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We Rise to Legalize is a diverse coalition of faith, civil rights, workers’ rights, millennial and grassroots advocates calling on New York’s state legislature to pass an equitable and fair adult use program for legalized ma*****na.

01/03/2025

RIP Mr Lucy

04/12/2021

On this day in history Honorable Justice Jane Bolin was born. WeRise honors Jane Bolin and her family legacy.

Jane Matilda Bolin, LL.B. (April 11, 1908 – January 8, 2007) was the first black woman to graduate from Yale Law School, and the first black woman to join the New York City Bar Association and the New York City Law Department. In 1939, she was sworn into the bench of the New York City Domestic Relations Court, making her the first black woman to serve as a judge in the United States.

04/09/2021

On this day in1974, Mr. Henry Hank Aaron hit his 715th home run.

We are grateful to Hank Aaron and others for reminding us that no obstacle is insurmountable.

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04/04/2021

Commemorating the death of MLK.
April 4, 1968
Dr. King Easter Sunday.



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Senate Bill S854A has been signed by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo.Enacts the "Ma*****na Regulation and Taxation Act"New York...
03/31/2021

Senate Bill S854A has been signed by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo.

Enacts the "Ma*****na Regulation and Taxation Act"

New York State becomes the 15th State to Legalize Recreational Ma*****na.



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Link in bio. 🔗Would you trust your abuser to dictate your treatment and restoration plan? So why trust the Governor and ...
03/31/2021

Link in bio. 🔗

Would you trust your abuser to dictate your treatment and restoration plan? So why trust the Governor and legislative leaders. No community, No Deal.

🗽 NY Lawmakers & Governor Cut A Deal With No Community Voice.

👉🏾 No Community Council! No bueno

👉🏾 No Impact Study! No bueno

👉🏾 No Medical Expansion! No bueno

Where’s the Damage Assessment?

💉 This feels like a sick experiment. The lawmakers that detested cannabis and jailed Black Americans are now vying to control the legal business.

If you Or your organization supported the Rockefeller Drugs Law, 94 Crime Bill and/or 2014 NY Compassionate Care Act then you are not able to advocate for the community today.

If you are sitting at the negotiation table And you never rode dirty then you can’t advocate for me nor the community.

🗽 NY state won’t cure imminent health and safety disparities Inherent in the medical cannabis program. Instead uts "Let’s just pass a weak recreation bill and leave medical cannabis untouched." Again the abuser is deciding the appropriate remedy.

This is Clearly Unfair!


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Tuesday March 30, 2021From the Desk of the Executive DirectorNew York, NY. The proposed Cannabis Reform plan, in its cur...
03/31/2021

Tuesday March 30, 2021
From the Desk of the Executive Director

New York, NY. The proposed Cannabis Reform plan, in its current form, is not good for New York and sets a bad precedent as a national model. It misses the mark.
The bill has:
(1) NO provisions to expand the current medical cannabis program leaving systemic healthcare inequality negatively impacting Black and Brown communities;
(2) NO mandated damage assessment to research, record, and assess the overall injury the War on Drugs caused on New Yorkers;

(3) NO State funded reparative justice commitment to compensate injured individuals and communities;

(4) NO appointed Community Council and/or statutorily designated community representative to offer community input in administering the program.

This year marks the 50th year anniversary of the US declaring a War on Black and Brown Americans. We Rise to Legalize and its community partners are calling on President Joe Biden to finally end the War on Drugs and set a national standard for state reform.

The proposed plan offers no community voice negotiating the interests of unfairly targeted Black and Brown Americans by state actors. Many past bad actors are now attempting to negotiate the interests of the community. The conflicts of interest are clear yet our elected leaders are still attempting to impose the will of corporate interests on the community. This is not a community supported bill.

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By April Ryan “We’re asking for the federal government to take part, as well as the international community to join in ...
03/24/2021

By April Ryan

“We’re asking for the federal government to take part, as well as the international community to join in to ensure that the United States government treats African Americans as well as other Americans that have come to this country from the African enslaved.”

In Black America, for example, when drug use began to tear down families and communities the federal government turned a blind eye. However, when white America began to feel the impact and destruction from drugs hitting the Rust Belt communities, a national anti-drug conversation began focusing on white Middle America’s Main Street.
That is the conversation Kurt Schmoke had during the Trump years when then-President Donald Trump placed a bright light on the issue of opioid addiction as one of the major hot button issues for the presidential campaign trail of 2016.

Maryland Senate Passes Bill to Ban Police from Denying Fi****ms to Medical Ma*****na UsersBy: Mike MaharreyOn Friday, th...
03/20/2021

Maryland Senate Passes Bill to Ban Police from Denying Fi****ms to Medical Ma*****na Users

By: Mike Maharrey

On Friday, the Maryland Senate unanimously passed a bill that would prohibit the Maryland State Police from denying a medical ma*****na cardholder the ability to purchase a firearm.

Sen. Michael Hough (R) introduced Senate Bill 190 (SB190) on Jan. 13. Under the proposed law, a person could not be denied the right to purchase, possess, or carry a firearm solely on the basis that they are authorized to use medical cannabis.

On March 12, the Senate passed SB190 by a 45-0 vote.

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US Attorney General Merrick Garland and what his policy could mean for Cannabis Reform and Communities of Color. @ U...
03/12/2021

US Attorney General Merrick Garland and what his policy could mean for Cannabis Reform and Communities of Color.

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