Puerto Rico Marijuana Legalization Bill Filed
Puerto Rico has become the latest US state or dependency to see a marijuana legalization bill filed this year.
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Canadian Lottery Winner, Bob Erb, Puts $1 Million Toward Effort to Legalize Marijuana
Mr. Erb has been crushing 15 joints a day since the 70's, now he’s smoking them as a multi-millionaire. He won a $25-million jackpot last November and began doling money to a cause very close to his heart: the legalization of marijuana.
Alaska Prepares for 2014 Ballot Initiative
On Tuesday, marijuana policy reform activists in Alaska presented a drafted ballot initiative that calls for taxing and regulating marijuana like alcohol.
DARE: Failing American Youth and Taxpayers for Thirty Years
Leading scholar, author and activist for youth drug education, Marsha Rosenbaum, Ph.D, criticizes DARE’s ineffectiveness and expense for thirty years.
Congress Predicts Current Congress Will Legalize Hemp
Along with his general optimism for where the issue is going, Blumenauer predicted that the current Congress will legalize hemp growing.
63% of District of Columbia Voters Support Marijuana Legalization
A poll by Public Policy Polling, funded by Marijuana Policy Project and Drug Policy Alliance, revealed that 63% of DC voters support regulating marijuana.
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WA Senate Approves Bill for Dropped Marijuana
Washington's Senate unanimously approved a bill to protect pharmacies from licensing problems that could arise from accidentally dropped marijuana.
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Willie Nelson Explains How Marijuana Can Be Deadly
Willie Nelson: Why do you want criminals to make all the money off of this when it's proven that it won't kill you unless you let a bale of it fall on you?
California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom Calls for Legalizing Marijuana
At the California Democratic Party convention Saturday, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom called for marijuana legalization & described the war on drugs...
House Members File Bipartisan "Respect State Marijuana Laws Act"
A bi-partisan group of US representatives Friday introduced House Bill 1523, the Respect State Marijuana Laws Act, legislation that would end the...
NORML Women's Alliance Wake and Bake
The NORML Women's Alliance is hosting a wake-n-bake to celebrate the launch their new foundation. Set for April 21st, 2013 in Denver Colorado, the event...
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Colorado’s Recreational Marijuana Industry Starting to Take Shape
People who plan to sell legalized recreational marijuana in Colorado will be spared the hassle and expense of having to grow it themselves, thanks to the suggestion of an ad hoc committee of state lawmakers hammering together a workable bill for regulating legal pot.
Alabama, Pennsylvania See Marijuana Legalization Bills
And then there were eight. That is, as marijuana legalization bills have been formally introduced this month in in Alabama and Pennsylvania, the number...
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Study: Legal Marijuana Sales Could Quadruple by 2018
The Medical Marijuana Business Daily reports that legal marijuana sales could hit $6 billion by 2018, four times this years projected sales of $1.5 billion.
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Nevada Marijuana Legalization Bill Introduced to Assembly
Joe Hogan introduced HB 402 to the Assembly Judiciary Committee Friday. HB 402 is a marijuana legalization bill that would treat marijuana like alcohol.
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Aurora, CO: Marijuana Sales Could Enrich City
According to the budget and finance office of Aurora, (a Denver suburb) the city could see millions in revenue from legal marijuana sales.
DC Think Tank: Let’s Finally End Marijuana Prohibition
One of the important Washington DC think tanks, the Brookings Institute, is hosting a panel discussion on states’ efforts to legalize marijuana on April 15.
Oregon Cannabis Legalization Bill Makes History and Headway
The first cannabis legalization bill to pass through a legislative committee, Oregon's HB 3371 has made history. Even USA Today included an article...