Genius’ Fellow- she is now the recipient of a $3.65 Million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for the purpose of creating a living archive of mass incarceration in Los Angeles.

It’s been a month since the Association of Deputy District Attorneys of Los Angeles (ADDA) filed suit against LA County DA, George Gascón because of new policies put in place to lower the over-crowding of jails caused by sentencing enhancements and strict parole policies. According to the ADDA, the directives put prosecutors in an unfair position, forcing them to break California law or risk being fired for not complying with Gascón’s more humanistic measures.

A green wave spread across the U.S. following the excitement from the 2020 election. South Dakota, Montana, Arizona, and New Jersey all legalized the recreational use of marijuana;

Two of Georgia’s Senate seats are up for grabs as a result of the non-conclusive results from the 2020 election. Republican Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler are both on the Jan. 5 ballot (Tuesday) in runoff elections because neither got enough votes Nov. 3 to win outright. The outcome, however, will not only result in partisan control of the U.S. Senate but it will be extremely telling for the trajectory of cannabis.

New Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon has drawn a lot of attention for his progressive new policies that are a sharp break from what most of us are used to hearing from traditionally law-and-order, lock-‘em-up prosecutors. 

Los Angeles is open for cannabis business – a land of opportunity in these uncertain times.

The cannabis industry reached a significant milestone on December 4, 2020, when for the first time ever, the House of Representatives passed a bill to end federal cannabis prohibition.

Psychedelic companies going public on the Nasdaq stock trading market are getting increased attention from investors burgeoning into its own financial sector. Due to greater government decriminalization and positive mainstream attention, companies in the psychedelic sector have begun expanding their research on psychedelic, or hallucinogenic, drugs. So far, the results seem not only to be positive, but also potentially profitable.

Despite all the negativity this year involving politics, COVID-19, and police brutality, 2020 is shaping up to be a bombshell year for cannabis businesses and consumers in America.

Cannabis reform advocates had plenty to celebrate Tuesday night after a perfect run of success for state ballot measures. They were markedly less enthusiastic about the direction of the federal races.

Prop 17 gives back the right vote to many, which is really mandated by democratic theory. With more voters, the chances of selecting the correct candidate is increased.

Vote yes on Proposition 25 that ends cash bail. For years, prosecutors have used cash bail as a weapon against the accused to coerce an early plea deal. This interferes with the defendant's right to a fair trial, right to counsel, and other due process rights. This is wrong. Prop 25 ends this.

The vote to confirm Judge Amy Coney Barrett is set to go ahead this evening. With a current vote of 51 to 48 with Republicans pulling ahead it appears Judge Barrett is set to be confirmed to take a seat on the Supreme Court.