Law & Politics

2013 Year in Review (MPP)

This 2013 Year in Review video from the Marijuana Policy Project highlights many major marijuana accomplishments achieved over the past 12 months. From the legalization of recreational cannabis in Washington & Colorado (and Portland, Maine!) to decriminalization at state and local levels to well placed billboard to grab media attention, 2013 was a huge year for the cannabis movement.

Watch the whole video or jump to highlights linked below the video.

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2013 Year in Review – Marijuana Policy Project Highlights

  • MPP Billboard: Portland, OR – Is pot safer than alcohol? [0:36 mark]
  • Colorado: Legalize recreational weed [0:58 mark]
  • Colorado: Governor Hickenlooper about legal weed in Colorado [1:26 mark]
  • Vermont: Decriminalization – possession of less than 1 ounce of weed [1:38 mark]
  • New Hampshire: legalize medical marijuana (all of New England now has medical marijuana) [1:54 mark]
  • Illinois: legalize medical marijuana (20th state) [2:20 mark]
  • MPP Billboard: Pro-marijuana ad at NASCAR [2:25 mark]
  • US Justice Department: will not challenge state marijuana laws [2:48 mark]
  • MPP Billboard: near Sports Authority field (NFL) [3:10 mark]
  • Polls: For the first time ever, a solid majority of Americans think marijuana should be legal (58% voted yes) [3:18 mark]
  • Portland, Maine: Recreational marijuana legalized (67% voted yes) [3:37 mark]
  • Jackson & Lansing, Michigan: decriminalize marijuana [3:53 mark]