Politics
Drug Reform Ballot Initiatives Scramble to Recover
By
Hilary Corrigan
May 15, 2020
May 15, 2020
Along with everything else, the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted the ballot initiatives which have been the driving force in cannabis and drug reform. In this presidential election year, voters across much of the country were expected to have their say...
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