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February 22, 2013
02/22/2013
Details of Pennsylvania’s Regulate Marijuana Act Revealed

Details of Pennsylvania’s Regulate Marijuana Act Revealed

Senator Daylin Leach released the full text of the Regulate Marijuana Act. The bill is similar to Amendment 64 in that it legalizes possession for adults 21...
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February 22, 2013
02/22/2013
Yayo Madness: Bloomberg Says Legal Weed a Gateway to Cocaine

Yayo Madness: Bloomberg Says Legal Weed a Gateway to Cocaine

013 Just one day after announcing at his final State of the City address that he’d reduce the penalty for the possession of small amounts of weed, Mayor Bloomberg took...
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February 21, 2013
02/21/2013
ME Lawmakers to Unveil Details of Bill to Regulate Marijuana

ME Lawmakers to Unveil Details of Bill to Regulate Marijuana

013 State Rep. Diane Russell (D-Portland) will introduce a bill Thursday that would make possession of limited amounts of marijuana legal for adults 21 and older and...
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February 20, 2013
02/20/2013
The DC’s Jamie Weinstein: Legal Hemp Not Far Enough

The DC’s Jamie Weinstein: Legal Hemp Not Far Enough

Yesterday, conservative political blog The Daily Caller published a story about an industrial hemp bill introduced by Kentucky Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul, with a number of bipartisan...
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February 20, 2013
02/20/2013
Brits Want Marijuana Reforms, Drug Policy Review

Brits Want Marijuana Reforms, Drug Policy Review

According to a new Ipsos Mori poll, a majority of Britons favor either decriminalizing or legalizing marijuana and two-thirds support a comprehensive review of all the options for...
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February 20, 2013
02/20/2013
Bipartisan Hemp and Medical Marijuana Bills in Congress

Bipartisan Hemp and Medical Marijuana Bills in Congress

It’s a marijuana policy trifecta on Capitol Hill now: recreational marijuana, medical marijuana, and hemp. Earlier this month, reformist House members filed bills to end federal pot prohibition...
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February 19, 2013
02/19/2013
112 Make Deadline to Apply for Washington Marijuana Expert Consultant Positions

112 Make Deadline to Apply for Washington Marijuana Expert Consultant Positions

The Washington State Liquor Control Board received 112 applications for marijuana expert consultants to help implement recreational marijuana legalization under Initiative 502. Desired knowledge includes how to grow...
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February 19, 2013
02/19/2013
Bill to Allow Medical Marijuana Introduced in West Virginia

Bill to Allow Medical Marijuana Introduced in West Virginia

Delegate Mike Manypenny (D-Taylor) introduced a bill today to allow patients with debilitating medical conditions to use medical marijuana if their doctors recommend it. It has been...
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February 15, 2013
02/15/2013
NH Adults Support Selling Marijuana at State Liquor Stores

NH Adults Support Selling Marijuana at State Liquor Stores

Polling data released this week by the University of New Hampshire found that a majority of adults in New Hampshire support selling marijuana at state liquor stores with...
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February 15, 2013
02/15/2013
Historic Number of States Debating Marijuana Law Reform Legislation — Is Your State One of Them?

Historic Number of States Debating Marijuana Law Reform Legislation — Is Your State One of Them?

A record number of statewide marijuana law reform measures are pending in 2013. Is your state one of them? To find out — and to contact your...
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February 15, 2013
02/15/2013
Legalization Foes Come Out Swinging Against Marijuana

Legalization Foes Come Out Swinging Against Marijuana

Two states have already legalized marijuana, bills to do the same have been or will be filed in a half-dozen more this year, a federal bill to...
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February 14, 2013
02/14/2013
450 People Attend I-502 Public Marijuana Forum in Spokane, WA

450 People Attend I-502 Public Marijuana Forum in Spokane, WA

Washington’s Liquor Control Board held a public marijuana forum in Spokane on Tuesday, to get input on regulating the production and sale of marijuana in the state....
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February 14, 2013
02/14/2013
Hawaii Marijuana Legalization Bill Dies

Hawaii Marijuana Legalization Bill Dies

A bill that would have legalized marijuana died in the state legislature Tuesday. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Karl Rhoads told the Associated Press he decided to kill it after...
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February 14, 2013
02/14/2013
Rhode Island Lawmaker: Legalize Marijuana to ‘Reduce Crime’ and ‘Weaken Gangs’

Rhode Island Lawmaker: Legalize Marijuana to ‘Reduce Crime’ and ‘Weaken Gangs’

Following last year’s successful effort to decriminalize marijuana in Rhode Island, advocates in the state legislature now have their eyes on the biggest prize in drug reform:...
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February 13, 2013
02/13/2013
Industrial Hemp Farming Legislation Reintroduced in Congress

Industrial Hemp Farming Legislation Reintroduced in Congress

Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) and 28 co-sponsors, including House Agriculture Committee ranking member Collin Peterson (D-MN), have reintroduced legislation in Congress that requires the federal government to respect state...
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February 12, 2013
02/12/2013
Marijuana Lobbyists in DC Gaining Influence and Acceptance

Marijuana Lobbyists in DC Gaining Influence and Acceptance

Lawmakers that used to avoid marijuana lobbyists are now seeking them out. Now that many members of Congress are working to reform federal marijuana laws, groups like...
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February 12, 2013
02/12/2013
Pennsylvania Marijuana Legalization Bill Coming Soon

Pennsylvania Marijuana Legalization Bill Coming Soon

Pennsylvania will likely be the next state to see a marijuana legalization bill introduced this year, as state Sen. Daylin Leach (D-King of Prussia) announced at a...
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February 12, 2013
02/12/2013
Senate Committee Approves Kentucky Hemp Bill

Senate Committee Approves Kentucky Hemp Bill

Despite the moronic opposition from police stating that hemp should be illegal because police may have trouble distinguishing it from marijuana, the Kentucky hemp bill has been...
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February 12, 2013
02/12/2013
Register Today- First NORML Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference

Register Today- First NORML Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference

NORML is pleased to announce the first ever Mid-Atlantic Regional Conference in Philadelphia, PA on March 16th, 2013! The conference will feature a day of enlightening panel discussions and...
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February 12, 2013
02/12/2013
State Representative Jeff Irwin to Introduce Michigan Bill to Decriminalize Marijuana

State Representative Jeff Irwin to Introduce Michigan Bill to Decriminalize Marijuana

State Representative Jeff Irwin says it’s high time to decriminalize marijuana for recreational use in Michigan.
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