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March 7, 2013
03/07/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.03.06)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.03.06)

Legislatures are in session across the land, and that’s reflected in our update this week. Bills are moving, generally, but not always in the right direction. Meanwhile,...
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February 21, 2013
02/21/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.02.20)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.02.20)

013 Most of the action was at statehouses this week, but there was also news from the Harborside Health Center battle in California and an announcement that...
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November 9, 2012
11/09/2012
Medical Marijuana Will Likely Resurface in Arkansas

Medical Marijuana Will Likely Resurface in Arkansas

Arkansas failed to become the first southern state to legalize medical marijuana this week, but the narrow loss didn’t discourage the measure’s supporters who said Wednesday they...
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November 8, 2012
11/08/2012
More Drug-Related Election Results, Good and Bad

More Drug-Related Election Results, Good and Bad

04:23pm We’ve covered the two-out-three victories for the statewide marijuana legalization initiatives and we’ve covered the medical marijuana initiative victory in Massachusetts, but there was more...
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November 7, 2012
11/07/2012
Medical Marijuana Fight Blazes in Arkansas Over Vending Machines

Medical Marijuana Fight Blazes in Arkansas Over Vending Machines

In a legal fight spurred by today’s vote on an Arkansas medical marijuana initiative, vending machine distributors claim that a Christian group defamed them by falsely claiming...
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November 7, 2012
11/07/2012
Arkansas Voters Reject Issue 5 On Medical Marijuana

Arkansas Voters Reject Issue 5 On Medical Marijuana

The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Act, or Issue 5 on yesterday’s ballot has been rejected by voters. As of 4:54am Eastern Time this morning, CNN shows No on...
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November 6, 2012
11/06/2012
Marijuana Wins

Marijuana Wins

In case you didn’t hear, there was an election earlier tonight and the winner is… weed. Both Washington and Colorado passed voter referendums legalizing marijuana. And not...
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November 5, 2012
11/05/2012
Weedist Voter Guide For Election Day

Weedist Voter Guide For Election Day

Tomorrow is Election Day, and it promises to be the most important election in quite a while for Weedists, whether they be recreational users,  medical marijuana patients,...
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November 2, 2012
11/02/2012
November 6: An Election to Stop the Drug War

November 6: An Election to Stop the Drug War

09:27pm We are now only five days away from Election Day, and it’s starting to look very much like at least one state will vote to legalize...
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October 26, 2012
10/26/2012
Latest Polling Shows an Uphill Battle for Arkansas’ Medical Marijuana Initiative, Issue 5

Latest Polling Shows an Uphill Battle for Arkansas’ Medical Marijuana Initiative, Issue 5

The latest polling data coming out of Arkansas shows a rough fight ahead for their ballot initiative to legalize the medical use of marijuana. A poll conducted Thursday,...
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October 25, 2012
10/25/2012
Initiative Watch (2012.10.24)

Initiative Watch (2012.10.24)

07:29pm We’re getting down to the final days, and the action around drug reform initiatives is hot and heavy. Let’s get to it: National On Sunday, the...
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October 22, 2012
10/22/2012
Arkansas Drug Director, Chamber Oppose Medical Marijuana

Arkansas Drug Director, Chamber Oppose Medical Marijuana

Arkansas’ top anti-drug official and the state Chamber of Commerce joined pharmacists and law enforcement agencies last Friday to announce their opposition to the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Act, a measure...
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October 22, 2012
10/22/2012
Montel Williams Calls Opponents to Legalizing Medical Marijuana “Racist”

Montel Williams Calls Opponents to Legalizing Medical Marijuana “Racist”

“Offensive is really an understatement. It’s the most egregiously racist, false statement you’ve ever seen in your life,” Williams reportedly told the Little Rock crowd in regards to a...
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October 17, 2012
10/17/2012
Initiative Watch (2012.10.17)

Initiative Watch (2012.10.17)

05:36pm With less than three weeks to go until election day, there is a lot of activity on the state-level initiative front–but not everywhere. Some campaigns...
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October 15, 2012
10/15/2012
Montel Williams to Speak at AR Medical Marijuana Press Conference on Oct. 18

Montel Williams to Speak at AR Medical Marijuana Press Conference on Oct. 18

Daytime Emmy award-winner, Montel Williams, will speak in Little Rock on behalf of the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Act on October 18, 2012. Details on time and location will be released...
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October 12, 2012
10/12/2012
Can You Smell It? Marijuana Legalization Coming in 2012

Can You Smell It? Marijuana Legalization Coming in 2012

2012 Election is the Most Important in Marijuana Law Reform History This year could likely be the most significant in marijuana law reform history. In case you...
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October 12, 2012
10/12/2012
Arkansas Supreme Court Upholds Right to Vote on Medical Marijuana

Arkansas Supreme Court Upholds Right to Vote on Medical Marijuana

The Arkansas Supreme Court defended the wishes of more than 120,000 voters, and countless patients’ rights when it upheld Issue No. 5 on the ballot, a measure...
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October 4, 2012
10/04/2012
Initiative Watch (2012.10.04)

Initiative Watch (2012.10.04)

01:05am Just over a month out, medical marijuana and marijuana legalization initiative campaigns are heating up. Arkansas See our feature article this week on the Arkansas...
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October 3, 2012
10/03/2012
Arkansas Medical Marijuana Initiative Heads for Finish Line

Arkansas Medical Marijuana Initiative Heads for Finish Line

05:28pm Medical marijuana has made great inroads in parts of the United States. With the exceptions of Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming, the West is medical marijuana...
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September 28, 2012
09/28/2012
Arkansas Medical Marijuana Initiative Fends Off Ballot Challenge

Arkansas Medical Marijuana Initiative Fends Off Ballot Challenge

06:19pm The Arkansas Supreme Court rejected a bid on Thursday to keep the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Act off the November ballot. That means voters there will have the...
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