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January 30, 2013
01/30/2013
Nebraska – UNL to Host Marijuana Legalization Debate

Nebraska – UNL to Host Marijuana Legalization Debate

The University of Nebraska – Lincoln is scheduled to host a marijuana legalization debate February 7th, at 7:30 pm. Steve Hager, long-time editor of High Times, will face...
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January 30, 2013
01/30/2013
Marijuana Legalization Bill Introduced in New Hampshire

Marijuana Legalization Bill Introduced in New Hampshire

A group of five bipartisan lawmakers has introduced legislation that seeks to make New Hampshire the third state to legalize and regulate the adult use of marijuana....
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January 30, 2013
01/30/2013
Washington Vows to Keep Legal Marijuana in State

Washington Vows to Keep Legal Marijuana in State

As Washington gears up to implement I-502, opposition voices concerns about the legal marijuana making its way to other states. In response to such concerns, Governor Jay...
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January 29, 2013
01/29/2013
Canada’s Liberal Party Hopes to Cash in on Marijuana

Canada’s Liberal Party Hopes to Cash in on Marijuana

A paper released by Canada’s Liberal Party states that prohibition has failed to keep marijuana away from youth. They also state that legalization would create jobs and,...
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January 29, 2013
01/29/2013
Oregon Congressman Supports Marijuana Law Reform

Oregon Congressman Supports Marijuana Law Reform

At a town hall meeting, Rep. Blumenauer stated that he supports marijuana law reform in Oregon, and that the state should treat marijuana the same way it treats...
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January 29, 2013
01/29/2013

2016 for a Marijuana Legalization Bid in California

If the first day of the California NORML state conference is any indication, most of the major players in Golden State marijuana law reform are lining up behind the...
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January 29, 2013
01/29/2013
Kentucky Hemp Bill Gains Support, Opponents Misinformed

Kentucky Hemp Bill Gains Support, Opponents Misinformed

Kentucky’s hemp bill seems likely to pass, but the state police oppose the measure. The police oppose the hemp bill largely because they think a hemp field...
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January 29, 2013
01/29/2013
HuffPost: Obama’s Big Cannabis Conundrum

HuffPost: Obama’s Big Cannabis Conundrum

Huffington Post reporters Ryan Grimm and Ryan Reilly publish one of the most comprehensive and insightful pieces to date on the current friction between state and federal laws regarding cannabis...
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January 28, 2013
01/28/2013
Cannabis Legalization: What Will It Take? (Part III)

Cannabis Legalization: What Will It Take? (Part III)

I introduced the topic of legal interpretative theory here and began the discussion of one of the views, Textualism, here. I have explained that victories in Cannabis reform are threatened by Living...
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January 28, 2013
01/28/2013
Former Rep. Tancredo Backs Off Amendment 64 Bet to Smoke Pot

Former Rep. Tancredo Backs Off Amendment 64 Bet to Smoke Pot

Former congressman Tom Tancredo, who made a deal with a documentary filmmaker to smoke marijuana if Colorado voters passed Amendment 64 to legalize the drug for recreational use,...
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January 25, 2013
01/25/2013
Tom Tancredo Agreed to Smoke Joint if Amendment 64 Passed

Tom Tancredo Agreed to Smoke Joint if Amendment 64 Passed

Former Colorado Republican Congressman and Amendment 64 supporter, Tom Tancredo, agreed to smoke a joint with filmmaker Adam Hartle if Amendment 64 passed. “Look, I made a bet...
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January 25, 2013
01/25/2013
WA Governor Encouraged by Marijuana Talk with Holder

WA Governor Encouraged by Marijuana Talk with Holder

Washington Governor, Jay Inslee, said that his marijuana talk regarding I-502 with Attorney General Eric Holder was a “confidence-builder.” Though Holder said nothing about whether or not...
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January 25, 2013
01/25/2013
Is It Time for Another DC Marijuana Initiative?

Is It Time for Another DC Marijuana Initiative?

In the wake of the legalization victories in Colorado and Washington last November, and medical marijuana in Massachusetts, activists are talking about where the next marijuana reform...
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January 25, 2013
01/25/2013
Marijuana Legalization Would Promote Drug Use, DEA Contends

Marijuana Legalization Would Promote Drug Use, DEA Contends

Recent state efforts to legalize marijuana pose a challenge for the Drug Enforcement Administration, because they would increase marijuana’s availability and promote drug use, the DEA said...
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January 24, 2013
01/24/2013
Colombia’s FARC Wants Legal Coca Cultivation

Colombia’s FARC Wants Legal Coca Cultivation

In peace talks in Havana Tuesday, Colombia’s FARC guerrillas called on the Colombian government to consider legalizing coca cultivation. The proposal was part of the FARC’s broader proposal...
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January 23, 2013
01/23/2013
Weedist Women: Madeline Martinez

Weedist Women: Madeline Martinez

  Weedists: Meet Madeline Martinez “Weedists are the people who are out there fighting the good fight and these are their stories.” I met Madeline Martinez when I...
By: Anna Diaz
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January 23, 2013
01/23/2013
Colorado Marijuana Task Force Organizing for Amendment 64

Colorado Marijuana Task Force Organizing for Amendment 64

The 24-member Amendment 64 Marijuana Task Force, created by Colorado Gov. Hickenlooper on Dec. 10th, is dividing into 5 working groups. They must develop their implementation recommendations by Feb. 28th. All rules and...
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January 23, 2013
01/23/2013
War on Marijuana – Protecting Teens? Hasn’t Worked

War on Marijuana – Protecting Teens? Hasn’t Worked

Steve Chapman explains the failures of existing drug laws to protect minors. He cites the fact that while alcohol and tobacco use have decreased in teens over...
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January 22, 2013
01/22/2013
Hawaii House Speaker Files Marijuana Legalization Bill

Hawaii House Speaker Files Marijuana Legalization Bill

013 Hawaii House Speaker Joseph Souki (D-8) Friday introduced a bill to legalize the possession of marijuana by adults and create a system of taxed and regulated...
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January 21, 2013
01/21/2013
Industrial Hemp Reform Emerging from Marijuana Legalization Election Victories

Industrial Hemp Reform Emerging from Marijuana Legalization Election Victories

013 One of the major public policy and business fronts to end cannabis prohibition in America is to pressure the federal government to allow American farmers the...
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