Tag: legalization

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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...
May 13, 2014
05/13/2014
Bermuda Report Urges Easing Marijuana Laws

Bermuda Report Urges Easing Marijuana Laws

Bermuda’s National Security Minister Michael Dunkley submitted the report from the Cannabis Reform Collaborative to the National Assembly and urged legislators to consider its recommendations saying any...
May 13, 2014
05/13/2014
Poll: Slim Majority in Connecticut Backs Legalizing Recreational Pot

Poll: Slim Majority in Connecticut Backs Legalizing Recreational Pot

By a slender margin, Connecticut voters back legalizing marijuana for recreational use, with the strongest support coming from those under 30, according to a Quinnipiac University poll...
May 12, 2014
05/12/2014
3 Months Since Legalizing Marijuana, Here’s What Colorado Looks Like

3 Months Since Legalizing Marijuana, Here’s What Colorado Looks Like

Colorado’s Department of Revenue reports that marijuana retailers sold nearly $19 million in recreational weed in March, up from $14 million in February. The first three months of...
May 12, 2014
05/12/2014
Colorado Lawmakers Set Up Banking System for Marijuana Industry

Colorado Lawmakers Set Up Banking System for Marijuana Industry

Colorado lawmakers moved the marijuana industry away from its cash-only roots on Wednesday when they approved the world’s first financial system for marijuana businesses. The plan sets up...
May 7, 2014
05/07/2014
Florida Poll: Majority of Voters Back Legalization, Super-Majority Endorse Medical Cannabis

Florida Poll: Majority of Voters Back Legalization, Super-Majority Endorse Medical Cannabis

Nearly nine out of ten Floridians support legalizing the use of cannabis for medicinal purposes, and a majority support allowing adults to possess the plant for any...
May 6, 2014
05/06/2014
Florida House Approves Cannabidiol Bill

Florida House Approves Cannabidiol Bill

On Thursday, the Florida House voted 111-7 in support of a bill that will exempt a limited group of very sick people from criminal laws for using...
May 6, 2014
05/06/2014
Ripples of Hope: Pennsylvania Parents Seek Broader Cannabis Legislation

Ripples of Hope: Pennsylvania Parents Seek Broader Cannabis Legislation

Ladybud reports several Pennsylvania families received emails from the office of  Governor Tom Corbett, announcing he wants new legislation to implement a program to research cannabis oil at...
May 6, 2014
05/06/2014
Uruguay’s Mujica Is the Grumpy Old Man of Global Marijuana Legalization

Uruguay’s Mujica Is the Grumpy Old Man of Global Marijuana Legalization

Uruguay will formally unveil the regulations for its legal marijuana commerce next week, although the broad outlines are already known. The stuff will be genetically tracked from seed to sale and...
May 5, 2014
05/05/2014
Parents 4 Pot Oregon Sparks Interest

Parents 4 Pot Oregon Sparks Interest

Parents 4 Pot Oregon has come together and shown how fast a group can get results with a dedicated team of volunteers. Their only online presence is...
By: Anna Diaz
May 2, 2014
05/02/2014
Medical Marijuana On the Move in Minnesota Senate

Medical Marijuana On the Move in Minnesota Senate

Once again, the medical marijuana bill authored by Sen. Scott Dibble and Rep. Carly Melin cleared another legislative hurdle. The Minnesota Senate Judiciary Committee just voted to refer the bill...
May 2, 2014
05/02/2014
DEA Chief Opposes Marijuana Legalization, Supports Mandatory Minimums

DEA Chief Opposes Marijuana Legalization, Supports Mandatory Minimums

DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday to warn of the dangers of marijuana legalization and affirm her support for mandatory minimum sentences.0 Leonhart’s testimony put...
May 1, 2014
05/01/2014
Chronicle Review Essay: Marijuana Policy Past and Future

Chronicle Review Essay: Marijuana Policy Past and Future

A New Leaf: The End of Cannabis Prohibition by Alyson Martin and Nushin Rashidian (2014, The New Press, 264 pp., $14.04 PB Amazon) After Legalization: Understanding the Future...
April 30, 2014
04/30/2014
Oops, We Did It Again! CA Bill AB 2500 Defeated

Oops, We Did It Again! CA Bill AB 2500 Defeated

SA Members helped stop another bad bill in the state legislature today! An assembly committee just rejected a measure that would have made it a crime to drive...
April 30, 2014
04/30/2014
Moratoriums: One Step Back for Oregon

Moratoriums: One Step Back for Oregon

A sweeping number of Oregon cities have imposed a moratorium on medical marijuana. It is clear to me that these moratoriums have been set out of fear...
By: Anna Diaz
April 30, 2014
04/30/2014
Chris Christie Devours NJ Marijuana Future? More Likely His Own

Chris Christie Devours NJ Marijuana Future? More Likely His Own

Timing is everything in life. Perhaps that adage goes doubly true for celebrities and double that again for politicians. Is it unfair that we scrutinize their lives...
April 29, 2014
04/29/2014
Florida Senate Passes Low-THC Medical Marijuana Bill

Florida Senate Passes Low-THC Medical Marijuana Bill

The Florida Senate overwhelmingly approved a proposal Monday legalizing a strain of marijuana that could stop life-threatening seizures in children with a rare form of epilepsy. Supporters of...
April 29, 2014
04/29/2014
Recent Quinnipiac Poll Shows Coloradans Still “Feel Good” About Legalizing Marijuana

Recent Quinnipiac Poll Shows Coloradans Still “Feel Good” About Legalizing Marijuana

On April 28, 2014, Quinnipiac University released poll data showing that Coloradans still “feel good” about legalizing marijuana. With a 14 percent margin (52-38 percent), voters believe marijuana legalization has been...
April 29, 2014
04/29/2014
Medical Marijuana Could Be Legalized in New York This Spring

Medical Marijuana Could Be Legalized in New York This Spring

Bolstered by growing public acceptance and hints of support from Gov. Cuomo, proponents of pot as medicine believe newly re-drafted legislation will be approved in Albany this spring,...
April 28, 2014
04/28/2014
Many Factors on the Road to Marijuana Legalization in Colorado

Many Factors on the Road to Marijuana Legalization in Colorado

Several factors converged on the road to marijuana legalization in CO: changing politics; the creation of strong medical marijuana regulatory structures; a smaller number of voters to...