Tag: legalization

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December 7, 2012
12/07/2012
Cannabis Is Now Legal in Washington State

Cannabis Is Now Legal in Washington State

History was made in Washington on Election night when 55 percent of voters decided in favor of Initiative 502. And at 12am this morning, history was made once again. Today,...
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December 7, 2012
12/07/2012
Washington State’s Cannabis Legalization Explored in Detail on NPR

Washington State’s Cannabis Legalization Explored in Detail on NPR

On what sounded more like ‘National Pot Radio’ than good ol’ National Public Radio, a two-part series today on the morning and afternoon shows did a good...
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December 6, 2012
12/06/2012
How to Sell Marijuana Legally, In Four Inconvenient Steps

How to Sell Marijuana Legally, In Four Inconvenient Steps

John Davis, who runs a legal medical marijuana business in Washington, shares with NPR 4 key steps in trying to operate in the cannabis industry, as it’s really...
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December 6, 2012
12/06/2012
Quinnipiac Pollster Calls Marijuana Legalization “Just a Matter of Time”

Quinnipiac Pollster Calls Marijuana Legalization “Just a Matter of Time”

08:46pm The third different poll in less than a week to report a majority favoring marijuana legalization was released Wednesday, with the pollster saying the results...
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December 6, 2012
12/06/2012
Jamen Shively: Microsoft Executive Turned Marijuana Entrepreneur

Jamen Shively: Microsoft Executive Turned Marijuana Entrepreneur

Jamen Shively, a former Microsoft executive, has decided to enter the marijuana gold rush about to occur in Washington state “by creating the category of premium marijuana,...
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December 6, 2012
12/06/2012
Seattle Feds Warn Public: Don’t Bring Weed to Our Buildings and Parks

Seattle Feds Warn Public: Don’t Bring Weed to Our Buildings and Parks

On Wednesday, one day before Initiative 502 goes in effect in Washington, feds in Seattle gave the public a warning about bringing any amount of pot into courthouses,...
By: Lateralus
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December 6, 2012
12/06/2012
Prohibition Repealed 80 Years Ago Today — and Again One Day from Now

Prohibition Repealed 80 Years Ago Today — and Again One Day from Now

01:16pm On December 5, 1933, the 21st amendment to the Constitution was ratified, repealing federal prohibition of alcohol and sending alcohol regulation back to the states. Tomorrow,...
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December 5, 2012
12/05/2012
Poll: Solid Majority of Voters Back Legalizing Cannabis

Poll: Solid Majority of Voters Back Legalizing Cannabis

Nearly six out of ten Americans support legalizing cannabis, according to a just released Public Policy Polling automated telephone survey of 1,325 voters, commissioned by the Marijuana Policy Project. 58...
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December 4, 2012
12/04/2012
Colorado Business Groups Ask Feds to Enforce Marijuana Laws

Colorado Business Groups Ask Feds to Enforce Marijuana Laws

01:46pm Some 20 Colorado business organizations wrote a letter to US Attorney General Eric Holder last Friday urging him to enforce federal laws barring the sale and possession...
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December 4, 2012
12/04/2012
Colorado Cannabis Coffeeshops?

Colorado Cannabis Coffeeshops?

While someone smoking pot at a table on a patio or next to a window might run afoul of the Amendment 64 ban on “openly and publicly”...
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December 4, 2012
12/04/2012
Legal Marijuana: a $46 Billion Industry?

Legal Marijuana: a $46 Billion Industry?

The Medical Marijuana Business Daily, an industry new service, projects that if marijuana were legalized nationwide it would result in a market potentially worth more than $46 billion.
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December 3, 2012
12/03/2012
Washington Set to Legalize Marijuana Use Without Justice Department Guidance

Washington Set to Legalize Marijuana Use Without Justice Department Guidance

Adults in Washington state will be able to smoke marijuana legally on Thursday, even though the Justice Department has offered no guidance on the conflict with federal...
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December 3, 2012
12/03/2012
Legal Marijuana May Give NFL a Headache

Legal Marijuana May Give NFL a Headache

The Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks play in states where marijuana is now legal, a massive potential legal and public relations headache for the NFL. This could have implications for where...
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December 3, 2012
12/03/2012
CBS Poll Has Support for Marijuana Legalization at All-Time High

CBS Poll Has Support for Marijuana Legalization at All-Time High

02:59pm A CBS News poll released this week has support for marijuana legalization at an all-time high, with as many Americans now saying it should be legal as...
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December 3, 2012
12/03/2012
Congressional Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Halt Federal Interference In State Marijuana Laws

Congressional Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Halt Federal Interference In State Marijuana Laws

United States Representatives have introduced bipartisan legislation in Congress — House Bill 6606, The Respect States’ and Citizens’ Rights Act of 2012 — to amend the US Controlled...
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November 30, 2012
11/30/2012
Marijuana Legalization Favored in US, Canada

Marijuana Legalization Favored in US, Canada

03:14pm A new Angus-Reid Public Opinion poll has majorities favoring marijuana legalization in both Canada and the US. According to the poll, 57% of Canadians and 54% of...
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November 30, 2012
11/30/2012
Massachusetts Becomes the 18th Medical Marijuana State; Now Comes the Difficult Work of Implementation

Massachusetts Becomes the 18th Medical Marijuana State; Now Comes the Difficult Work of Implementation

Earlier this month, an overwhelming sixty-three percent of Massachusetts voters approved Ballot Question 3 and, in so doing, became the country’s 18th state to pass a medical marijuana law. Massachusetts is...
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November 28, 2012
11/28/2012
Indiana State Police Chief: If It Were Up to Me, I’d Legalize and Tax Marijuana

Indiana State Police Chief: If It Were Up to Me, I’d Legalize and Tax Marijuana

The scent of reform and rational marijuana policies must be drifting across the Rockies into distant areas of the country, as today the Indiana State Police Chief...
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November 27, 2012
11/27/2012
Two of the Largest American Newspapers Opine in Favor of Allowing States to Legalize Marijuana

Two of the Largest American Newspapers Opine in Favor of Allowing States to Legalize Marijuana

In the wake of the historic votes for marijuana law reform on November 6th, there has been a renewed focus on the topic and a shift in...
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November 27, 2012
11/27/2012
Legal Marijuana Is Not in Foreseeable Future in Pennsylvania

Legal Marijuana Is Not in Foreseeable Future in Pennsylvania

While voters in Colorado and Washington approved citizen-proposed referendums this month legalizing recreational marijuana use, Pennsylvania has a long way to go before such a question makes its...
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