BREAKING NEWS: Colorado’s Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act Qualifies for 2012 Ballot

February 27, 2012   |   2 views   |   No Comments
BREAKING NEWS: Colorado’s Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act Qualifies for 2012 Ballot

Residents of Colorado will have the opportunity to vote in favor of ending marijuana prohibition this November. Today, the “Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act” was approved for the ballot by Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler. With this confirmation, Colorado now joins Washington as one of two states where measures specific to legalizing cannabis will appear on the electoral ballot. Backers of the initiative had previously turned in over 160,000 signatures. However, the Secretary of State’s office on February 3 responded that petitioners still needed an additional 2,500 valid signatures from [...]

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Marijuana Prohibitionists And Profiteers: Naked Opposition Exposed in The New York Times

February 27, 2012   |   2 views   |   No Comments
Marijuana Prohibitionists And Profiteers: Naked Opposition Exposed in The New York Times

You can’t make this stuff up! I often say to staff, supporters and the media that: We’re blessed by our opponents to cannabis law reform!” A few weeks ago the New York Times featured a straight forward story during these recessionary times about local and state governments with legal protections for medical cannabis patients struggling to cobble together taxation and other revenue streams derived from medical cannabis in the face of federal recalcitrance and outright law enforcement opposition. The national affairs story is almost a no-brainer that wrote itself regarding [...]

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WA: New Poll Shows 47% of Likely Voters Support I-502, 15% Undecided

February 25, 2012   |   2 views   |   No Comments
WA: New Poll Shows 47% of Likely Voters Support I-502, 15% Undecided

A new survey of likely Washington state voters by Public Policy Polling shows 47% percent support I-502, an initiative to legalize and regulate marijuana for adult use. Only 39% of respondents were opposed and 15% remained undecided. New Approach Washington, the group backing the initiative, turned in about 278,000 valid signatures at the end of January, a little over 20,000 more than required to qualify for the ballot. Since the legislature has declined action on the initiative, it will almost certainly go before voters in Washington this November. For more information and updates on [...]

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Mass. Should Legalize Medical Marijuana

February 25, 2012   |   22 views   |   No Comments
Mass. Should Legalize Medical Marijuana

As a cancer survivor, I have personally witnessed the pain and suffering associated with chronic and terminal illness. As a Massachusetts resident and taxpayer, I believe it is long overdue that we pass medical marijuana laws as other states have. Marijuana increases the quality of life for those suffering from chronic and terminal illness and [...]

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Marijuana Penalties Won’t Help, US Group Tells Harper

February 25, 2012   |   0 views   |   No Comments
Marijuana Penalties Won’t Help, US Group Tells Harper

A high-profile group of current and former U.S. law enforcement officials has sent a letter to the Harper government with a surprising message: Take it from us, the war on drugs has been a “costly failure.” The officials are urging the Canadian government to reconsider mandatory minimum sentences for “minor” marijuana offences under its “tough-on-crime [...]

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