Tag: Ohio

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May 5, 2015
05/05/2015
Labor Unions Endorse Legal Weed in Ohio

Labor Unions Endorse Legal Weed in Ohio

Earlier this week, ResponsibleOhio, the organization currently collecting signatures to get their initiative to legalize marijuana on the ballot in the next presidential election, earned the support...
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April 7, 2015
04/07/2015
Poll: Majority of Swing-State Voters Support Legal Weed

Poll: Majority of Swing-State Voters Support Legal Weed

A majority of voters in three key swing states support legalizing marijuana, according to a new Quinnipiac poll. But it’s not like they’d want to smoke it...
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February 17, 2015
02/17/2015
Marijuana Law Classes Take Hazy Place in College Curriculum

Marijuana Law Classes Take Hazy Place in College Curriculum

Across the country, college students from Colorado to Ohio are clamoring to sign up for law school classes focusing on marijuana. At the Moritz College of Law...
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September 12, 2014
09/12/2014
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidate Supports Medical Marijuana

Ohio Gubernatorial Candidate Supports Medical Marijuana

Eighty-seven percent of Ohio voters think that people should be able to use marijuana as medicine, although nearly all of the currently elected state officials, including Gov. John...
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July 16, 2014
07/16/2014
In Ohio, Stances on Marijuana Are Changing

In Ohio, Stances on Marijuana Are Changing

Ohio has recently seen increased support for allowing adults to choose to consume marijuana, according to Cincinnati.com. Public opinion nationally is at an all time high, with...
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July 3, 2014
07/03/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.07.02)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.07.02)

An Arizona researcher gets fired for apparently political reasons, new medical marijuana-related laws come into effect in several states, California dispensary conflicts continue as the Assembly grapples...
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May 23, 2014
05/23/2014
Ohio: Marijuana Most Commonly Seized Drug in 2013

Ohio: Marijuana Most Commonly Seized Drug in 2013

Ohio task forces seized over 20,000 pounds of marijuana in 2013, making it the most commonly seized drug in the state, according to the Ohio Multi-Jurisdictional Task...
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May 15, 2014
05/15/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.05.14)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.05.14)

Initiative signature-gathering campaigns are underway in Arkansas and Ohio and about to get underway in Oklahoma, the future of San Jose dispensaries remains unsettled, Minnesota lawmakers meet...
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May 14, 2014
05/14/2014
Ohio Newspaper Accidentally, Perfectly Sums Up Legalization Debate

Ohio Newspaper Accidentally, Perfectly Sums Up Legalization Debate

In what could quite possibly be the best single photo summation of the legalize cannabis or not debate, a Dayton, Ohio newspaper published the following pages in...
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May 1, 2014
05/01/2014
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2014.04.30)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2014.04.30)

It’s a veritable cornucopia of corrupt cops this week. Major corruption scandals wind down in the Chicago suburbs and the Rio Grande Valley, LA deputies get popped...
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April 29, 2014
04/29/2014
Move to Allow Medical Marijuana in Ohio

Move to Allow Medical Marijuana in Ohio

Ohio could be next to secure medical marijuana rights through an amendment being proposed to the state’s constitution called the Ohio Cannabis Rights Amendment.
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April 15, 2014
04/15/2014
Student Sues School Over Suspension for Marijuana Tweet

Student Sues School Over Suspension for Marijuana Tweet

High Times reports, “A pro-marijuana message posted on Twitter last year led to the suspension of an Ohio high school soccer player, who has since filed a lawsuit...
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March 20, 2014
03/20/2014
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2014.03.19)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2014.03.19)

Two more prison guards go down, so does a Tulsa cop and a former San Antonio cop. Let’s get to it; In Tulsa, Oklahoma, a Tulsa police officer...
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March 20, 2014
03/20/2014
How Racist Is Your State’s War on Weed? Compare!

How Racist Is Your State’s War on Weed? Compare!

A new interactive website from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) highlights how many lives are derailed and billions of dollars wasted fighting a racially-biased war on...
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February 27, 2014
02/27/2014
Medical Marijuana Update (2014.02.26)

Medical Marijuana Update (2014.02.26)

The Epilepsy Foundation comes out in support of medical marijuana, the feds delay a PTSD study, CBD bills are popping up, and a battle over local dispensary...
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February 25, 2014
02/25/2014
Ohio: Majority Want Legalization, Nearly 90% Support MMJ

Ohio: Majority Want Legalization, Nearly 90% Support MMJ

Polling data released today by Quinnipiac University revealed that a majority of Ohio voters support legalizing marijuana for recreational use, and nearly 9 out of 10 support...
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January 30, 2014
01/30/2014
Group Pushing for Marijuana Legalization in Ohio

Group Pushing for Marijuana Legalization in Ohio

Cher Neufer, founder of Ohio NORML, has been fighting for legalization in Ohio since 2001. Their latest legislation would legalize cannabis for medical and recreational use.
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January 29, 2014
01/29/2014
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2014.01.28)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2014.01.28)

Two cops go down for providing info to drug dealers, a DARE officer who ripped off the program gets a slap on the wrist, a Philly narc...
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August 13, 2013
08/13/2013
Ohio Medical Marijuana Amendment Proposal Rejected by AG

Ohio Medical Marijuana Amendment Proposal Rejected by AG

A proposal to put a medical marijuana amendment before Ohio voters this November (which gathered more than double the required signatures) has been rejected by Attorney General...
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August 2, 2013
08/02/2013
Ohio Initiative Campaign for Medical Marijuana is Underway

Ohio Initiative Campaign for Medical Marijuana is Underway

Medical marijuana backers in the Buckeye State hope the third time is the charm. After twice failing to move initiative efforts in the past couple of years,...
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