Tag: legalization

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February 10, 2014
02/10/2014
Missouri Marijuana Legalization Bill Filed

Missouri Marijuana Legalization Bill Filed

Representative Chris Kelly is sponsoring a Missouri marijuana legalization bill that would legalize possession of up to 1 pound of cannabis.
February 7, 2014
02/07/2014
Uruguayan President Nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize

Uruguayan President Nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize

Uruguayan President José Mujica has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts to rethink the drug war.
February 7, 2014
02/07/2014
Arizona Bill to Regulate Marijuana Introduced

Arizona Bill to Regulate Marijuana Introduced

Rep. Ruben Gallego has introduced HB 2558, which would end the prohibition of marijuana in Arizona. The bill would allow adults to use, possess, and cultivate limited...
February 7, 2014
02/07/2014
Vice President Joe Biden Not High on Marijuana Legalization

Vice President Joe Biden Not High on Marijuana Legalization

Vice President Joe Biden said in a Time interview on Thursday that the Administration supports smarter enforcement, but not outright legalization. “I think the idea of focusing significant...
February 7, 2014
02/07/2014
Marijuana Legalization Bill Introduced in Oklahoma

Marijuana Legalization Bill Introduced in Oklahoma

Oklahoma Senator Connie Johnson introduced SB 2116, a marijuana legalization bill that would regulate cannabis like alcohol.
February 6, 2014
02/06/2014
Marijuana Legalization on the Ballot This Year in Alaska

Marijuana Legalization on the Ballot This Year in Alaska

Alaskan officials have confirmed that an initiative for marijuana legalization will be on this year’s ballot.
February 5, 2014
02/05/2014
Key Marijuana Policy Reform Bills, 2014

Key Marijuana Policy Reform Bills, 2014

More than half of all Americans live in states that have reformed their marijuana laws by allowing medical marijuana, imposing a fine — not possible jail time — on...
February 4, 2014
02/04/2014
Hawaii: 66 Percent of Voters Back Legalizing Cannabis

Hawaii: 66 Percent of Voters Back Legalizing Cannabis

Hawaii voters overwhelmingly support legalizing and regulating the adult use of cannabis, according to just-released statewide survey data by QMark Research and commissioned by the Hawaii Drug...
February 4, 2014
02/04/2014
Bill Proposes Legal Cannabis in France

Bill Proposes Legal Cannabis in France

French senator Esther Benbassa introduced a bill last week that would allow and regulate legal cannabis in France.
February 3, 2014
02/03/2014
Legal Marijuana In Uruguay Lets Scientists Finally Study It

Legal Marijuana In Uruguay Lets Scientists Finally Study It

Leaf Science reports that scientists in Uruguay plan to study marijuana beginning in April, when regulations for legal marijuana will be released.
February 3, 2014
02/03/2014
NORML PAC Endorses Heather Mizeur for Maryland Governor

NORML PAC Endorses Heather Mizeur for Maryland Governor

Today, NORML PAC has announced its endorsement of Delegate Heather Mizeur and her running mate Delman Coates for Governor and Lt. Governor of Maryland. Delegate Mizeur has...
February 3, 2014
02/03/2014
Oregon Governor Calls for Marijuana Legalization, Legislature to Act

Oregon Governor Calls for Marijuana Legalization, Legislature to Act

Gov. John Kitzhaber now supports marijuana legalization, reports The Oregonian: “I hear the drumbeats from Washington and Colorado,” states that recently approved legalization measures, he said. Oregon voters could...
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.
January 29, 2014
01/29/2014
Rhode Island Poll Finds Strong Support for Marijuana

Rhode Island Poll Finds Strong Support for Marijuana

Earlier today, MPP released a new poll finding that a clear majority of Rhode Islanders support “changing Rhode Island law to regulate and tax marijuana similarly to...
January 29, 2014
01/29/2014
Wisconsin Bill Introduced to Treat Marijuana Like Alcohol

Wisconsin Bill Introduced to Treat Marijuana Like Alcohol

Wisconsin State Representative Melissa Sargent (D – Madison) is asking her colleagues to sign on to her bill to replace Wisconsin’s marijuana prohibition with a system that...
January 27, 2014
01/27/2014
German Cannabis Activist George Wurth Wins a Million Euros!

German Cannabis Activist George Wurth Wins a Million Euros!

Big congratulations are in order for our German brethren. They have scored a major publicity and resource coup that will definitely help them advance the cause. Cannabis...
January 27, 2014
01/27/2014
With Legalization, Garden State Would Get a Lot Greener

With Legalization, Garden State Would Get a Lot Greener

Senator Scutari of New Jersey plans to introduce legislation similar to Colorado’s Amendment 64, rightly claiming that legalization would generate and save millions.
January 27, 2014
01/27/2014
Florida Medical Marijuana Initiative Has Enough Signatures!

Florida Medical Marijuana Initiative Has Enough Signatures!

The Florida Department of Elections reported today that the Use of Marijuana for Certain Medical Conditions initiative has more than enough valid signatures to qualify for the November ballot. The department...
January 24, 2014
01/24/2014
For First Time, CBS News Poll Has Majority for Marijuana Legalization

For First Time, CBS News Poll Has Majority for Marijuana Legalization

For the first time since the CBS News Poll first asked the question back in 1979, a slim majority of Americans support marijuana legalization. In the latest CBS...
January 22, 2014
01/22/2014
Bill Gates Backs Marijuana Legalization In His State

Bill Gates Backs Marijuana Legalization In His State

Bill Gates told Buzzfeed he voted yes on I-502 to legalize recreational marijuana in his home state of Washington in 2012, but would not answer if he’s...