Amanda J. Crawford

Amanda J. Crawford is a professor of journalism at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green. Her work has been published by The Baltimore Sun, The Arizona Republic, National Geographic, People, Ms. Magazine, Bloomberg News and Businessweek. Photo Credit: Leanora Benkato.

Election 2016: Can North Dakota Get Medical Marijuana Over the Finish Line?

A last-minute infusion of campaign cash from the Drug Policy Alliance is hoping to get a volunteer-led medical marijuana initiative in North Dakota over the finish line . Ethan Nadelmann, executive director of DPA, said the fact that the measure made the ballot in North Dakota came as a surprise to national organizations. He said his organization sent infusions of

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Election 2016: Fighting Back After the Montana Legislature Undermined MMJ

  In Big Sky Country, where cannabis caravans once freely roamed signing up hundreds of medical marijuana patients a day, the future of the crumbling industry is on the ballot. Voters in Montana will decide Nov. 8 on Initiative 182, which would undo the devastating blow dealt to the 12-year-old medical marijuana system this summer, when the state supreme court

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Election 2016: How Arkansas Screwed the Pooch

A medical marijuana initiative in Arkansas cleared two recent legal hurdles but still faces a tough race on Election Day. And this time, legalization advocates have no one to blame but themselves: An internecine fight has made for bad blood between two pro-reform camps. The result: Two competing measures on the ballot, confusing and seemingly splitting support in a state

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