Tag: states’ rights

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May 6, 2013
05/06/2013
Kal Penn of “Harold & Kumar” Off-base for Defending Obama Attacks in Medical Marijuana States

Kal Penn of “Harold & Kumar” Off-base for Defending Obama Attacks in Medical Marijuana States

Last week, Kal Penn, who plays Kumar in the “stoner” film franchise Harold & Kumar, spoke to Huffington Post Live about President Obama’s marijuana policies. During the April 26th interview, Penn...
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May 3, 2013
05/03/2013
San Diego Rally Against Federal Interference: May 6th

San Diego Rally Against Federal Interference: May 6th

Join patients, medical professionals, lawyers, advocates, and concerned citizens for a rally at the San Diego Federal Courthouse on Monday, May 6th at 12pm (Noon), against the...
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April 15, 2013
04/15/2013
House Members File Bipartisan “Respect State Marijuana Laws Act”

House Members File Bipartisan “Respect State Marijuana Laws Act”

A bi-partisan group of US representatives led by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) Friday introduced legislation that would end the enforcement of federal marijuana laws in states that...
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April 15, 2013
04/15/2013
Report: No Easy Options for Feds in Legal Marijuana States

Report: No Easy Options for Feds in Legal Marijuana States

A new report prepared for Congress from the Congressional Research Service (CRS) concludes the feds have no easy options to fight Washington & Colorado on legal marijuana, as it...
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March 11, 2013
03/11/2013
Rand Paul: Relax Marijuana Penalties, Allow States to Determine Pot Policy

Rand Paul: Relax Marijuana Penalties, Allow States to Determine Pot Policy

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has stated although he doesn’t personally believe cannabis should be legalized, the current penalties are overly harsh, and he supports I-502 & Amendment...
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March 6, 2013
03/06/2013
Congressman: Ex-DEA Chiefs ‘Arrogant’ to Press for Pot Law Nullification

Congressman: Ex-DEA Chiefs ‘Arrogant’ to Press for Pot Law Nullification

Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) on Tuesday blasted 8 former heads of the DEA for pressuring the Obama administration to crack down on laws legalizing the recreational use...
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February 28, 2013
02/28/2013
Blumenauer Pushes States Rights’ Medical Marijuana Bill in Congress

Blumenauer Pushes States Rights’ Medical Marijuana Bill in Congress

Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) Monday gave a public coming out event for a bill designed to stop federal government interference with medical marijuana patients and providers in...
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February 20, 2013
02/20/2013
The DC’s Jamie Weinstein: Legal Hemp Not Far Enough

The DC’s Jamie Weinstein: Legal Hemp Not Far Enough

Yesterday, conservative political blog The Daily Caller published a story about an industrial hemp bill introduced by Kentucky Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul, with a number of bipartisan...
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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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January 16, 2013
01/16/2013
California Medical Pot Card Carrier Can Recover Seized Stash in Arizona

California Medical Pot Card Carrier Can Recover Seized Stash in Arizona

The Yuma County sheriff must return marijuana seized from a woman at a Border Patrol checkpoint because she has a medical card, an Arizona appeals court ruled....
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January 9, 2013
01/09/2013
Drug Czar Sees “Serious National Conversation” About Marijuana

Drug Czar Sees “Serious National Conversation” About Marijuana

Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP—the drug czar’s office) head Gil Kerlikowske said Tuesday that the country is “in the midst of a serious national conversation...
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January 8, 2013
01/08/2013
NORMLIZE CONGRESS: Marijuana Law Reform Heating Up in 2013

NORMLIZE CONGRESS: Marijuana Law Reform Heating Up in 2013

The votes this past November in Colorado and Washington to regulate marijuana for adults have sparked a fire of change that seems to be spreading across the...
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January 7, 2013
01/07/2013
Tell Obama To ‘Just Say No’ to Joe

Tell Obama To ‘Just Say No’ to Joe

A White House online petition telling Obama to listen to the voters of Colorado and Washington about the future of cannabis legalization, not the famously anti-cannabis/pro drug war architect...
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December 20, 2012
12/20/2012
Alternet: “Will Obama Go After Legal Pot In Washington and Colorado?”

Alternet: “Will Obama Go After Legal Pot In Washington and Colorado?”

It has been nearly seven weeks since voters in Colorado and Washington made history, enacting at the ballot box unprecedented measures legalizing the adult possession on cannabis. Yet...
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December 19, 2012
12/19/2012

The Next Seven States to Legalize Marijuana?

09:15pm Rolling Stone’s Tim Dickinson continues his coverage of marijuana legalization with a not unjustifiably optimistic article, “The Next Seven States to Legalize Pot.” Dickinson’s predictions:...
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December 17, 2012
12/17/2012
Delaware Governor Says Feds Need to Give Marijuana Guidance

Delaware Governor Says Feds Need to Give Marijuana Guidance

Delaware Governor Jack Markell says the Obama administration should be more clear about its position on pot, because if the feds won’t pursue medical or recreational users...
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December 17, 2012
12/17/2012
Obama Breaks His Silence on Marijuana Legalization: We’ve Got Bigger Fish to Fry Than Cannabis Users

Obama Breaks His Silence on Marijuana Legalization: We’ve Got Bigger Fish to Fry Than Cannabis Users

Breaking his silence on the topic of marijuana legalization since two states approved ballot initiatives to regulate cannabis, President Barack Obama addressed the issue in an interview with Barbara...
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December 14, 2012
12/14/2012
Colorado Attorney General Suthers Says He Will Respect Marijuana Measure

Colorado Attorney General Suthers Says He Will Respect Marijuana Measure

Colorado Attorney General John Suthers, an ardent opponent of marijuana legalization, said Wednesday he would respect the will of the voters on Amendment 64 but cast doubt...
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December 14, 2012
12/14/2012
Senate Judiciary Committee to Hold Hearings on Marijuana Policy

Senate Judiciary Committee to Hold Hearings on Marijuana Policy

04:08pm Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) said in a statement Thursday that he intends to hold a hearing seeking information about how the Obama...
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December 12, 2012
12/12/2012
Gallup: Most Americans Want the Federal Government to Butt Out of State Marijuana Laws

Gallup: Most Americans Want the Federal Government to Butt Out of State Marijuana Laws

Sixty-four percent of Americans oppose federal interference in state laws that allow for the legal use of the substance by adults, according to a random sampling of 1,015 adults...
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