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Medical marijuana law passes in Massachusetts

November 23, 2012 at 2:19 pm / Cannabis News, Marijuana Legalization

Massachusetts’ voters have approved a measure to legalize medical marijuana. CBS Boston reports the measure is projected to pass with 63 percent in favor and 37 percent against, with 94 percent of precincts reporting as of 10:45 a.m. ET Wednesday morning. That makes Massachusetts the 18th state in the country in addition to Washington D.C. to permit medical marijuana’s use. Medical marijuana: 18 states that permit pot Known as Question 3, the measure was proposed by petition, and called patients [...]

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4 East Coast States are Making Moves to Legalize Recreational Marijuana

November 23, 2012 at 2:11 pm / Cannabis News, Marijuana Legalization

In the next few months cannabis legalization measures will be going into effect in Washington state and Colorado, and already prosecutors all over both states are dropping charges against cannabis users. Now, just weeks after those measures were voted on out west, there are a few states on the east coast that are now following suit and making moves to get the beneficial plant legalized in their area. According to Reason: “State legislators in Rhode Island and Maine will announce [...]

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Marijuana law introduced to Uruguay congress

November 23, 2012 at 2:07 pm / Cannabis News, Marijuana Legalization

MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguay came one step closer to turning the government into the country’s leading pot dealer on Thursday, as lawmakers formally introduced to Congress a framework for regulating the production, sale and consumption of marijuana. The proposal is much more liberal than what Uruguay’s government initially proposed months ago, when President Jose Mujica said only the government would be allowed to sell pot. The draft law would instead create a National Cannabis Institute with the power to [...]

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73 Percent of Americans Want Medical Marijuana Legalized

November 23, 2012 at 8:48 am / Cannabis News, Marijuana Legalization

In October 1969, 84 percent of Americans opposed legalizing the use of marijuana, 12 percent thought it should be legal. Thirty-two years later in October 2011, Gallup found for the first time Americans broke the 50 percent threshold favoring legalizing the drug. Today, the November elections mark the first time voters popularly legalized the drug for recreational use. In Colorado, State Constitutional Amendment 64 passed 55 to 45 percent, and in Washington Initiative 502 also passed 55 to 45 percent, legalizing marijuana [...]

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Marijuana legalization a state issue

November 23, 2012 at 8:43 am / Cannabis News, Marijuana Legalization

Though it may seem the dust has barely settled from California’s failed effort in 2010 to legalize marijuana under Proposition 19, the winds of change may be blowing here again, this time from the north. Washington state voters, along with those in Colorado, have voted to legalize marijuana for adult use and to regulate within state borders production, transportation and sales. We plan to capture much-needed revenue while moving from a law enforcement model to a public health approach, emphasizing treatment [...]

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Should Medical Marijuana Be Legal in Florida? Petition Says Yes

November 23, 2012 at 8:34 am / Cannabis News, Marijuana Legalization

It’s been tried before in Florida and failed. But this week, an advocacy group is working on a new way to make medical marijuana legal in the state. The group wants to get the drug reclassified as a less dangerous substance, a path they’re hoping will lead to doctors being able to prescribe it in Florida. Days after Colorado and Washington voters approved the legalization of small amounts of recreational marijuana, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi got a petition asking [...]

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Counting the Days Till Marijuana’s Legal

November 23, 2012 at 8:24 am / Cannabis News, Marijuana Legalization

Back in the days when Cheech and Chong were more risqué than wrinkled, it wafted along as one of those cultural subgenres, with its own nudge-and-wink punch lines. If you got it and laughed, you implicated yourself — and laughed again. The police mostly kept their faces straight. But now the prospect of legalized marijuana in small amounts for personal use — approved by voters in Washington State and Colorado on Election Day — is creating a buzz of improvisation, [...]

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2 medical marijuana bills head to Iowa Legislature

November 23, 2012 at 8:19 am / Cannabis News, Marijuana Legalization

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Bills that would decriminalize marijuana and approve its medical use may be headed for the Iowa Legislature after voters in Colorado and Washington decided that adults should be allowed to possess small amounts of taxed and regulated pot for recreational use. Iowa state Rep. Bruce Hunter, D-Des Moines, is preparing a bill that would decriminalize pot possession as long as those caught with it weren’t selling it, he told The Des Moines Register (http://dmreg.co/TMiixN ). [...]

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Will Illinois Become The 19th State To Allow For The Medical Use of Marijuana?

November 23, 2012 at 8:14 am / Cannabis News, Marijuana Legalization

Illinois state lawmakers are expected in the coming days to once again consider legislation that seeks to allow for the limited use of cannabis by authorized patients. During a special ‘veto session’ to be held later this month, House members are expected to vote on House Bill 30, which seeks to establish a pilot program to allow for the state-authorized distribution of cannabis to patients with qualifying medical conditions. Previous roll calls have demonstrated legislative support in the House to [...]

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