Legalization

Puerto Rico Could be Next to Legalize Marijuana
While we have already seen four states and D.C. legalize recreational marijuana, with more and more states gunning all the time (now that many have seen the sky won't fall) it should not be too much of a surprise to hear that the U.S. territory of …
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On DC's one-year anniversary with legalized marijuana, work remains
More than a year has passed since District voters legalized marijuana. On Feb. 26, 2015, it became legal for adults to possess up to two ounces of marijuana and cultivate up to six plants in their home. As a result, marijuana possession arrests …
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No worries! Marijuana legalization is back in Ohio: Mike Polk Jr.
Buddie, the ill-advised mascot for the pro-marijuana legalization group ResponsibleOhio, trolls for college students during a promotional tour at Miami University last October. Suspicions that ResponsibleOhio wanted to sell dope to young people may …
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Top 6 industries fighting marijuana legalization
If online users browse the websites of just about any anti-marijuana or anti-drug group, they'll likely notice a very clear health and safety angle to the arguments being made against marijuana legalization. While these arguments are largely …
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Tommy Chong on California Marijuana Legalization: 1 Ounce, 6 Plants, It Doesn …
My conversation with Tommy Chong at the International Cannabis Business Conference began with his thoughts on the candidacy of Donald Trump, who Chong believes “personifies the Republican Party.” In Part 2 of our interview, Chong talks about how rich …
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Marijuana Legalization 2016: Utah Debates Medical Cannabis As Mormon Church …
Mormon People gather around the historic Mormon Salt Lake Temple between sessions at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' 185th Annual General Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, April 4, 2015. The Mormon church is opposed to a medical …
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Facebook billionaire Sean Parker gives million to marijuana legalization effort
Facebook billionaire Sean Parker donates $ 1 million to California marijuana legalization effort Sean Parker speaks during the 2011 Web 2.0 Summit on October 17, 2011 in San Francisco, California. (Photo credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) …
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Connecticut Pushes Marijuana Legalization To Prop Up Disastrous Finances
Tim Blakeley, manager of Sunset Junction medical marijuana dispensary, shows marijuana plant buds on May 11, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. The dispensary is one 25 plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles fighting to stay open after …
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The Table: The Legalization of Marijuana
Watch live on Thursday, Feb. 18, at 12:30 p.m. as Free Press Media President and Publisher Al Getler talks with a panel at The Table about the potential legalization and regulation of marijuana in Vermont. This week's panel includes Laura Subin …
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Legalization Crashes Weed Prices. That's Why Pot Growers Oppose Marijuana …
As I continue to take heat from the marijuana growers and True Legalizers™ in California over my support of marijuana legalization in the form of the Adult Use of Marijuana Act (AUMA), one thing that really bugs me is the deification of the plant and …
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America's Marijuana Legalization Hotbed Ain't on the West Coast – It's in …
No state east of the Mississippi has legalized marijuana, but that's very likely to change this year, and New England will be leading the way. Two of the six New England states will likely let the voters make the call in November, while the others all …
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