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September 11, 2012
09/11/2012
StoptheDrugWar.org Teleconference on the Marijuana Legalization Initiatives

StoptheDrugWar.org Teleconference on the Marijuana Legalization Initiatives

06:11pm StoptheDrugWar.org is pleased to announce our first teleconference, featuring the initiative campaigns in Colorado, Oregon, and Washington State to enact regulatory (legalization) systems for marijuana....
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September 11, 2012
09/11/2012
Children’s Alliance Endorses I-502 Marijuana Legalization Initiative

Children’s Alliance Endorses I-502 Marijuana Legalization Initiative

 The Children’s Alliance, a Seattle nonprofit whose members include major social services agencies, endorsed Washington State’s I-502 due to the racially disproportionate impacts of current marijuana laws,...
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September 11, 2012
09/11/2012
Former DEA Heads Urge Holder to Oppose Marijuana Legalization Measures

Former DEA Heads Urge Holder to Oppose Marijuana Legalization Measures

04:53pm Every former head of the DEA since it was created by Richard Nixon in 1973 has signed onto a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder urging him...
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September 11, 2012
09/11/2012
Join MassCann/NORML this Saturday for the East Coast’s Largest Pro-Marijuana Rally

Join MassCann/NORML this Saturday for the East Coast’s Largest Pro-Marijuana Rally

This Saturday, MassCann/NORML will be hosting the 23rd annual Freedom Rally in Boston, MA. The rally will be held on the Boston Common on September 15, 2012 beginning at...
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September 10, 2012
09/10/2012
Does Smoking Pot With Acquaintances Strengthen Relationships?

Does Smoking Pot With Acquaintances Strengthen Relationships?

Ever think back on friends you smoke with on occasion now that were once acquaintances with no knowledge you each used cannabis and how the relationship evolved? Sharing...
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September 10, 2012
09/10/2012
Federal Judge: Criminalization of Marijuana is “Absurd”

Federal Judge: Criminalization of Marijuana is “Absurd”

Judge Richard Posner serves on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in Chicago, he also wants marijuana to be legalized. During a September...
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September 7, 2012
09/07/2012
Drug Policy in the 2012 Elections I: The Initiatives

Drug Policy in the 2012 Elections I: The Initiatives

10:28am The Labor Day weekend has passed, summer is behind us, and the November elections are just two months away. When it comes to drug policy...
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September 6, 2012
09/06/2012
Old Hippie Asks Obama Some Hard Questions About Marijuana

Old Hippie Asks Obama Some Hard Questions About Marijuana

Everybody talks about President Obama and his broken promises about marijuana, but nobody has gotten him to talk about it. We tried on Reddit. We tried with...
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September 6, 2012
09/06/2012
Gary Johnson: Obama Doesn’t Care About The War On Drugs

Gary Johnson: Obama Doesn’t Care About The War On Drugs

Libertarian presidential nominee Gary Johnson was the big draw of North Carolina NORML’s event outside the Democratic National Convention. Gary Johnson talked about his marijuana experiences, the failed war...
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September 5, 2012
09/05/2012
Colorado’s Marijuana Initiative, Amendment 64, Still Leading In Polls

Colorado’s Marijuana Initiative, Amendment 64, Still Leading In Polls

Statewide polling data from Colorado, just released by Public Policy Polling, shows support holding strong for Amendment 64, a ballot measure that aims to re-legalize and regulate the...
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September 5, 2012
09/05/2012
Obama Should “Evolve” on Marijuana

Obama Should “Evolve” on Marijuana

Chris Weigant has “a radical thought, as we charge full-steam into convention season: Could the marijuana vote propel Barack Obama to victory in the upcoming election?”  
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September 5, 2012
09/05/2012
Pot Legalization I-502 Debate in Seattle Thur Night Sept 6

Pot Legalization I-502 Debate in Seattle Thur Night Sept 6

The League of Women Voters of Seattle-King County is hosting an I-502 debate on marijuana legalization at 7 p.m. Thursday, September 6 at Seattle’s Town Hall with some great...
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September 4, 2012
09/04/2012
CO Marijuana Legalization Ad To Air During Democratic National Convention

CO Marijuana Legalization Ad To Air During Democratic National Convention

A new television ad in support of Colorado’s Amendment 64, which seeks recreational marijuana legalization for adults, will air during the Democratic National Convention on both CNN...
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September 4, 2012
09/04/2012
How Legal Mari­juana Could Save $72 Billion Each Year

How Legal Mari­juana Could Save $72 Billion Each Year

A GalesburgPlanet.com reader vents his frustration over the fact that over 50% of Amer­icans want mari­juana legalized, $72B in annual tax revenue and cost savings is lost and...
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September 4, 2012
09/04/2012
‘Women For Measure 80’ Holding OCTA Fundraiser Sat Sept 29

‘Women For Measure 80’ Holding OCTA Fundraiser Sat Sept 29

Women for Measure 80, a group that is working to restore industrial hemp and end cannabis prohibition in Oregon is hosting a fundraiser Saturday, September 29, 2012...
By: Anna Diaz
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August 31, 2012
08/31/2012
Marijuana Community Divide on Amendment 64 Deep, Wide, Often Nasty

Marijuana Community Divide on Amendment 64 Deep, Wide, Often Nasty

Colorado’s Amendment 64 has pitted advocates against advocates, frequently in online combat. A house divided cannot stand, as we sadly also see in-fighting on WA’s I-502.
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August 29, 2012
08/29/2012
100+ Professors Agree, It’s Time to Legalize Marijuana

100+ Professors Agree, It’s Time to Legalize Marijuana

NORML is reposting this message on behalf of our allies at The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol: More than 100 members of the academic community from across...
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August 29, 2012
08/29/2012
Politicians Ignore Failed ‘War on Drugs’ at Their (and Our) Peril

Politicians Ignore Failed ‘War on Drugs’ at Their (and Our) Peril

The Huff Post challenges Democrats and Republicans to show the moral courage to support the people’s desire to end the one trillion dollar failed war on drugs...
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August 28, 2012
08/28/2012
Pot Smokes Jobs as Colorado Race Seen Turning on Social Issues

Pot Smokes Jobs as Colorado Race Seen Turning on Social Issues

Business Week expects the critical swing state Colorado to see strong voter turnout due to Amendment 64 for recreational marijuana legalization being on the ballot and analyzes...
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August 28, 2012
08/28/2012
Financial Impact Statement for Oregon Cannabis Legalization

Financial Impact Statement for Oregon Cannabis Legalization

On November 6th Oregonians will vote on the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act 2012 (OCTA), aka Measure 80, a proposal to regulate, tax, and manage marijuana for recreational use...
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