Legalization

Weed Legalization 2016: New Political Party Legal Marijuana Now Nebraska Backs …
Cannabis A cannabis plant is pictured at a "Weed the People" event celebrating the legalization of the recreational use of marijuana in Portland, Oregon, July 3, 2015. Marijuana legalization supporters are attempting to form a political party in Nebraska.
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What A Trump Presidency Would Mean for Marijuana Law Reform: Worry
Last night's string of electoral primary victories for Republican candidate Donald Trump could go down as a pivotal point in US history. Like the 2000 Republican primaries that gave us George W. Bush, and his subsequent invasion of Iraq, the …
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Marijuana Legalization 2016 In California: Cannabis Oil Plant Proposed At …
The company, which would sell the oil wholesale to dispensaries, would also bring 100 full-time jobs — a figure that could double should California make recreational pot use legal this year. Coalinga, a town that historically relied on crude oil and …
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Senate backers of medical marijuana cite flaws in Pa. House bill
Senate backers of medical marijuana cite flaws in Pa. House bill. Some Senate backers of medical marijuana legalization are raising the possibility of a delay in getting the drug into the hands of Pennsylvania patients suffering from conditions like …
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Legal marijuana is finally doing what the drug war couldn't
Legal marijuana may be doing at least one thing that a decades-long drug war couldn't: taking a bite out of Mexican drug cartels' profits. The latest data from the U.S. Border Patrol shows that last year, marijuana seizures along the southwest border …
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Medical marijuana overdue, recreational legalization next
The move to legalize medical marijuana will make Pennsylvania the 24th state in the union to do so, but getting to this point was no simple feat. The journey to medical marijuana legalization was one that required patients and their families to take …
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How to Invest in Marijuana Legalization
It's that profit, as well as the growing legalization of marijuana for recreational use, that has caused Medicine Man and other marijuana cultivation facilities and retail shops to spring up in this Denver neighborhood – so much so, in fact, that …
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Another marijuana legalization ballot proposal snuffed by Ohio AG
Another marijuana legalization ballot bid was tossed by Attorney General Mike DeWine on Monday. DeWine rejected what he said was faulty ballot language for the Medical Cannabis and Industrial Hemp Amendment. The proposal was submitted March 10 …
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Marijuana Legalization and the 2016 Presidential Election
Bernie Sanders holds the most progressive marijuana position, favoring full legalization, but none of the three candidates who remain most viable appear to present a threat to the continued success of the legalization movement. Even before getting to …
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Legalization

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Dan Viets, attorney and Chairman of the Board of Show Me Cannabis Regulation talks about the current status of legalization efforts in Missouri at his home in Columbia, Mo., on January 29, 2014. If the Show Me Cannabis petitions prove successful, Missouri voters could see marijuana legalization on the Nov. 2014 ballot. (Ian Arnold / KOMU 8 News)

Where the Presidential Candidates Stand on Marijuana
No matter how the 2016 election pans out, the marijuana legalization movement appears to be in a good shape. After Florida Sen. Marco Rubio dropped out of the race on Tuesday, the presidential field became unanimously supportive of the right of states …
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Mass. should not legalize marijuana
This November, voters in Massachusetts will be asked whether to legalize marijuana. Our state has already decriminalized the drug for personal use, and we've made it legally available for medical use. The question before us now is whether marijuana …
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Meet the Man Who Hopes To Stop Marijuana Legalization in California
Morgan sat down with Reason TV's Zach Weissmueller to talk about his initiative, the Safe and Drug-Free Community Act, which aims to keep commercial marijuana illegal and to more heavily regulate the state's marijuana laws. Topics discussed in this …
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7 takeaways from the special report on marijuana legalization in Massachusetts
Bill Sicard waits for his medical marijuana at the New England Treatment Access dispensary on Conz Street in Northampton. The dispensary opened on Monday, becoming the third in Massachusetts to open following legalization of medical marijuana by …
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At least 20 states could vote on marijuana legalization in 2016
Marijuana initiatives are sweeping across the nation this year, and already 20 states report marijuana legalization ballot measures in the November 2016 elections, as reported by SFGate. That means 20 more states could legalize medical or recreational …
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Maine marijuana legalization campaign reeling after state rejection
Boxes of petition signatures for a Maine marijuana legalization initiative are delivered to state officials on Feb. 1, 2016 as protesters wave signs in Augusta, Maine. (Tom Bell, The Associated Press) …
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Pivotal Supreme Court decision on marijuana legalization delayed again
Nebraska and Oklahoma are asking SCOTUS to dismantle state-level regulations on legal pot in Colorado — and by extensions Washington, Oregon, Alaska, and Washington DC. The neighboring states argue marijuana is leaking out of Colorado and …
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