Tag: decriminalization

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October 21, 2013
10/21/2013
Sensible BC CannaBus Tours British Columbia

Sensible BC CannaBus Tours British Columbia

The Sensible BC CannaBus is touring British Columbia collecting signatures to decriminalize cannabis. The campaign still needs over 300,000 signatures.
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October 16, 2013
10/16/2013
Jamaica Debates Marijuana Decriminalization

Jamaica Debates Marijuana Decriminalization

Lawmakers in Kingston Tuesday debated marijuana decriminalization, even though there is no bill pending or vote scheduled. The move came as the evergreen issue of marijuana law...
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October 10, 2013
10/10/2013
Colbert Report on Marijuana Legalization Re-Names States “Cheech-orado” and “Washing-Chong”

Colbert Report on Marijuana Legalization Re-Names States “Cheech-orado” and “Washing-Chong”

Last night on Comedy Central satirical news show The Colbert Report, The Rev. Sir Doctor Sen. Stephen T. Mos Def Colbert, D.F.A., Heavyweight Champion of the World** covered recent...
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October 4, 2013
10/04/2013
Switzerland Decriminalizes Marijuana Possession

Switzerland Decriminalizes Marijuana Possession

As of this week, the possession of up to 10 grams of marijuana is no longer a criminal offense in Switzerland. Instead, the Swiss have decriminalized the possession of...
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September 26, 2013
09/26/2013
Jamaican Lawmakers Debate Cannabis Decriminalization

Jamaican Lawmakers Debate Cannabis Decriminalization

Jamaican lawmakers gathered Tuesday to debate a cannabis decriminalization proposal. A 2001 decriminalization effort stalled because of fear of angering the US. Now that the feds have...
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September 23, 2013
09/23/2013
Poll: Oklahomans Ready for Marijuana Law Reform

Poll: Oklahomans Ready for Marijuana Law Reform

Oklahoma NORML released survey results on Friday from a Sooner Poll showing strong support for medical marijuana and majority support for marijuana decriminalization. The poll had support for...
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September 17, 2013
09/17/2013
Majority Supports Marijuana Reform in Michigan

Majority Supports Marijuana Reform in Michigan

A poll released Friday finds a majority of Michiganders in favor of reforming the state’s marijuana laws, and nearly half in favor of legalizing and regulating the...
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August 21, 2013
08/21/2013
Canadian Police Chiefs Want Tickets for Marijuana Possession

Canadian Police Chiefs Want Tickets for Marijuana Possession

013 Canada’s police chiefs are ready to quit arresting people for marijuana possession. Meeting in Winnipeg over the weekend, the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police passed a resolution...
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August 20, 2013
08/20/2013
Billboards Raising Awareness, Support for Sensible BC

Billboards Raising Awareness, Support for Sensible BC

Three billboards have popped up to raise awareness and recruit supporters for a Sensible BC petition to decriminalize and legalize cannabis in the province. The petition would...
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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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August 5, 2013
08/05/2013
Norway Greens Call for State Marijuana Production

Norway Greens Call for State Marijuana Production

The Norwegian Green Party is calling for “state-controlled production and sale of cannabis,” as well as the decriminalization of possession for all drugs. The call comes as the party releases...
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August 2, 2013
08/02/2013
Law Change Leads to Decline in Misdemeanor Drug Arrests

Law Change Leads to Decline in Misdemeanor Drug Arrests

The annual number of misdemeanor drug arrests has fallen by nearly 50 percent in California in five years, largely due to the imposition of a 2010 law reducing minor marijuana possession...
By: NORML
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August 1, 2013
08/01/2013
Two Michigan Towns to Vote on Marijuana Decriminalization

Two Michigan Towns to Vote on Marijuana Decriminalization

The Michigan communities of Ferndale and Jackson will vote on local marijuana decriminalization initiatives, backers said this week, as they handed in petitions full of registered voter...
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July 31, 2013
07/31/2013
With MMJ Legal in NH, Lawmakers Consider Decriminalization

With MMJ Legal in NH, Lawmakers Consider Decriminalization

An article on seacoastonline.com reports that New Hampshire lawmakers have begun to consider the decriminalization (which the article mistakenly refers to as legalization) of the possession of small...
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July 31, 2013
07/31/2013
Expected Soon: More Marijuana Decriminalization in Michigan

Expected Soon: More Marijuana Decriminalization in Michigan

As part of an ongoing cannabis law reform effort in Michigan, voters in three more Michigan cities will soon have the chance to do what their elected...
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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 24, 2013
07/24/2013
Grand Rapids Decriminalization: No Spike in Cases

Grand Rapids Decriminalization: No Spike in Cases

The city of Grand Rapids, Michigan decriminalized marijuana possession, effective May 1, 2013. One argument against the city’s decision was that it would lead to a rise...
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July 16, 2013
07/16/2013
Drug Treatment Specialists on Cannabis Law: Don’t Imprison, Make Us Rich

Drug Treatment Specialists on Cannabis Law: Don’t Imprison, Make Us Rich

With medical marijuana gaining steam in Florida, the discussion of marijuana laws has become more widespread in the state. Many people (including us at Weedist, of course)...
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July 12, 2013
07/12/2013
BC Decriminalization Petition Approved, Signatures Needed

BC Decriminalization Petition Approved, Signatures Needed

Cannabis reform activist Dana Larson has been granted approval by Elections BC to begin collecting signatures for a cannabis decriminalization petition. The “Sensible Policing Act” would forbid...
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July 11, 2013
07/11/2013
Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Filed in DC

Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Filed in DC

District of Columbia Councilmember Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6) filed a marijuana decriminalization bill for the nation’s capital Wednesday. Wells is chairman of the council’s Committee on the...
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