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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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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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