Category: Politicians

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Pro-cannabis politicians

August 15, 2013
08/15/2013
John Liu Wants to Legalize Weed in New York City

John Liu Wants to Legalize Weed in New York City

Facing lagging poll numbers just a month out from primary elections, NYC Comptroller and 2013 mayoral candidate John Liu just played a political wildcard. Yesterday, he said he’d...
By: Andy Cush
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August 15, 2013
08/15/2013
Marijuana in the Race for New York City Mayor

Marijuana in the Race for New York City Mayor

The race to become the next mayor of New York City is one of the most publicized and followed of 2013 and the issue of marijuana has...
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July 31, 2013
07/31/2013
Video: Ron Paul VS Stephen Baldwin on Cannabis Legalization

Video: Ron Paul VS Stephen Baldwin on Cannabis Legalization

In his blog on nj.com, Paul Mulshine discusses a Larry King Live video of Ron Paul debating Stephen Baldwin on marijuana legalization. Debating may be the wrong...
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July 29, 2013
07/29/2013
Senator Segerblom: Nevada to Make a Bundle on Medical Marijuana

Senator Segerblom: Nevada to Make a Bundle on Medical Marijuana

Las Vegas Senator Segerblom (D) said future Nevada pot dispensary owners are in a perfect position to make millions of dollars because Nevada is the only state...
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July 25, 2013
07/25/2013
PA Governor Candidate John Hanger Offers Pot Reform Platform

PA Governor Candidate John Hanger Offers Pot Reform Platform

John Hanger, one of the candidates running for Pennsylvania governor next year, promotes a three-step cannabis reform platform. First, he wants medical marijuana available to patients that need...
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July 19, 2013
07/19/2013
Former President of Mexico: End Marijuana Prohibition Now

Former President of Mexico: End Marijuana Prohibition Now

Our friends at High Times scored a really provocative and informative interview with Vicente Fox, the former president of Mexico, where Mr. Fox demonstrates both a wide range of knowledge about...
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June 24, 2013
06/24/2013
Mayors Demand Change to Federal Policy on Medical Marijuana

Mayors Demand Change to Federal Policy on Medical Marijuana

A resolution calling for change to federal policy is on the agenda at this weekend’s annual mayors meeting As mayors from across the country gather today in...
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June 19, 2013
06/19/2013
Pro-Legalization Senator Daylin Leach Takes Advocacy to DC

Pro-Legalization Senator Daylin Leach Takes Advocacy to DC

Pennsylvania State Senator Daylin Leach has been an outspoken advocate on the issue of marijuana law reform during his tenure in Harrisburg. Senator Leach made a splash legislatively this...
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May 24, 2013
05/24/2013
First US Elected Official, Bill Rosendahl, Openly Using Medical Marijuana

First US Elected Official, Bill Rosendahl, Openly Using Medical Marijuana

On 5/21/2013, Bill Rosendahl, a Councilman in the City of Los Angeles, made history as the first elected Official openly admitting to using medical marijuana. Bill Rosendahl...
By: Mercedys
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May 20, 2013
05/20/2013
PA Police Arrest Speakers, Organizers at Marijuana Rally

PA Police Arrest Speakers, Organizers at Marijuana Rally

The 5th monthly Smoke Down Prohibition rally in Philadelphia ended with police breaking through the crowd to arrest several individuals for smoking marijuana, including the primary organizer of...
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May 20, 2013
05/20/2013
Federal MMJ Court Support, Press Conference with Bob Filner

Federal MMJ Court Support, Press Conference with Bob Filner

Who:         Federal defendant Ronnie Chang and his atty Michael J. McCabe Esq. What:        Gag Order Hearing in Federal Medical Marijuana Case, then Press Conference...
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May 14, 2013
05/14/2013
NJ Senate Candidate Smokes a Joint for Drug War Victims

NJ Senate Candidate Smokes a Joint for Drug War Victims

Don DeZarn, libertarian candidate for the New Jersey Senate, smoked a joint in Veteran’s Park in Hamilton, New Jersey. He said “This is for all my brothers...
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April 15, 2013
04/15/2013
California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom Calls for Legalizing Marijuana

California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom Calls for Legalizing Marijuana

At the California Democratic Party convention in Sacramento Saturday, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom called for marijuana legalization and described the war on drugs as “an abject failure.”...
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February 7, 2013
02/07/2013
Rhode Island Marijuana Legalization Bill Filed

Rhode Island Marijuana Legalization Bill Filed

State Rep. Edith Ajello (D-Providence), chair of the House Judiciary Committee, announced Wednesday she had introduced a bill to make marijuana legal for adults 21 and over...
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January 18, 2013
01/18/2013
Senator Leahy: After Spending Billions on the War on Drugs…Well, We’ve Lost

Senator Leahy: After Spending Billions on the War on Drugs…Well, We’ve Lost

The Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and the most senior member of the Senate, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) again spoke out against the War on Drugs...
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January 14, 2013
01/14/2013
Medical Marijuana Advocates Hail San Diego Mayor’s Decision to Stop Crackdown on Dispensaries

Medical Marijuana Advocates Hail San Diego Mayor’s Decision to Stop Crackdown on Dispensaries

Advocates applauded the recent actions of San Diego Mayor Bob Filner in trying to put an end to the years-long crackdown on access to medical marijuana in...
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January 10, 2013
01/10/2013
NY Governor Andrew Cuomo Calls for Marijuana Law Reform

NY Governor Andrew Cuomo Calls for Marijuana Law Reform

In his State of the State address Wednesday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) called on the legislature to reform the state’s marijuana laws. Marijuana possession has...
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January 10, 2013
01/10/2013
San Diego Mayor Attends ASA Meeting – Lays Out Strategy for Safe Access

San Diego Mayor Attends ASA Meeting – Lays Out Strategy for Safe Access

Last night for the first time in our chapter and city’s history, a sitting mayor attended the monthly chapter meeting. Former Congressman and newly-elected Mayor Bob Filner...
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January 10, 2013
01/10/2013
Pennsylvania State Senator Prefiles Marijuana Legalization Bill, Pennsylvanians Approve

Pennsylvania State Senator Prefiles Marijuana Legalization Bill, Pennsylvanians Approve

Last week, state Senator from Montgomery County Daylin Leach announced his intentions to file legislation that would legalize the adult use of marijuana, in a way similar to the...
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December 31, 2012
12/31/2012
Barney Frank: “We should press our advantage.”

Barney Frank: “We should press our advantage.”

I attended a progressive event with MPP’s Morgan Fox in D.C. last Tuesday, where Congressmen John Conyers (D-MI) and Barney Frank (D-MA) both spoke. Unsolicited — in...
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