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Law Professor: US Should Honor States' New Pot Laws
Pot Laws: A law professor and former federal prosecutor says the federal government should "step back from continuing marijuana prosecutions in CO and WA"
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RI and ME Lawmakers to Announce Recreational Marijuana Initiatives Tomorrow; VT and MA to Follow
State legislators from Rhode Island and Maine via a teleconference call, will announce that they are introducing initiatives to tax and regulate marijuana.
WA Governor Meets with DOJ on Marijuana Legalization
Washington state Governor Chris Gregoire met Tuesday with Deputy Attorney General James Cole to discuss her state's passage last week of an initiative...
Citing Marijuana Legalization Vote, Latin Leaders Call for Policy Review
Last Tuesday's legalization votes are reverberating not just across the country, but across the hemisphere. 5 conservative Latin American heads of state...
Pot LuckLink
British Columbia Marijuana Activist Wins $25M Lottery Jackpot
British Columbia lottery winner plans to spend part of it on "The legalization, decriminalization of marijuana."
Law & PoliticsLink
Meet the Members of Congress Who Will Make Marijuana Reform an Issue in 2013
Who in Congress will lead the charge in 2012 for cannabis reform in a post Amendment 64 and I-502 world and how will Obama & the DEA respond?
Medical Marijuana Stock Prices Soar Following Legalization Votes
The Medical Marijuana Business Daily reports that several publicly traded companies serving the medical cannabis industry have soared in the stock market.
Will CO and WA Campuses Change Their Marijuana Policies?
A USA Today article predicts colleges in Colorado and Washington won't be changing their marijuana policies soon and campuses...
CNN Video: CA Gov Jerry Brown Champions States' Rights On Cannabis
California Gov Jerry Brown was on CNN's State of the Union this past Sunday to discuss the recent election results & the push by states for cannabis reform.
Another Reason for Mexico to End Its Drug War
Along with catalyzing devastating violence that has claimed 60,000 lives thus far, there's another good reason for Mexico to end its ill-fated drug war...
Marijuana Votes Have Mexicans Talking Legalization
With US public support for marijuana legalization now at the 50% mark, and state legalization efforts now starting to come to fruition, Mexicans...
CannabusinessLink
Marijuana in Colorado: Ready for Business, Complete with Regulations
Time covers the Colorado cannabis business ecosystem and why it's ready for legalized recreational marijuana...
Bill Maher To Mason Tvert: Help Cali Legalize Cannabis and I'll Fund It
On last Friday's Real Time, Bill Maher offers to fund Mason Tvert if he'll move to California and replicate what we did in Colorado with Amendment 64.
Jon Stewart to Media: Grow Up On Cannabis Reform, It Matters
In this Daily Show clip, Jon Stewart calls out the media for their dismissive and condescending 'jokes' on the people's will to legalize cannabis in...
Hundreds of Marijuana Cases Were Dismissed in Washington This Week
Two county prosecutors in Washington State have dismissed 220 pending marijuana cases for possession, in response to the passage of I-502, according to...
Feds Unsure What to Do About State Legalization
A Washington Post story reports that federal officials don't know what they are going to do about marijuana legalization in Colorado and Washington...
Weed LifestyleLink
Pot Votes in CO, WA Raise Specter of Weed Tourism
Weed tourism: Hit the slopes — and then a bong? Marijuana legalization votes this week in Colorado and Washington state don't just set up an epic ...
What Legal Marijuana Will Look Like in Washington State
Jacob Sullum has a detailed discussion on Reason called "What Legal Pot in Washington Will Look Like," comparing WA's I-502 with CO's Amendment 64...