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Marijuana’s Top Lobbyist Told Us Why There Will Be Several Viable Legalization Bills Next Year In Congress

November 24, 2012 at 2:08 pm / Cannabis News, Marijuana Legalization

On election day Colorado and Washington legalized marijuana, becoming the first states in the entire world to do so.Allen St. Pierre is the Executive Director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), the main marijuana use advocacy group in the United States. NORML is the lobbyist, Political Action Committee, and electoral powerhouse behind medical marijuana laws, decriminalization laws, and now legalization. Needless to say, he’s ecstatic about the results. “A major corner has been turned in [...]

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How to invest in legalized marijuana?

November 23, 2012 at 2:24 pm / Cannabis News, Medical Marijuana

Mark Twain is said to have remarked that a gold rush is a good time to be in the pick and shovel business. Investors may be able to apply that same bit of wisdom to the growing number of U.S. states that have legalized pot. Although federal law prohibits the sale or possession of marijuana, Massachusetts last week joined the ranks of states — 18 plus Washington, D.C. — that allow its use for people suffering from chronic illnesses [...]

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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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Would You Give Up Booze For A Bud?

November 23, 2012 at 1:59 pm / Cannabis News

I talked to a lot of older cannabis users when I researched my novel, Betty’s (Little Basement Garden). The average age of those who puffed or ingested cannabis was about 55 years old and while most of them were imbibing for medicinal purposes, there was a good percentage that enjoyed cannabis purely for recreational purposes. In fact, some of them liked it so much, they made a conscious choice to give up alcohol entirely in favor of the herb. I [...]

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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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