Tag: legalization

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November 20, 2013
11/20/2013
UN Bureaucrats Fret About Uruguay’s Marijuana Legalization

UN Bureaucrats Fret About Uruguay’s Marijuana Legalization

Uruguay is blowing off the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) as it prepares to become the first country to legalize marijuana commerce, and the INCB is “concerned.” The South...
November 20, 2013
11/20/2013
Motley Fool: The Winners and Losers of Marijuana Legalization

Motley Fool: The Winners and Losers of Marijuana Legalization

Aaron Sankin breaks down the business end of the effects of marijuana legalization.
November 19, 2013
11/19/2013
DEA Claims Repealing Prohibition Fosters Organized Crime

DEA Claims Repealing Prohibition Fosters Organized Crime

In a new report, the DEA claims criminal organizations will benefit from legalization…Um, somehow.
November 19, 2013
11/19/2013
High Times: Weed Continues to Win Over Booze

High Times: Weed Continues to Win Over Booze

In response to the argument that legalizing marijuana will add to society’s problems, High Times points to New Zealand, where residents have been giving up the bottle...
November 19, 2013
11/19/2013
PolicyMic: Legalization About So Much More Than Smoking Weed

PolicyMic: Legalization About So Much More Than Smoking Weed

PolicyMic’s Gabriel Grand explains that cannabis legalization is about more than just smoking weed, it’s about ending the policy of spending money to lock up peaceful citizens.
November 18, 2013
11/18/2013
Manitou Springs to OK Marijuana, Mayor Gives Epic Speech

Manitou Springs to OK Marijuana, Mayor Gives Epic Speech

An excellent article on the Colorado Springs Independent recounts a spectacular speech made by the Mayor of Manitou Springs, Colorado.
November 15, 2013
11/15/2013
Why Marijuana Legalization May Be Good for Agriculture

Why Marijuana Legalization May Be Good for Agriculture

Sami Grover suggests why marijuana legalization may be good for agriculture: fewer guerrilla grows and the efficiency of LEDs.
November 15, 2013
11/15/2013
Magazines From Right and Left Come Together on Legalization

Magazines From Right and Left Come Together on Legalization

Chris Soda from Drug Policy Alliance describes the growing support for marijuana legalization from all parties.
November 14, 2013
11/14/2013
How Valuable Legalizing Marijuana Could Be for America

How Valuable Legalizing Marijuana Could Be for America

PolicyMic explains how valuable legalizing marijuana could be for America, with an excellent infographic to demonstrate.
November 13, 2013
11/13/2013
New Approach Oregon Won’t Kill Home Growing, Rejects DUIs

New Approach Oregon Won’t Kill Home Growing, Rejects DUIs

New Approach Oregon will not move forward with a measure that kills home grows or allows for per se DUIs.
November 12, 2013
11/12/2013
MPP Invites Project SAM to Promote Marijuana Policy Reform

MPP Invites Project SAM to Promote Marijuana Policy Reform

The Marijuana Policy Project extended an invitation Friday to the new Maine affiliate of Project SAM (Smart Approaches to Marijuana) to join forces to promote sensible marijuana...
November 12, 2013
11/12/2013
Tennessee Considers Legalizing Hemp

Tennessee Considers Legalizing Hemp

Tennessee Senator Frank Niceley is drafting legislation to remove barriers to hemp production, legalizing hemp in Tennessee if it passes.
November 11, 2013
11/11/2013
Marijuana Bill Appears To Have The NAACP In Its Corner

Marijuana Bill Appears To Have The NAACP In Its Corner

The NAACP announced its support for the Respect States Marijuana Laws Act.
November 11, 2013
11/11/2013
CNN Video: Pot to Mint More Millionaires Than Microsoft?

CNN Video: Pot to Mint More Millionaires Than Microsoft?

CNN’s Don Lemon sat down to talk legalization with stakeholders on both sides of the debate: Steve DeAngelo, Kevin Sabet and Jamen Shively. This video clip features...
November 7, 2013
11/07/2013
WA Cannabis Start-Ups Pitched Investors For Funding Tuesday

WA Cannabis Start-Ups Pitched Investors For Funding Tuesday

The ArcView Investing group held a meeting in Seattle on Tuesday for hopeful cannabis start-ups to pitch their businesses.
November 6, 2013
11/06/2013
Three Localities in MI Approve Legalization By Large Margins

Three Localities in MI Approve Legalization By Large Margins

Three localities in Michigan (Ferndale, Jackson, and Lansing) all voted in support of marijuana legalization today by huge margins. The three areas had similar proposals to remove...
By: NORML
November 6, 2013
11/06/2013
Portland, Maine Votes to Legalize Marijuana Possession

Portland, Maine Votes to Legalize Marijuana Possession

Supporters of Portland’s Question 1 claimed victory tonight, celebrating their work to make Portland the first city on the East Coast to legalize possession of up to...
November 6, 2013
11/06/2013
18 Milestones That Led to Marijuana Policy ‘Tipping Point’

18 Milestones That Led to Marijuana Policy ‘Tipping Point’

Huffington Post lists 18 moments that have led to the tipping point on marijuana policy.
November 6, 2013
11/06/2013
All Marijuana Tax Measures Pass: CO Really Wants That Money

All Marijuana Tax Measures Pass: CO Really Wants That Money

Recreational marijuana tax measures were all over Colorado’s 2013 election ballots yesterday, from several municipal taxes of 3-5% to the state-wide 25% tax Proposition AA. Proposition AA...
November 5, 2013
11/05/2013
CO Town’s Marijuana Ban Can Be Overturned By Voters

CO Town’s Marijuana Ban Can Be Overturned By Voters

Residents in Palmer Lake, Colorado recently gathered enough signatures to put the City Council’s marijuana ban up for a vote in April 2014.