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November 15, 2012
11/15/2012
Marijuana Legalization: What Can/Will the Feds Do?

Marijuana Legalization: What Can/Will the Feds Do?

09:30pm In the wake of last week’s victories for marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington, everyone is waiting to see how the federal government will respond....
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November 15, 2012
11/15/2012
Marijuana Legalization Victories Are Already Ripping the Drug War Apart

Marijuana Legalization Victories Are Already Ripping the Drug War Apart

01:08pm Of all the fascinating reactions I’ve seen to Colorado and Washington’s successful marijuana legalization initiatives, this is by far the most extraordinary. MEXICO CITY —...
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November 15, 2012
11/15/2012
Boulder DA Stops Marijuana Possession Prosecutions

Boulder DA Stops Marijuana Possession Prosecutions

05:10pm The district attorney in Colorado’s Boulder County announced Wednesday he will dismiss all pending small-time marijuana and paraphernalia possession cases, saying that given overwhelming support...
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November 15, 2012
11/15/2012
Legalized Marijuana: What It Means for Workers

Legalized Marijuana: What It Means for Workers

While Colorado and Washington have legalized possession of up to an ounce of marijuana by adults, Marketwatch investigates what it means for workers there.
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November 14, 2012
11/14/2012
Law Professor: US Should Honor States’ New Pot Laws

Law Professor: US Should Honor States’ New Pot Laws

Mark Osler, a law professor and former federal prosecutor, says the federal government should “step back from continuing marijuana prosecutions in Colorado and Washington.” In the conflict of “two...
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November 14, 2012
11/14/2012
Marijuana Sales in Colorado, Washington Pose Risks for Banks Faced With Federal Law

Marijuana Sales in Colorado, Washington Pose Risks for Banks Faced With Federal Law

U.S. banks in Colorado and Washington state, where voters last week legalized recreational marijuana use, shouldn’t disregard federal laws that consider pot sales criminal, a bank regulator...
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November 14, 2012
11/14/2012
Citing Marijuana Legalization Vote, Latin Leaders Call for Policy Review

Citing Marijuana Legalization Vote, Latin Leaders Call for Policy Review

03:06pm Last Tuesday’s legalization votes are reverberating not just across the country, but across the hemisphere. Five conservative Latin American heads of state said in a joint...
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November 13, 2012
11/13/2012
Meet the Members of Congress Who Will Make Marijuana Reform an Issue in 2013

Meet the Members of Congress Who Will Make Marijuana Reform an Issue in 2013

Mike Riggs @ Reason covers who in Congress will lead the charge in 2012 for cannabis reform in a post Amendment 64 and I-502 world and how...
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November 13, 2012
11/13/2012
Will CO and WA Campuses Change Their Marijuana Policies?

Will CO and WA Campuses Change Their Marijuana Policies?

04:38pm A USA Today article predicts colleges in Colorado and Washington won’t be changing their marijuana policies soon: “If someone thinks they are going to walk around...
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November 12, 2012
11/12/2012
Marijuana in Colorado: Ready for Business, Complete with Regulations

Marijuana in Colorado: Ready for Business, Complete with Regulations

Time covers the Colorado cannabis business ecosystem and why it’s ready for legalized recreational marijuana after the state’s solid experience with medical marijuana.
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November 12, 2012
11/12/2012
Colorado Dems to Seek Federal Exemption from Marijuana Prohibition

Colorado Dems to Seek Federal Exemption from Marijuana Prohibition

11:43am All three Democratic members of Colorado’s Congressional delegation are planning legislation for next year that would exempt states enacting legalization systems for marijuana from the...
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November 12, 2012
11/12/2012
Bill Maher To Mason Tvert: Help Cali Legalize Cannabis and I’ll Fund It

Bill Maher To Mason Tvert: Help Cali Legalize Cannabis and I’ll Fund It

Mason Tvert, Executive Director for the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana like Alcohol, was on last Friday’s episode of Real Time with Bill Maher on HBO, and talks...
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November 12, 2012
11/12/2012
Jon Stewart to Media: Grow Up On Cannabis Reform, It Matters

Jon Stewart to Media: Grow Up On Cannabis Reform, It Matters

Even with two states legalizing recreational marijuana, another state legalizing medical marijuana and several cities decriminalizing cannabis use this 2012 election year… apparently many in the mainstream media would...
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November 12, 2012
11/12/2012
Feds Unsure What to Do About State Legalization

Feds Unsure What to Do About State Legalization

12:31pm A Washington Post story by Sari Horwitz reports that federal officials don’t know what they are going to do about marijuana legalization in Colorado and...
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November 12, 2012
11/12/2012
Pot Votes in CO, WA Raise Specter of Weed Tourism

Pot Votes in CO, WA Raise Specter of Weed Tourism

Marijuana legalization votes this week in Colorado and Washington state don’t just set up an epic state-federal showdown on drug law for residents. The measures also open...
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November 12, 2012
11/12/2012
What Legal Marijuana Will Look Like in Washington State

What Legal Marijuana Will Look Like in Washington State

04:32pm Jacob Sullum has a detailed discussion in Reason’s “Hit & Run” blog of “What Legal Pot in Washington Will Look Like.” Jacob compares Washington’s I-502...
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November 9, 2012
11/09/2012
Hollywood Pokes Fun at Colorado’s Marijuana Law

Hollywood Pokes Fun at Colorado’s Marijuana Law

Pot jokes quickly became instant one-liners for late-night show hosts and Hollywood actors this week. The jokes began this past Tuesday with Governor John Hickenlooper’s remark about Cheetos...
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November 9, 2012
11/09/2012
Colorado and Washington Legalized Marijuana Tuesday, What Happens Now?

Colorado and Washington Legalized Marijuana Tuesday, What Happens Now?

Tuesday night, the states of Colorado and Washington sent a loud and clear message to the federal government that they no longer wish to enforce the futile...
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November 9, 2012
11/09/2012
Marijuana Advocate Brings ‘Cheetos and Goldfish’ to Colorado Governor

Marijuana Advocate Brings ‘Cheetos and Goldfish’ to Colorado Governor

“I decided to break out the Cheetos and Goldfish for him and try to move the process along a little bit and I’m happy the governor is...
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November 9, 2012
11/09/2012
And the Federal Fast Talking Has Started…

And the Federal Fast Talking Has Started…

02:46pm I posited yesterday that federal fast talking about the Colorado and Washington initiatives would start soon. It turns out that federal fast talking hasn’t even needed feds to get...
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