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Delaware Decriminalizes Cannabis

June 19, 2015 at 1:14 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Recreational Marijuana

Voting along party lines, Senate lawmakers gave final legislative approval on Thursday to a measure that decriminalizes the possession and private use of up to an ounce of marijuana, and Gov. Jack Markell signed the legislation into law almost immediately. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Helene Keeley, D-Wilmington, allows Delawareans to possess up to an ounce of marijuana and use the drug privately without facing criminal sanctions, although police can confiscate the drugs. Criminal penalties for simple possession will be [...]

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US Senators Introduce Historic Medical Marijuana Bill

March 10, 2015 at 3:04 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Medical Marijuana

The historic medical marijuana bill a trio of senators unveiled today has a bit of something for everyone. The bill, which activists describe as a first for the Senate, would end the federal prohibition on medical marijuana and implement a number of critical reforms that advocates of both medical and recreational marijuana have been seeking for years, according to several people familiar with the details of the proposal. It would reclassify the drug in the eyes of the Drug Enforcement Administration, allow for limited inter-state transport of the plant, [...]

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Majority of New Hampshire Supports Legalization of Marijuana

March 6, 2015 at 12:13 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Recreational Marijuana

CONCORD, N.H. —New Hampshire may soon join other New England states in loosening the law when it comes to marijuana possession. The Committee on Criminal Justice voted overwhelmingly Thursday to support a measure making it a violation, rather than a criminal offense, to possess a half-ounce or less of marijuana. Under current law, possession of an ounce of marijuana or less is a Class A misdemeanor that carries with it a possible year in jail, but some believe that when [...]

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Three New Marijuana Reform Bills to be Filed in Texas

October 24, 2014 at 3:35 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana, Recreational Marijuana

As part of the Marijuana Policy Project’s multi-year legislative campaign in Texas, we are developing bill proposals to address decriminalization, as well as allowing marijuana to be used for medical reasons and eventually regulating it similarly to alcohol for adults. According to Heather Fazio, Texas Political Director for the Marijuana Policy Project, the group will be pre-filing the three bills this November, in anticipation of the 84th Texas Legislative Session, starting in January. “We are working with a diverse coalition [...]

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New Hampshire: Bill Allowing Patients Legal Access to Medical Marijuana Passes House Committee

February 23, 2014 at 6:46 am / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

HB 1622 would allow qualifying patients to cultivate up to two mature plants until an alternative treatment center opens near their residence. A bill that would allow qualifying patients to cultivate a limited amount of medical marijuana in New Hampshire was approved Thursday morning in a 13-3 vote by the House Committee on Health, Human Services, and Elderly Affairs. The bill will be considered by the full House sometime in March. Sponsored by Rep. Donald “Ted” Wright (R-Tuftonboro), HB 1622 [...]

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Marijuana Advocates Lay Groundwork for Legalization in Mass.

January 15, 2014 at 7:04 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Advocates of marijuana legalization, emboldened by successes with ballot questions in Colorado and Washington state, are laying the groundwork for such a battle in Massachusetts in the next presidential election year. “In 2016, Massachusetts will find itself in the crosshairs for cannabis reform,” said Allen St. Pierre, the executive director of NORML, a national group that favors the legalization of marijuana. Massachusetts voters passed measures that decriminalized possession of small amounts of the drug in 2008 and allowed its use [...]

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Maine: Portland Voters Approve Marijuana Legalization With Landslide Vote

November 6, 2013 at 7:47 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

Portland, Maine on Tuesday became the first city on the East Coast to legalize marijuana, with voters overwhelmingly approving ballot Question 1, an ordinance removing all penalties for adult possession of small amounts of cannabis. Unofficial totals showed the proposal passing with 67 percent of the vote, 9,921 to 4,823, reports Randy Billings at the Portland Press Herald. The city ordinance allows people 21 and older to possess up to 2.5 ounces of marijuana, and is seen by many activists [...]

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Will NFL Bend To Pressure To Ease Harsh Penalties For Marijuana Use?

September 11, 2013 at 1:16 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Hemp, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

The National Football League is the undisputed No. 1 sport in the country, generating huge TV ratings, legal and illegal gambling in the form of a massive Fantasy Football industry and widespread interest among all demographics. Yet there is one area where it is behind the times – the shift in public opinion about the recreational use of marijuana. To highlight this disconnect, the Marijuana Policy Project paid $5,000 for a 48-foot-wide billboard in Denver prior to the season-opener between [...]

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Support for Marijuana Legalization Perplexing Lawmakers

July 19, 2013 at 4:29 pm / Cannabis Events, Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Cannabis Reviews, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Medical Marijuana

WASHINGTON — It took 50 years for American attitudes about marijuana to zigzag from the paranoia of “Reefer Madness” to the excesses of Woodstock back to the hard line of “Just Say No.” The next 25 years took the nation from Bill Clinton, who famously “didn’t inhale,” to Barack Obama, who most emphatically did. And now, in just a few short years, public opinion has moved so dramatically toward general acceptance that even those who champion legalization are surprised at [...]

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