Tag: legalization

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January 21, 2013
01/21/2013
Uruguay Government Wants Legalization, Public Does Not

Uruguay Government Wants Legalization, Public Does Not

Legalization efforts in Uruguay are being pushed by the government yet resisted by the public, a situation so different from our own that it may seem like...
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January 18, 2013
01/18/2013
Study: Depenalizing Drug Possession Offenses Associated With Lower Drug Usage Among Young People

Study: Depenalizing Drug Possession Offenses Associated With Lower Drug Usage Among Young People

The elimination of criminal penalties for drug possession offenses is associated with lower overall substance use among young people, according to a study published online this month in the...
By: NORML
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January 18, 2013
01/18/2013
Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced in Iowa

Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced in Iowa

State Rep. Bruce Hunter (D-Des Moines) introduced a bill yesterday that would allow Iowans with debilitating medical conditions to obtain and use marijuana without fear of arrest....
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January 17, 2013
01/17/2013
Poll Shows Majority of West Virginia Voters Support Medical Marijuana

Poll Shows Majority of West Virginia Voters Support Medical Marijuana

A poll released today shows a majority of West Virginia voters think the state should enact a law allowing seriously ill patients to use medical marijuana if...
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January 17, 2013
01/17/2013
Big Cannabis: Growing the Next Great American Industry

Big Cannabis: Growing the Next Great American Industry

For entrepreneur Troy Dayton, providing basic services like insurance and capital management amounts to revolutionary business. The support his firm ArcView supplies might sound standard, but the...
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January 16, 2013
01/16/2013
Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced in Kansas State Senate

Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced in Kansas State Senate

State Sen. David Haley (D-4) has introduced a bill that would allow Kansans with debilitating medical conditions to obtain and use marijuana without fear of arrest. Advocates...
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January 16, 2013
01/16/2013
Washington Marijuana Eradication to Continue Despite New Law

Washington Marijuana Eradication to Continue Despite New Law

Washington State Patrol expects its Marijuana Eradication Program, which has confiscated hundreds of thousands of plants and arrested dozens of illegal growers, to continue despite the passage...
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January 15, 2013
01/15/2013
Hemp Legalization Effort Gathers Steam

Hemp Legalization Effort Gathers Steam

Michael Bowman, a gregarious Colorado farmer who grows corn and wheat, has been working his contacts in Congress in an attempt to persuade lawmakers that hemp has...
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January 15, 2013
01/15/2013
Video: Sign of the Times – NYC Times Square ‘Should Weed Be Legal?’

Video: Sign of the Times – NYC Times Square ‘Should Weed Be Legal?’

Sign of the Times is a recurring segment in which we head to Times Square and ask the people there what they think about current events. Since Colorado...
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January 15, 2013
01/15/2013
59 Percent of Arizona Residents Want Marijuana Regulated Like Alcohol

59 Percent of Arizona Residents Want Marijuana Regulated Like Alcohol

A poll released today, commissioned by the National Cannabis Industry Association and conducted by Public Policy Polling, found that a majority of Arizona residents would vote “yes”...
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January 14, 2013
01/14/2013
Washington State Seeks Marijuana Consumption Experts

Washington State Seeks Marijuana Consumption Experts

On Jan. 14,  the Washington State Liquor Control Board will issue a request for consultants to gauge marijuana consumption in WA state under Initiative 502. About 70 applications...
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January 14, 2013
01/14/2013
Tax and Regulate Marijuana, Hawaiians Say

Tax and Regulate Marijuana, Hawaiians Say

Most Hawaiians approve of medical marijuana and want marijuana taxed and regulated, saving the state millions of dollars in enforcement and court costs, according to a recent...
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January 14, 2013
01/14/2013
Pot Parody Video Blows Up On YouTube

Pot Parody Video Blows Up On YouTube

NORML supporter and ground-breaking video creator Steve Berke has just launched his most intense, humorous and well-produced viral video indictment against marijuana prohibition to date. A graduate...
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January 11, 2013
01/11/2013
Michigan: Municipalities Ignoring Voters’ Will Regarding Marijuana Liberalization Measures

Michigan: Municipalities Ignoring Voters’ Will Regarding Marijuana Liberalization Measures

Elected officials in Detroit and other Michigan cities have failed to implement local citizens’ initiatives that seek to amend municipal marijuana laws. On Election Day, voters in four cities...
By: NORML
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January 11, 2013
01/11/2013
Poll Shows More Than Two-thirds of New Hampshire Voters Support Medical Marijuana

Poll Shows More Than Two-thirds of New Hampshire Voters Support Medical Marijuana

More than two-thirds (68%) of New Hampshire voters think the state should enact a law allowing seriously ill patients to use medical marijuana if their doctors recommend...
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January 10, 2013
01/10/2013
CNN: Why Marijuana Should Be Legal for Adults

CNN: Why Marijuana Should Be Legal for Adults

The negative legal consequences of marijuana use are far worse than the medical consequences.
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January 10, 2013
01/10/2013
Pennsylvania State Senator Prefiles Marijuana Legalization Bill, Pennsylvanians Approve

Pennsylvania State Senator Prefiles Marijuana Legalization Bill, Pennsylvanians Approve

Last week, state Senator from Montgomery County Daylin Leach announced his intentions to file legislation that would legalize the adult use of marijuana, in a way similar to the...
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January 9, 2013
01/09/2013
187,000 Pounds of Marijuana Annually? Legal Pot Business to Bloom in Washington

187,000 Pounds of Marijuana Annually? Legal Pot Business to Bloom in Washington

Pot is expected to be big business in Washington. Roughly 1,000 grow sites will be needed to meet demand, with 363,000 consumers in the state anticipated to...
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January 9, 2013
01/09/2013
Panel Examines Federal-State Conflict Over New Marijuana Laws

Panel Examines Federal-State Conflict Over New Marijuana Laws

The Brookings Institution, and the Washington Office on Latin America, host a panel discussion on the implications of legalizing marijuana.
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January 9, 2013
01/09/2013
Drug Czar Sees “Serious National Conversation” About Marijuana

Drug Czar Sees “Serious National Conversation” About Marijuana

Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP—the drug czar’s office) head Gil Kerlikowske said Tuesday that the country is “in the midst of a serious national conversation...
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