Tag: ballot measures

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July 23, 2012
07/23/2012
I-502 to Legalize Marijuana in Washington Now Polling at 55% Yes

I-502 to Legalize Marijuana in Washington Now Polling at 55% Yes

On July 21, 2012, SurveyUSA released the results of a recent statewide poll that showed 55 percent of Washington voters supporting I-502 to legalize marijuana while only 32 percent opposed....
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July 23, 2012
07/23/2012
I-502, Washington’s Marijuana Bill Grabs 1.25 million in New Cash

I-502, Washington’s Marijuana Bill Grabs 1.25 million in New Cash

I-502, Washington’s initiative to legalize marijuana this November has recently received $1.25 million in new donations for a big TV ad buy in August. The money came from...
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July 23, 2012
07/23/2012
Montana Marijuana Initiative Comes Up Short

Montana Marijuana Initiative Comes Up Short

04:42pm Montana residents will have a chance to vote on medical marijuana in November, but not on legalization. In a Friday statement, Secretary of State Linda McCullough...
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July 20, 2012
07/20/2012
Medical Marijuana Advocates Sue to Stop Legalization Measure

Medical Marijuana Advocates Sue to Stop Legalization Measure

Sadly as some in the medical marijuana industry fought California’s Prop 19 legalization measure, similar forces are at work for this November’s Initiative 502 ballot measure in...
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July 19, 2012
07/19/2012
Obama’s Pot Problem, Will It Cost Him Colorado?

Obama’s Pot Problem, Will It Cost Him Colorado?

Will Obama’s war on marijuana cost him to lose a few key swing states and the 2012 election by alienating much of his base? With Amendment 64...
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July 18, 2012
07/18/2012
Some States Move on Sentencing Reform

Some States Move on Sentencing Reform

04:51pm With state budgets devastated by the 2008 financial crisis and subsequent slow economic growth, the impulse to incarcerate is being blunted by fiscal realities. This...
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July 17, 2012
07/17/2012
Medical Marijuana’s Most Unlikely Supporter is a 78-Year-Old Billionaire

Medical Marijuana’s Most Unlikely Supporter is a 78-Year-Old Billionaire

Peter Lewis, a billionaire and former chairman of Progressive Insurance, has funded $525,000 or 99.8% of the funding for The Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Act. Read more about this...
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July 17, 2012
07/17/2012
The Black Market Strikes Back Against Washington’s I-502

The Black Market Strikes Back Against Washington’s I-502

Nick Hagen writes an article to combat scare tactics being spread by some illegal drug dealers and a small group of medical marijuana advocates, who are telling their Washingtonian customers...
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July 17, 2012
07/17/2012
Comparing Marijuana Legalization Measures in Oregon, Colorado, and Washington State

Comparing Marijuana Legalization Measures in Oregon, Colorado, and Washington State

Check out National Cannabis Coalition’s thorough and useful table comparing the three states with marijuana legalization on the November ballot; Oregon’s Oregon Cannabis Tax Act vs Colorado’s Amendment 64...
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July 16, 2012
07/16/2012
Flint (MI), Springfield (MO) Marijuana Petitions Turned In

Flint (MI), Springfield (MO) Marijuana Petitions Turned In

04:43pm Voters in two Midwest cities may have the opportunity to vote on marijuana law reforms this November. Advocates of a Flint, Michigan initiative that would...
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July 16, 2012
07/16/2012
Marijuana Initiative Sues Oregon over Signature Counts

Marijuana Initiative Sues Oregon over Signature Counts

03:52pm There could yet be not one, but two legalization initiatives on the Oregon ballot in November. The Oregon Marijuana Policy Initiative (OMPI) filed a lawsuit in Marion...
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July 16, 2012
07/16/2012
Marijuana billboard for Amendment 64 Touts Pat Robertson Endorsement

Marijuana billboard for Amendment 64 Touts Pat Robertson Endorsement

Denver Westword reports on the new billboard placed in the GOP-heavy Grand Junction Colorado in support of Amendment 64 to legalize marijuana this November. Pat Robertson believes marijuana should...
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July 16, 2012
07/16/2012
Video: NORML & Slightly Stoopid for Marijuana Legalization: Yes on I-502 and Amendment 64

Video: NORML & Slightly Stoopid for Marijuana Legalization: Yes on I-502 and Amendment 64

NORML and one of my favorite bands Slightly Stoopid have teamed up to raise awareness for the marijuana legalization initiatives going before voters this November in Washington State...
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July 16, 2012
07/16/2012
Video: MARIJUANA KILLS AGAIN! 22 Year Old Dies In Jail After Being Arrested For Small Amount Marijuana

Video: MARIJUANA KILLS AGAIN! 22 Year Old Dies In Jail After Being Arrested For Small Amount Marijuana

Seattle’s Kiro 7 News reports on Michael R. Saffioti, a 22 year old man who collapsed and died in prison after being arrested for a small amount of...
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July 16, 2012
07/16/2012
The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Act Officially Requires More Signatures

The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Act Officially Requires More Signatures

The 67,885 signatures that the Arkansans for Compassionate Care submitted on July 5th to put legalizing medical marijuana on the Arkansas November ballot have been reviewed by the Secretary of...
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July 14, 2012
07/14/2012
Oregon OCTA Marijuana Legalization Initiative Makes Ballot

Oregon OCTA Marijuana Legalization Initiative Makes Ballot

10:07pm The Oregon Cannabis Tax Act (OCTA) initiative has qualified for the November ballot, the Oregon Secretary of State Election Division’s official Twitter feed announced Friday evening. That means voters...
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July 10, 2012
07/10/2012
Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Initiative Makes Ballot

Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Initiative Makes Ballot

06:03pm Voters in Massachusetts will have the chance to decide in November whether to legalize the medicinal use of marijuana. A spokesman for Secretary of State William...
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July 6, 2012
07/06/2012
Oregon Expecting to Vote On Recreational Legalization of Marijuana in November

Oregon Expecting to Vote On Recreational Legalization of Marijuana in November

The Oregon Cannabis Tax Act will be on the November ballot in Oregon, according to its backers who say they have 165,000 signatures. The state has up to...
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July 6, 2012
07/06/2012
Arkansas Medical Marijuana Group File Petitions for November Ballot

Arkansas Medical Marijuana Group File Petitions for November Ballot

Arkansans for Compassionate Care submitted 11,000 pages worth of petitions yesterday to put legalizing medical marijuana on the Arkansas November ballot. The group says they have 67,885...
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July 5, 2012
07/05/2012
Medical Marijuana Update

Medical Marijuana Update

07:38pm California continues to have conniptions over medical marijuana, a scientific review finds marijuana’s Schedule I status “untenable,” and much, much more: National On Monday, the Open...
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