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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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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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Colorado Legalizes Marijuana For Recreational Use

November 24, 2012 at 2:21 pm / Cannabis News, Cannabis Politics, Marijuana Decriminalization, Marijuana Legalization, Recreational Marijuana

The Rocky Mountain High just got a whole lot higher. On Tuesday night, Amendment 64 — the measure seeking the legalization of marijuana for recreational use by adults — was passed by Colorado voters, making Colorado the first state to end marijuana prohibition in the United States. Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper, a vocal opponent to the measure, reacted to the passage of A64 in a statement late Tuesday night: The voters have spoken and we have to respect their will. [...]

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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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