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March 14, 2014
03/14/2014
Marijuana Hearings Reflect Public Opinion Shift

Marijuana Hearings Reflect Public Opinion Shift

Roughly 100 people rallied outside the State House to support a Colorado-style system to legalize marijuana, an idea that got a hearing later in the day. A committee...
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November 11, 2013
11/11/2013
Marijuana Bill Appears To Have The NAACP In Its Corner

Marijuana Bill Appears To Have The NAACP In Its Corner

The NAACP announced its support for the Respect States Marijuana Laws Act.
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July 8, 2013
07/08/2013
Pennsylvania NAACP Says Legalize Marijuana

Pennsylvania NAACP Says Legalize Marijuana

Last week, the Pennsylvania NAACP endorsed a pending marijuana legalization bill. And on the 4th of July, the civil rights group stepped up that support, holding a press conference...
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April 11, 2013
04/11/2013
NAACP President: American Drug War’s Toll on Liberty Greater Than Apartheid

NAACP President: American Drug War’s Toll on Liberty Greater Than Apartheid

Ben Jealous, president of the NAACP, said Tuesday “For about 40 years, we’ve decided that is how we solve almost every problem, whether it’s homelessness or drug addiction, we’ve gotten to...
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November 21, 2012
11/21/2012
Law Enforcement Call on DOJ to Respect State Marijuana Laws

Law Enforcement Call on DOJ to Respect State Marijuana Laws

012, 03:12pm Tuesday morning, former Baltimore narcotics officer Neill Franklin delivered a letter signed by 73 current and former police officers, judges, prosecutors, and federal agents to...
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September 20, 2012
09/20/2012
Colorado’s Amendment 64 Heads for the Home Stretch

Colorado’s Amendment 64 Heads for the Home Stretch

5:59 PM With only a few weeks left until election day, Colorado’s Amendment 64 “tax and regulate marijuana” initiative is well-positioned to win on November 6, and its...
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August 27, 2012
08/27/2012
NAACP Regional Chapters Endorse CO, OR, WA Marijuana Initiatives

NAACP Regional Chapters Endorse CO, OR, WA Marijuana Initiatives

03:59pm All three marijuana legalization initiatives on state ballots this year have won the endorsement of National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) regional...
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August 20, 2012
08/20/2012
US-Mexican Caravan for (Drug War) Peace Gets Underway

US-Mexican Caravan for (Drug War) Peace Gets Underway

10:05am On Sunday, dozens of Mexican activists led by poet Javier Sicilia crossed into the US at San Diego to begin a weeks-long Caravan for Peace and...
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