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  Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter on Marijuana Legalization

  December 13, 2012 at 3:21 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

  Former President Jimmy Carter gave a full-throated endorsement of state efforts to legalize marijuana during an appearance at a CNN forum aired on Tuesday. Carter, who as president supported an era of marijuana decriminalization in the mid-1970s, told CNN’s Suzanne Malveaux that he was “in favor” of states that were taking steps to legalize the drug. “I think it’s OK,” Carter said. “I don’t think it’s going to happen in Georgia yet, but I think we can watch and see [...]

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  Shaping the Business of Legal Marijuana

  December 13, 2012 at 12:05 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization

  This past election cycle, both Washington and Colorado approved the use of marijuana for recreational purposes. Supporters of legalization in both states celebrated by toking up in public. At the time, law enforcement agencies looked the other way. But that approach can’t last forever. Now it’s  down to citizens, businesses, trade associations and lawmakers to figure out the best way for shaping the business of legal marijuana.   We must roll out regulations and licensing protocol to allow for the [...]

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  Americans Side with Constitution on Marijuana Laws

  December 12, 2012 at 11:13 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

  Americans may be enamored with Social Security, Medicare, and sundry other unconstitutional federal policies, but according to a new USA Today/Gallup poll, a sizable majority of them stands with the Constitution when it comes to marijuana laws. The survey, conducted November 26-29, reveals  very clearly that Americans side with Constitution on marijuana laws.   64 percent of Americans believe that the federal government should not “take steps to enforce federal anti-marijuana laws” in states that have legalized recreational marijuana consumption, [...]

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  Governor Makes Marijuana Legal in Colorado

  December 12, 2012 at 4:27 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization

  Governor Makes Marijuana Legal in Colorado – Pot smokers formally gained the right to light up in Colorado on Monday as Governor John Hickenlooper signed into effect a controversial ballot measure legalizing marijuana for adult recreational use in what proponents hailed as a “historic day.” Hickenlooper’s signature, largely a formality, made Colorado the second U.S. state after Washington to legalize recreational pot use, and put it on a possible collision course with the federal government – which calls marijuana an [...]

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  8 States May Legalize Marijuana This Year

  December 12, 2012 at 3:46 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

  2012 has only just begun and it is already shaping up to be one of the most exciting and active years for marijuana law reform in some time. More than a dozen state legislatures are currently considering reform measures in some respect and 8 states are attempting to put legalization initiatives before voters this November. Many of these efforts are still in the signature gathering stage. Check out the list below to see if you might be able to vote [...]

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• 5 More States to Vote on Marijuana Legalization

  December 11, 2012 at 6:54 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization

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  Marijuana Officially Legal in Colorado

  December 11, 2012 at 6:49 am / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Legalization

  The recreational use of marijuana officially became legal Monday in Colorado, a little more than a month after voters in the state passed an amendment in favor of the measure. “Voters were loud and clear on Election Day,” Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat, said in a statement, as he signed an executive order to officially legalize the personal use and limited growing of marijuana for those 21 or older. Amendment 64, as it’s called, is now a part of the [...]

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  New Study Proves That Marijuana Increases Brain Cell Formation

  December 11, 2012 at 4:44 am / Cannabis News, Medical Marijuana

  How many times have you been hit with the usual jargon about how bad marijuana is for the brain, and how stupid you are going to become if you smoke it. Yet, some of the most creative minds of our time attribute their unconventional thinking to the effects of this beautiful herb. So does it make you stupid, or does it actually INCREASE innovation? Well according to a study conducted by the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Canada, the effects [...]

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  Colorado, Washington approve recreational marijuana use

  November 24, 2012 at 2:26 pm / Cannabis News, Marijuana Legalization

  Voters in Colorado and Washington on Tuesday approved measures allowing adults to use marijuana for any purpose, NBC News projected, marking an historic turning point in the slow-growing acceptance of marijuana usage. In Massachusetts, voters also approved an initiative allowing people to use marijuana for medicinal purposes, NBC News projected. In Arkansas, a similar initiative failed, according to NBC News projections. In all, voters in six states were being asked to decide on a wide array of laws around legalizing [...]

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