Tag: legalization

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November 27, 2012
11/27/2012
Texas Support for Marijuana Legalization Growing

Texas Support for Marijuana Legalization Growing

Advocates of legalizing marijuana in Texas say they are optimistic that their message will begin to catch on with Texas voters after Colorado and Washington state voted...
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November 27, 2012
11/27/2012
New Poll: Canadians Want Marijuana Law Reform

New Poll: Canadians Want Marijuana Law Reform

09:00pm Even as the Conservative government of Prime Minister Stephan Harper institutes harsher penalties for some marijuana offenses, a new poll finds that nearly two-thirds of...
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November 26, 2012
11/26/2012
Argentine Politician Creates Uproar After Tweeting Picture of Pot Plant

Argentine Politician Creates Uproar After Tweeting Picture of Pot Plant

An Argentine politician’s political career is at risk after she tweeted a photo of a cannabis plant in her Buenos Aires home. Gabriela Cerruti is being called a “drug pusher,”...
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November 26, 2012
11/26/2012
Seattle Police Guide to Legal Marijuana Goes Viral

Seattle Police Guide to Legal Marijuana Goes Viral

SPD’s “Marijwhatnow? A Guide to Legal Marijuana Use In Seattle” is the most-read news release in Seattle police history and is getting attention around the world.
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November 26, 2012
11/26/2012
Marijuana Legalization Initiative Filed in Montana

Marijuana Legalization Initiative Filed in Montana

11:00pm They’re back. Although a late effort to get on the ballot this year fell short, Montana marijuana activists are determined to get on the ballot...
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November 26, 2012
11/26/2012
Uruguayan Deputies Say Legalize All Drugs

Uruguayan Deputies Say Legalize All Drugs

02:57pm Even as Uruguay considers a groundbreaking proposal from President Jose Mujica to legalize state-regulated marijuana cultivation and sales, parliamentarians from most of the leading political...
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November 23, 2012
11/23/2012
Make a Tax-Deductible Donation to StopTheDrugWar.org Before December 31st

Make a Tax-Deductible Donation to StopTheDrugWar.org Before December 31st

We are approaching a new year in a new time. Things are moving our way — in a big way. But there are critical next steps to...
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November 21, 2012
11/21/2012
Fox Marijuana Legalization Sitcom in the Works

Fox Marijuana Legalization Sitcom in the Works

Fox is developing a sitcom, The Happy Tree, based around the legalization of marijuana, The show is from former Entourage and How To Make It In America executive producers Rob Weiss, Mark Wahlberg,...
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November 21, 2012
11/21/2012
New England Marijuana Legalization Bills Coming

New England Marijuana Legalization Bills Coming

012, 04:41pm In the wake of this month’s marijuana legalization victories in Colorado and Washington, legislators in New England are ramping up efforts to be the next...
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November 21, 2012
11/21/2012
Colorado US Representatives Move to Support Legal Marijuana

Colorado US Representatives Move to Support Legal Marijuana

012, 04:02pm In the wake of this month’s vote in Colorado to legalize marijuana, which won with 55% of the vote, a bipartisan group from the state’s...
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November 21, 2012
11/21/2012
MOMENTUM: Post Election, Marijuana Law Reform Bills to be Introduced at Both State and Federal Level

MOMENTUM: Post Election, Marijuana Law Reform Bills to be Introduced at Both State and Federal Level

The message from our big wins on Election Day has already begun to reverberate around the nation. Right on the heels of the votes in Washington and...
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November 20, 2012
11/20/2012
Legalized Marijuana: Is Iowa Next?

Legalized Marijuana: Is Iowa Next?

The morning after Election Day, as news sunk in that voters in two states had legalized recreational marijuana, state Rep. Bruce Hunter was having conversations with constituents...
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November 19, 2012
11/19/2012
Marijuana Dispenser Machine Company’s Stock Gets Really, Really High, Man

Marijuana Dispenser Machine Company’s Stock Gets Really, Really High, Man

Medbox (Ticker: MDBX), a firm that makes medical marijuana dispensing machines, says its stock “is getting way too high.”
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November 19, 2012
11/19/2012
Another Trio of Drug War Deaths

Another Trio of Drug War Deaths

04:02pm Colorado and Washington may have legalized marijuana, but the drug war continues apace. We here record three more deaths in the name of drug prohibition....
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November 19, 2012
11/19/2012
UK View of Marijuana Legalization in the US: Five Burning Questions (BBC)

UK View of Marijuana Legalization in the US: Five Burning Questions (BBC)

How is the UK seeing the historic legalization of marijuana in Washington and Colorado? The BBC asks “Five burning questions” about US drug policy.
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November 19, 2012
11/19/2012
Mexico Lawmaker Files Marijuana Legalization Bill

Mexico Lawmaker Files Marijuana Legalization Bill

02:12pm A deputy from Mexico’s left-leaning Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) Thursday introduced a bill (not yet posted) to legalize the use, cultivation, and sale of marijuana....
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November 19, 2012
11/19/2012
UN Drug Watchdog “Concerned” with Marijuana Legalization Votes

UN Drug Watchdog “Concerned” with Marijuana Legalization Votes

01:31pm The president of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) Thursday voiced “grave concern” about the votes legalizing marijuana in the US states of Colorado and...
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November 16, 2012
11/16/2012
Alabama Legislators: No Medical Marijuana Legalization for a Long Time

Alabama Legislators: No Medical Marijuana Legalization for a Long Time

Alabama’s House Health Committee today held a 90-minute public hearing on the pros and cons of medicinal marijuana. At the conclusion, the committee chairman and a legislative...
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November 16, 2012
11/16/2012
WA Governor-Elect Inslee: It is in the Best Interest of State and Country to Allow Legalization

WA Governor-Elect Inslee: It is in the Best Interest of State and Country to Allow Legalization

During a press conference today, the governor-elect for the state of Washington, Jay Inslee, defended his state’s recently approved marijuana legalization initiative. He stated that he believes...
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November 16, 2012
11/16/2012
Uruguay Marijuana Legalization Bill Allows Home Grows and Sales

Uruguay Marijuana Legalization Bill Allows Home Grows and Sales

03:59pm A Uruguayan bill that would create a system of state-licensed marijuana sales and commercial cultivation was presented to Congress Wednesday, and, according to Reuters, includes...
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