New Hampshire Newspapers Back Medical Marijuana Bill
This past Sunday, New Hampshire’s Sentinel Source positively highlighted the state’s proposed medical marijuana legislation, House Bill 573.
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We Said Goodbye to Bill Hicks 19 Years Ago Today
Let's remember Bill Hicks, who passed away 19 years ago today.
Chronicle Review Essay: More on Marijuana
Book reviews of Smoke Signals by Martin Lee and Super-Charged by Tim Rendon, both about marijuana.
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Poll: Iowans Support Medicinal Marijuana
The latest Des Moines Register poll shows 58% of Iowans polled support medical marijuana, down six points from a 2010 poll...
Oregon Legislature Looks to Legalize
The Oregon State House Revenue Committee has introduced House Bill 3371 to the legislature which will end cannabis prohibition for adults.
Oklahoma State Lawmakers Holding Hearing Today On Medical Marijuana Bill
Oklahoma: The Senate Health and Human Services Committee is holding a hearing today on a bill that would allow patients with serious illnesses to obtain...
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Time: Will High Marijuana Taxes Encourage Black Markets?
Figuring out an appropriate marijuana tax policy is more complicated than it sounds.
Weedist Talks to Mason Tvert of Marijuana Policy Project
Mason Tvert is largely credited with the legalization of marijuana in CO. He founded SAFER, co-directed the Amendment 64 campaign and now works with MPP.
Missouri Marijuana Reform, Hemp Bills Filed
Members of the Missouri legislature have introduced three different marijuana law reform bills this month, including decriminalizing pot and legalizing hemp
US Marijuana Laws - What Does the Future Hold?
The Committee on Drugs & the Law invites the public to a discussion on the current state of domestic marijuana laws and the possibilities for the future.
Maryland Lawmakers Consider Regulating and Taxing Marijuana
Curt Anderson (D-Baltimore City) introduced a bill today in the Maryland House of Delegates that would make marijuana legal for adults 21 and older
Maine Could Be Next State to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol
Rep. Diane Russell was joined by Rep. Aaron Libby at a press conference Thursday to unveil details of her new bill, the Act to Tax and Regulate Marijuana.
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Details of Pennsylvania's Regulate Marijuana Act Revealed
Senator Daylin Leach released the full text of the Regulate Marijuana Act (SB 528). The bill is very similar to Colorado's Amendment 64.
Yayo Madness: Bloomberg Says Legal Weed a Gateway to Cocaine
Bloomberg put an absurd spin on the disproven idea that cannabis is a gateway drug by arguing that legalization would turn pot dealers to the cocaine trade.
ME Lawmakers to Unveil Details of Bill to Regulate Marijuana
Rep. Diane Russell will introduce a bill to make possession of limited amounts of marijuana legal and establish a system to regulate marijuana like alcohol.
The DC’s Jamie Weinstein: Legal Hemp Not Far Enough
Yesterday, conservative political blog The Daily Caller published a story about an industrial hemp bill introduced by Kentucky Senators. Jamie Weinstein...
Brits Want Marijuana Reforms, Drug Policy Review
According to a new drug policy poll, a majority of Britons favor either decriminalizing or legalizing marijuana.
Bipartisan Hemp and Medical Marijuana Bills in Congress
Some legislators have filed bills to protect medical marijuana patients and providers. Some senators have filed companion bills to legalize industrial hemp.