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April 2, 2014
04/02/2014
Illinois Bill to Add Seizure Conditions to Medical Marijuana Program Advances

Illinois Bill to Add Seizure Conditions to Medical Marijuana Program Advances

Last Tuesday, all eight members of the Illinois Senate Public Health Committee who were present at the public hearing voted to advance a bill that would add seizure conditions...
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March 26, 2014
03/26/2014
Over Two-Thirds of Delaware Voters Support Marijuana Policy Reform

Over Two-Thirds of Delaware Voters Support Marijuana Policy Reform

Recent polling released by the Marijuana Policy Project found more than two-thirds of Delawareans support replacing criminal penalties for possession of up to an ounce of marijuana with a...
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March 18, 2014
03/18/2014
California Legalization Is Coming, But What Path Will It Take?

California Legalization Is Coming, But What Path Will It Take?

The Leaf Online asks, with four marijuana legalization initiatives vying for the California ballot, one thing is clear: All four reforms are better than the state’s current prohibition. The...
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March 17, 2014
03/17/2014

Maryland Senate Okays Marijuana Decriminalization Bill

The Maryland Senate today overwhelmingly approved a marijuana decriminalization bill with bipartisan support. It now heads to the House of Delegates. The bill is Senate Bill 364, sponsored by...
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March 11, 2014
03/11/2014
Spending Minimal So Far for August Alaska Marijuana Initiative

Spending Minimal So Far for August Alaska Marijuana Initiative

The upcoming August 19 ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana under Alaska state law has seen little early campaign spending by advocates and none by opponents. The...
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March 7, 2014
03/07/2014
Michigan Medical Marihuana Review Panel Recommends PTSD As Qualifying Condition

Michigan Medical Marihuana Review Panel Recommends PTSD As Qualifying Condition

Finding by panel of physicians, professors, and medical marijuana advocates would make Michigan the eighth state to provide relief for those suffering from the effects of traumatic...
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March 5, 2014
03/05/2014
New Hampshire House Committee Approves Bill To Remove Criminal Penalties For Marijuana Possession

New Hampshire House Committee Approves Bill To Remove Criminal Penalties For Marijuana Possession

Measure with bipartisan support would replace criminal penalties and potential jail time with a civil fine of up to $100 for possession of up to one ounce...
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March 5, 2014
03/05/2014
DC City Council Okays Marijuana Decriminalization

DC City Council Okays Marijuana Decriminalization

Washington, DC, is set to become the next entity to decriminalize small-time marijuana possession after the city council gave final approval Tuesday to a decriminalization bill. The bill...
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March 3, 2014
03/03/2014
Legalize Marijuana Group Sets Up Shop in Austin

Legalize Marijuana Group Sets Up Shop in Austin

Marijuana Policy Project has set up in Austin, Texas and hopes to legalize marijuana in the state within 5 years.
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January 29, 2014
01/29/2014
Pro-Marijuana Billboards to Surround the Super Bowl

Pro-Marijuana Billboards to Surround the Super Bowl

With teams from each state that legalized marijuana going to the Super Bowl, MPP has sprung for billboards in the area.
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January 3, 2014
01/03/2014
Open for Business

Open for Business

It’s been exactly nine years since MPP provided me with a grant to move to Colorado and begin laying the groundwork for a future statewide ballot initiative...
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December 31, 2013
12/31/2013
Video: 2013 Year in Review – Marijuana Policy Project (MPP)

Video: 2013 Year in Review – Marijuana Policy Project (MPP)

2013 Year in Review (MPP) This 2013 Year in Review video from the Marijuana Policy Project highlights many major marijuana accomplishments achieved over the past 12 months. From the...
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December 20, 2013
12/20/2013
MPP Asks NIDA to Investigate Benefits of Regulating Marijuana

MPP Asks NIDA to Investigate Benefits of Regulating Marijuana

Following the Wednesday release of a national survey on teen drug use, sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) called...
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December 16, 2013
12/16/2013
Susan Sarandon is Candid About Her Marijuana Use

Susan Sarandon is Candid About Her Marijuana Use

Susan Sarandon, respected actress and member of MPP’s VIP Advisory Board, lightheartedly confessed on Wednesday that she has used marijuana before attending almost all award shows. The admission...
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November 22, 2013
11/22/2013
Time for Rhode Island to Tax and Regulate Marijuana

Time for Rhode Island to Tax and Regulate Marijuana

A guest column from MPP’s Mason Tvert appeared today in the Providence Journal in Rhode Island. An excerpt is below, and you can click here to read...
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November 21, 2013
11/21/2013
Three Myths About the Marijuana Lobby

Three Myths About the Marijuana Lobby

MPP’s Rob Kampia dispels the 3 biggest myths about the marijuana lobby: that cartels are funding legalization, that the industry will market to minors and is the...
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November 12, 2013
11/12/2013
MPP Invites Project SAM to Promote Marijuana Policy Reform

MPP Invites Project SAM to Promote Marijuana Policy Reform

The Marijuana Policy Project extended an invitation Friday to the new Maine affiliate of Project SAM (Smart Approaches to Marijuana) to join forces to promote sensible marijuana...
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November 1, 2013
11/01/2013
The Next States to Legalize Marijuana

The Next States to Legalize Marijuana

After last weekend’s International Drug Reform Conference in Denver, a clear picture is emerging of which states are likely to be the first to follow Colorado and Washington down...
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October 24, 2013
10/24/2013
MPP’s Dan Riffle Debates Kevin Sabet on Marijuana Policy

MPP’s Dan Riffle Debates Kevin Sabet on Marijuana Policy

Leading up to November’s election, marijuana policy is an increasingly hot topic in Maine. Voters in the city of Portland will soon decide whether or not possessing...
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October 24, 2013
10/24/2013
Dan Riffle on CNN: Marijuana is Safer Than Alcohol

Dan Riffle on CNN: Marijuana is Safer Than Alcohol

In an excellent article on CNN, MPP’s Dan Riffle explains that marijuana is safer than alcohol, and describes the folly of cannabis prohibition.
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