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February 15, 2013
02/15/2013
Historic Number of States Debating Marijuana Law Reform Legislation — Is Your State One of Them?

Historic Number of States Debating Marijuana Law Reform Legislation — Is Your State One of Them?

A record number of statewide marijuana law reform measures are pending in 2013. Is your state one of them? To find out — and to contact your...
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February 15, 2013
02/15/2013
Legalization Foes Come Out Swinging Against Marijuana

Legalization Foes Come Out Swinging Against Marijuana

Two states have already legalized marijuana, bills to do the same have been or will be filed in a half-dozen more this year, a federal bill to...
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February 15, 2013
02/15/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.02.14)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.02.14)

What? Nothing happened in California? It’s a rare week, but the quiet in the Golden State is being made up for by action in state legislatures around...
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February 14, 2013
02/14/2013
Hawaii Marijuana Legalization Bill Dies

Hawaii Marijuana Legalization Bill Dies

A bill that would have legalized marijuana died in the state legislature Tuesday. House Judiciary Committee Chairman Karl Rhoads told the Associated Press he decided to kill it after...
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February 14, 2013
02/14/2013
South Dakota Bill to Reduce Marijuana Penalties Killed

South Dakota Bill to Reduce Marijuana Penalties Killed

A bill that would have lowered the maximum penalty for possession of two ounces of marijuana or less was killed Tuesday in a Senate committee. It died...
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February 14, 2013
02/14/2013
Nearly 80% of New Hampshire Adults Support Medical Marijuana

Nearly 80% of New Hampshire Adults Support Medical Marijuana

Seventy-nine percent (79%) of New Hampshire adults support allowing doctors to recommend marijuana for patients suffering from serious illnesses, according to the Granite State Poll sponsored by...
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February 13, 2013
02/13/2013
Colorado Passes Responsible Medical Marijuana Vendors’ Bill

Colorado Passes Responsible Medical Marijuana Vendors’ Bill

The Colorado House of Representatives has passed HB 1061, a bill that will create training programs for medical marijuana employees. Any dispensary with all employees trained would...
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February 13, 2013
02/13/2013
Arizona Allows Police to Destroy Seized Marijuana, Even MMJ

Arizona Allows Police to Destroy Seized Marijuana, Even MMJ

An Arizona Senate panel voted to allow police to destroy all marijuana seized in investigations, even if it was legal medical marijuana. The state ignored threats of...
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February 13, 2013
02/13/2013
Indiana Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Killed

Indiana Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Killed

A bill that would have decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana is dead in the Indiana legislature, after a key Senate committee chairman refused to...
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February 13, 2013
02/13/2013
Industrial Hemp Farming Legislation Reintroduced in Congress

Industrial Hemp Farming Legislation Reintroduced in Congress

Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) and 28 co-sponsors, including House Agriculture Committee ranking member Collin Peterson (D-MN), have reintroduced legislation in Congress that requires the federal government to respect state...
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February 12, 2013
02/12/2013
Idaho Senate Advances Marijuana Ban Measure

Idaho Senate Advances Marijuana Ban Measure

In response to all the progress being made in marijuana reform around the country, there were bound to be some nay-sayers popping up. In Idaho, the Senate’s...
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February 12, 2013
02/12/2013
Maryland Senator Wants to Reduce Marijuana Penalty

Maryland Senator Wants to Reduce Marijuana Penalty

Senator Bobby A. Zirkin is promoting SB-297, a bill which would reduce penalties for possession of 1 ounce or less of marijuana in Maryland. The bill would...
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February 12, 2013
02/12/2013
Pennsylvania Marijuana Legalization Bill Coming Soon

Pennsylvania Marijuana Legalization Bill Coming Soon

Pennsylvania will likely be the next state to see a marijuana legalization bill introduced this year, as state Sen. Daylin Leach (D-King of Prussia) announced at a...
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February 12, 2013
02/12/2013
Senate Committee Approves Kentucky Hemp Bill

Senate Committee Approves Kentucky Hemp Bill

Despite the moronic opposition from police stating that hemp should be illegal because police may have trouble distinguishing it from marijuana, the Kentucky hemp bill has been...
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February 11, 2013
02/11/2013
Michigan Lawmaker Acting Fast to Legalize Dispensaries

Michigan Lawmaker Acting Fast to Legalize Dispensaries

The Michigan Supreme Court ruled that dispensaries, even those that facilitate patient-to-patient sales, are illegal in Michigan. Rep. Mike Callton has introduced a bill to legalize dispensaries...
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February 7, 2013
02/07/2013
Bills to Decriminalize Marijuana Possession in Vermont

Bills to Decriminalize Marijuana Possession in Vermont

A tripartisan group of 39 co-sponsors, led by Rep. Christopher Pearson (P-Burlington), has introduced a bill to remove criminal penalties for possession of small amounts of marijuana...
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February 6, 2013
02/06/2013
Virginia Welfare Drug Testing Bill Killed

Virginia Welfare Drug Testing Bill Killed

A bill backed by Republicans that would have required drug screening and testing of welfare recipients died Monday in the Virginia Senate. The measure failed by one...
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February 6, 2013
02/06/2013
South Dakota Medical Marijuana Defense Bill Killed

South Dakota Medical Marijuana Defense Bill Killed

A bill that would have allowed South Dakotans charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession to mount a medical necessity defense was defeated Tuesday in the state legislature. The...
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February 6, 2013
02/06/2013
Details on the New Federal Marijuana Legalization Measures

Details on the New Federal Marijuana Legalization Measures

Today, Representatives Jared Polis and Earl Blumenauer introduced two legislative measures that would end the federal prohibition on marijuana and permit for the regulated production and retail sales of...
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February 6, 2013
02/06/2013

Congress Introduces Federal Bills to Regulate Marijuana

Members of Congress introduced bills Tuesday to end marijuana prohibition and start regulating and taxing marijuana like alcohol at the federal level. Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO) introduced...
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