Tag: legalization

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May 31, 2013
05/31/2013
Portland, ME Legalization Effort Exceeds Signature Threshold

Portland, ME Legalization Effort Exceeds Signature Threshold

A marijuana legalization effort in Portland, Maine has gathered more than twice the required signatures to put the question before voters. The proposed ordinance would legalize the...
May 29, 2013
05/29/2013
Time: How America Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Marijuana

Time: How America Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Marijuana

For nearly a century, the United States has been one of the fiercest advocates and practitioners of marijuana prohibition in the world. At the height of the...
May 29, 2013
05/29/2013
Brookings Webcast: The Politics of Marijuana Legalization

Brookings Webcast: The Politics of Marijuana Legalization

Washington, D.C., Wednesday, May 29 from 2:00-3:30 PM (eastern), the Brookings Institute is holding its second in a series of public policy review panels examining the ever-evolving changes of...
May 27, 2013
05/27/2013
NPR WNYC: The Weed Next Door

NPR WNYC: The Weed Next Door

The marijuana market is booming in the Big Apple, but the majority of people who drive it are rarely under the magnifying glass. “The Weed Next Door: How legalization...
May 23, 2013
05/23/2013
Hemp Legalization Amendment Introduced for Farm Bill

Hemp Legalization Amendment Introduced for Farm Bill

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) Monday introduced an amendment to the omnibus farm bill to allow farmers to grow industrial hemp, the Huffington Post reported. The move picked up support...
May 22, 2013
05/22/2013

Oregon Legalization Advocates Prepare for 2014 Initiative

With little chance of Oregon’s HB 3371 making it through the session, legalization advocates are preparing 2 legalization ballot initiatives. A poll will be conducted to determine...
May 22, 2013
05/22/2013
Maine: Let the People Decide on Marijuana Legalization!

Maine: Let the People Decide on Marijuana Legalization!

Residents of Maine may get the opportunity to vote on ending their state’s marijuana prohibition this fall, if lawmakers approve of an amended version of LD 1229:...
May 21, 2013
05/21/2013
Time: How Much Will a Legal Marijuana Habit Cost You?

Time: How Much Will a Legal Marijuana Habit Cost You?

If you’re an average marijuana smoker in Colorado—paying average prices for average-quality marijuana—you can expect to spend around $650 on weed next year. That’s estimating 3.5 ounces annually…...
May 21, 2013
05/21/2013
New York: The Hempire State?

New York: The Hempire State?

013 Marijuana law reform is gaining some serious momentum in New York, as we approach the end of this year’s legislative session. Recent polling data released by Siena Research...
May 20, 2013
05/20/2013
OAS Releases Historic Report on Drug Policy Alternatives

OAS Releases Historic Report on Drug Policy Alternatives

On Friday, the Organization of American States (OAS) released a ground-breaking report on hemispheric drug control that includes not only an assessment of the current state of...
May 20, 2013
05/20/2013
After Senate Vote, Illinois Now Waits on Governor Quinn to Become the 19th Medical Marijuana State

After Senate Vote, Illinois Now Waits on Governor Quinn to Become the 19th Medical Marijuana State

Advocates applaud Illinois legislature on HB1, but pledge to pursue follow-up bill to improve the law The Illinois Senate voted 35-21 today to pass HB1, the “Compassionate...
May 20, 2013
05/20/2013
New York Senator Plans to Introduce Legalization Bill

New York Senator Plans to Introduce Legalization Bill

New York Senator Liz Krueger revealed a draft of her bill “Marijuana Regulation, and Taxation Act” last week. The legalization bill resembles Colorado’s Amendment 64, allowing 6...
May 17, 2013
05/17/2013
Poll: What Do You Think of the New Washington State Marijuana Logo?

Poll: What Do You Think of the New Washington State Marijuana Logo?

Yesterday was the public’s first look at the new Washington State marijuana logo, as well the state’s first draft of marijuana laws. Let other Weedists know in this...
May 17, 2013
05/17/2013
WA Releases Draft Rules for Marijuana Industry

WA Releases Draft Rules for Marijuana Industry

Washington’s Liquor Control Board released draft regulations for the state’s legal marijuana industry yesterday. The draft regulations include: Tracking marijuana from seed to store, most likely setting...
May 15, 2013
05/15/2013
Republican Rep Wants to Amend Maine Legalization Bill

Republican Rep Wants to Amend Maine Legalization Bill

Representative Corey Wilson wants to amend Maine’s marijuana legalization bill to limit statewide marijuana growing to 10 centers, and one single distribution service. The worst part; he...
May 15, 2013
05/15/2013
56% Support for Legalizing Marijuana in Arizona

56% Support for Legalizing Marijuana in Arizona

Recent nationwide polls have shown that a majority of all Americans support marijuana legalization. Survey data released this week by Behavior Research Center shows even stronger support at the...
May 14, 2013
05/14/2013
Kentucky – Public Support for Medical Marijuana Almost 80%

Kentucky – Public Support for Medical Marijuana Almost 80%

While public support for marijuana legalization in Kentucky is only about 25%, almost 80% of residents think medical marijuana should be legal and accessible for those that need it....
May 14, 2013
05/14/2013
NJ Senate Candidate Smokes a Joint for Drug War Victims

NJ Senate Candidate Smokes a Joint for Drug War Victims

Don DeZarn, libertarian candidate for the New Jersey Senate, smoked a joint in Veteran’s Park in Hamilton, New Jersey. He said “This is for all my brothers...
May 13, 2013
05/13/2013
Weedist Women: Lauren Vazquez

Weedist Women: Lauren Vazquez

Weedists: Meet Lauren Vazquez “Weedists are the people who are out there fighting the good fight and these are their stories.” Lauren Vazquez is the Fired Up Lawyer,...
By: Anna Diaz
May 13, 2013
05/13/2013
Republic of Georgia Could Legalize Marijuana

Republic of Georgia Could Legalize Marijuana

The government of the former Soviet republic of Georgia is considering legalizing marijuana, the country’s Labor, Health, and Social Affairs minister said Friday. “As far as drugs...