Study: Enactment of Medical Cannabis Laws Not Associated With Higher Crime Rates
Enactment of medicinal cannabis laws do not equate a rise in crime and may even reduce violent crime, according to a study published in the journal PLoS ONE
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Mexican Marijuana Farmers Make Switch to Heroin as Pot Prices Fall
Mexican marijuana farmers in the remote valleys of the northern Sierra Madre have began to harvest opium poppies instead and distribute cheap $4 heroin to many rural areas in America.
Maine House and Senate to Vote on Putting Marijuana Legalization Before State Voters
Recently, Gov. LePage introduced a bill, LD 1811, that would address many of the hard-drug addiction issues Maine faces, while putting marijuana legalization on the ballot before Maine voters.
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Scramble for Medical Marijuana Business Begins in Florida
Would-be investors and entrepreneurs are already lining up to get into the medical marijuana business should it become legal in Florida. More than..
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Medical Marijuana Still Scares Most High Profile Pennsylvania Politicians
U.S. Rep. Scott Perry last month became the highest-ranking elected Pennsylvania Republican to support the once-controversial position to legalize medical marijuana,
WebMD Poll: Medical Community Backs Legalizing Cannabis
About 70 percent of physicians admit to therapeutic qualities of cannabis; over half say it should also be legal for non-medical use, says WebMD /Medscape.
Guatemalan President Will Present Plan to Legalize Marijuana, Opium Production
Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina said Wednesday his country could present a plan before year's end to legalize the production of marijuana and opium poppies.
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Most Americans Want Legal Weed Sold in Hometown
Marijuana is becoming more acceptable in the United States, the majority of Americans are willing to allow legal pot commerce to operate in their hometown.
New Jersey Marijuana Prosecutors Reverse Course, Say It’s Time to Legalize
The New Jersey State Municipal Prosecutors Association officially supports legalizing possession of marijuana, an unlikely source of support.
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Colorado: Surprising Fact About Recreational Pot Sales
Colorado expected a decline in patients seeking medical marijuana but statistics indicate no decrease in the program during the first month of retail sales.
Study Finds Legalization of Medical Marijuana Does Not Increase Crime, May Decrease Violent Crime
The 18-year-old question as to whether or not legalizing medical marijuana causes an increase in crime seems to be answered in a recent study by a team of researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas this week.
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Legalising Cannabis: Uruguay's President Jose Mujica Asks World for Support
The South American country of Uruguay will become the first in the world to legalise, regulate and participate in the production and sale of marijuana.
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Michigan Medical Marijuana Bills Would Legalize “Medibles” and Dispensaries
House bill 5104 passed by a vote of 100 to 9 in favor of legalizing medical marijuana edibles. "Medibles"
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PPIC Poll: Slim Majority of California Voters Say Legalize Weed
Public Policy Institute of California released survey results yesterday; 53% of California voters favor marijuana legalization and 44% oppose. 60% of...
Poll: Marijuana Ballot Measures Likely to Increase Overall Voter Turnout
Nearly four out of ten participants in the survey would be “much more likely” to go to the polls if an initiative to legalize marijuana was on the ballot.
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NORML Still Fighting to Legalize Medical Marijuana in Georgia
The Peachtree NORML Conference brought together people hoping to legalize medical marijuana and decriminalize cannabis in Georgia.
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NJ Senator Wants to Legalize Marijuana, Use Tax to Pay for Roads
A New Jersey lawmaker announced a bill Monday that would legalize marijuana, tax it and use the revenue to pay to fix the state’s roads and bridges.
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Marijuana Industry Finds Unlikely New Allies in Conservatives
Conservatives should be troubled when companies can't claim tax deductions or keep cash in banks or provide plants for federal medical research.