Tag: recreational

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February 28, 2013
02/28/2013
Record Level of Californians Support Regulating Marijuana

Record Level of Californians Support Regulating Marijuana

According to survey data released this week by The Field Poll, a record number of Californians now support legalizing and regulating marijuana in a manner similar to alcohol. The...
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February 28, 2013
02/28/2013
Broomfield, CO Bans Marijuana Businesses Until 2015

Broomfield, CO Bans Marijuana Businesses Until 2015

Broomfield’s City Council voted 7-3 to ban marijuana businesses in the city until January, 2015. The ban could be made permanent afterward with a public vote. Since...
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February 26, 2013
02/26/2013
Poll: Iowans Support Medicinal Marijuana

Poll: Iowans Support Medicinal Marijuana

The latest Des Moines Register poll shows 58% of Iowa  respondents support medical marijuana, down six points from a 2010 poll. 29% of Iowans polled support allowing recreational...
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February 22, 2013
02/22/2013
Maryland Lawmakers Consider Regulating and Taxing Marijuana

Maryland Lawmakers Consider Regulating and Taxing Marijuana

Delegate Curt Anderson (D-Baltimore City) introduced a bill today in the Maryland House of Delegates that would make marijuana legal for adults 21 and older and establish...
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February 22, 2013
02/22/2013
Maine Could Be Next State to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol

Maine Could Be Next State to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol

State Rep. Diane Russell (D-Portland) was joined by Rep. Aaron Libby (R-Waterboro) at a press conference Thursday to unveil the details of her new bill that would...
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February 22, 2013
02/22/2013
Details of Pennsylvania’s Regulate Marijuana Act Revealed

Details of Pennsylvania’s Regulate Marijuana Act Revealed

Senator Daylin Leach released the full text of the Regulate Marijuana Act. The bill is similar to Amendment 64 in that it legalizes possession for adults 21...
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February 21, 2013
02/21/2013
ME Lawmakers to Unveil Details of Bill to Regulate Marijuana

ME Lawmakers to Unveil Details of Bill to Regulate Marijuana

013 State Rep. Diane Russell (D-Portland) will introduce a bill Thursday that would make possession of limited amounts of marijuana legal for adults 21 and older and...
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February 15, 2013
02/15/2013
Legal Pot Boosts Tourism Revenue

Legal Pot Boosts Tourism Revenue

Even without retail stores for legal recreational marijuana, many Canadians have already begun taking their vacations in Washington and Colorado. This influx of tourism is due to...
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February 14, 2013
02/14/2013
450 People Attend I-502 Public Marijuana Forum in Spokane, WA

450 People Attend I-502 Public Marijuana Forum in Spokane, WA

Washington’s Liquor Control Board held a public marijuana forum in Spokane on Tuesday, to get input on regulating the production and sale of marijuana in the state....
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February 13, 2013
02/13/2013
CO ‘Free’ Marijuana Delivery Service Raided, Could Face Life

CO ‘Free’ Marijuana Delivery Service Raided, Could Face Life

Billygoatgreen MMJ, the Colorado Springs delivery service that offered free marijuana in exchange for a delivery charge, has been raided by police. The owners now face serious...
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February 11, 2013
02/11/2013
Virginia Attorney General Evolving on Marijuana Legalization

Virginia Attorney General Evolving on Marijuana Legalization

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, Tea Party favorite and presumed Republican candidate for Governor, opened up on his views regarding marijuana legalization while addressing a group of...
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February 8, 2013
02/08/2013
Trailer for “Evergreen” Film on WA’s Marijuana Legalization

Trailer for “Evergreen” Film on WA’s Marijuana Legalization

“Evergreen: The Road to Legalization in Washington” is an upcoming documentary looking into all aspects of the passage of I-502. The trailer for the film has been...
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February 8, 2013
02/08/2013
Another Colorado Town Bans Marijuana Clubs

Another Colorado Town Bans Marijuana Clubs

Steamboat Springs, Colorado is the latest of many CO cities adopting ’emergency’ ordinances to prevent the formation of private marijuana clubs. Most CO cities banning marijuana clubs...
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February 5, 2013
02/05/2013
Up Next… Oregon!

Up Next… Oregon!

Over the past couple of months, I have been asked the following question many, many times: So which states are next? What people want to know, of...
By: Steve Fox
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February 4, 2013
02/04/2013
Recreational Marijuana Legalization Bill Introduced in PA

Recreational Marijuana Legalization Bill Introduced in PA

Senator Daylin Leach has introduced a recreational marijuana legalization bill in Pennsylvania. Republican Governor and former prosecutor, Tom Corbett, says he’ll simply veto the bill if he...
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February 1, 2013
02/01/2013
Poll: Marijuana Users in Legal States Shouldn’t Be Arrested

Poll: Marijuana Users in Legal States Shouldn’t Be Arrested

In a recent poll conducted by the libertarian Reason Foundation, national support for recreational legalization of marijuana fell short, with 47%. Almost 75% of people polled think...
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February 1, 2013
02/01/2013
Colorado Companies on Internet Offer Free Marijuana

Colorado Companies on Internet Offer Free Marijuana

A Colorado Springs company, Billygoatgreen Marijuana Delivery Service, offers free marijuana. The associated delivery charge, however, has many questioning the legality of the business. According to the company,...
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February 1, 2013
02/01/2013
Several States Considering Legislation To Legalize Adult Cannabis Consumption

Several States Considering Legislation To Legalize Adult Cannabis Consumption

Lawmakers in several states are anticipated to debate legislative measures this year that seek to legalize and regulate the adult use and retail distribution of marijuana. To date, lawmakers...
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January 31, 2013
01/31/2013
Amendment 64 Task Force – Recommendations Update

Amendment 64 Task Force – Recommendations Update

Colorado’s Amendment 64 Task Force has already submitted some recommendations, including requesting that federal agencies change federal banking policy to allow for state-legalized marijuana transactions. The task force...
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January 30, 2013
01/30/2013
Marijuana Legalization Bill Introduced in New Hampshire

Marijuana Legalization Bill Introduced in New Hampshire

A group of five bipartisan lawmakers has introduced legislation that seeks to make New Hampshire the third state to legalize and regulate the adult use of marijuana....
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