Ashley Mitchell, who resides in California, is a cannabis dispensary manager as well as a current law student.
Ashley Mitchell
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Flock Cameras Are the New Front in the War on Drugs, and Cannabis Reformers Must Fight Them
For decades, the war on drugs relied on traffic stops, confidential informants, aggressive searches and the selective enforcement of laws that disproportionately harmed poor and minority communities. Today, that machinery is being modernized. Flock Safety cameras and other automated license plate readers are creating a vast surveillance network capable of recording where millions of Americans …
Massachusetts Marijuana Repeal Is Likely to Fail, but the Cannabis Community Cannot Get Complacent
By Ashley Mitchell, Law Student and Medical Cannabis Dispensary Manager Massachusetts voters will officially decide this November whether to dismantle much of the adult-use marijuana system they approved a decade ago. Based on current polling, the repeal measure appears more likely to fail than pass. A February Bay State Poll conducted by the University of …
The Congressional Cannabis Caucus Has Stalled Out. It’s Time to Start Over.
The Congressional Cannabis Caucus was supposed to be a driving force for reform on Capitol Hill. Instead, it has become a symbol of stagnation. That may sound harsh, but at some point honesty is more useful than politeness. If a caucus exists to keep marijuana reform front and center in Congress, then it needs to …
State Cannabis Social Equity Programs Are Headed for Constitutional Showdowns, Likely to Be Ruled Illegal
By Ashley Mitchell, 3rd Year Law Student and Dispensary Manager Social equity programs are well-intentioned and good-natured, but they’re also likely illegal. Across the country, state legislatures and regulators have designed social equity programs intended to right the wrongs of the drug war. These programs, particularly those that reserve the first wave of marijuana licenses …
