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December 31, 2012
12/31/2012
Michigan Employers Exempted from Medical Marijuana Expenses for Workplace Injuries

Michigan Employers Exempted from Medical Marijuana Expenses for Workplace Injuries

Michigan employers will not have to reimburse employees for medical marijuana expenses for work-related injuries under a local lawmaker’s bill that Governor Snyder has signed into law.
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December 17, 2012
12/17/2012
Speaker Says He’ll Let Vermont House Debate Marijuana Decriminalization

Speaker Says He’ll Let Vermont House Debate Marijuana Decriminalization

Vermont House Speaker Shap Smith (D) says he has his own misgivings, but he won’t block the Vermont House from debating decriminalization of marijuana, which Gov. Peter Shumlin...
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December 13, 2012
12/13/2012

Sonoma’s Medical Pot Guidelines Stand

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors has postponed the decision to repeal a 2006 medical marijuana ordinance, which was called “very permissive” by one of the leaders...
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December 11, 2012
12/11/2012
Austin Lawmaker Says Timing Right for Medical Marijuana Bill

Austin Lawmaker Says Timing Right for Medical Marijuana Bill

State Rep. Elliott Naishtat (D-Austin) has tried to pass legislation concerning medical marijuana in the past and plans on submitting a new bill in the upcoming 83rd...
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December 5, 2012
12/05/2012
Bipartisan Lawmakers Introduce “Respect States’ and Citizens’ Rights Act”

Bipartisan Lawmakers Introduce “Respect States’ and Citizens’ Rights Act”

A bipartisan group of legislators from around the country led by Rep. Diana DeGette  (D-Colorado) introduced a bill in Congress today that would clarify that Colorado and...
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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 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
Will Illinois Become the 19th State to Allow for the Medical Use of Marijuana?

Will Illinois Become the 19th State to Allow for the Medical Use of Marijuana?

Illinois state lawmakers are expected in the coming days to once again consider legislation that seeks to allow for the limited use of cannabis by authorized patients....
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September 26, 2012
09/26/2012
Vote Hemp Offering Two Great Posters for Donating 25 Dollars

Vote Hemp Offering Two Great Posters for Donating 25 Dollars

This is a great deal I came across today. Vote Hemp  is offering two 11″ x 17″ posters for anyone who makes a contribution of $25 or more. Personally,...
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July 18, 2012
07/18/2012
Some States Move on Sentencing Reform

Some States Move on Sentencing Reform

04:51pm With state budgets devastated by the 2008 financial crisis and subsequent slow economic growth, the impulse to incarcerate is being blunted by fiscal realities. This...
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June 21, 2012
06/21/2012
NH Governor Vetoes Medical Marijuana Bill

NH Governor Vetoes Medical Marijuana Bill

04:53pm New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch (D) Thursday made good on his threat to veto a medical marijuana bill, Senate Bill 409, approved by the legislature. Lynch...
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