These Four States Will Vote on Marijuana in November | Phillip Smith
Nine states and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana since 2012, but all of those states have been in the West or the Northeast. This year, with marijuana legalization on the ballot in Michigan as well as North Dakota, legal weed could make a heartland breakthrough. Similarly, medical marijuana’s rise to acceptance continues, and […]
These Four States Will Vote on Marijuana in November | The Daily Chronic
North Dakota Could Vote on Legalizing Marijuana in November | NORML
BISMARK, ND — Proponents of a statewide ballot initiative to legalize the adult use of marijuana in North Dakota on Monday turned in nearly 19,000 signatures to the Secretary of State’s office in an effort to place the measure before voters this November. State officials must certify 13,452 of those signatures in order to qualify the measure for […]
North Dakota Could Vote on Legalizing Marijuana in November | The Daily Chronic
Delaware Marijuana Legalization Bill Gets Majority House Vote, But Still Fails | Kate Zawidzki
On the evening of June 27, the Delaware House of Representatives voted 21-15 (with five not voting) to legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana for adults. This was only the third time that the majority of a state legislative chamber voted to legalize and regulate marijuana. Unfortunately, however, a majority was not enough. A three-fifths supermajority […]
Delaware Marijuana Legalization Bill Gets Majority House Vote, But Still Fails | The Daily Chronic
Oklahoma to Vote Tuesday on Patient-Centric Medical Marijuana Plan | NORML
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK — Oklahoma voters will decide on Tuesday on State Question 788 – a statewide voter-initiated measure that permits doctors to use their discretion to recommend medical cannabis to patients. Under the proposed plan, licensed medical marijuana patients may cultivate up to six mature plants, and may possess personal use quantities of marijuana flowers, edibles, or infused concentrates. Republican […]
Oklahoma to Vote Tuesday on Patient-Centric Medical Marijuana Plan | The Daily Chronic
House Committee Denies Vote on Medical Marijuana Protection Amendment | Marijuana Policy Project
WASHINGTON, DC — An amendment that would keep the Department of Justice from interfering with state medical marijuana programs was voted “out of order” by the House Rules Committee on Wednesday, preventing the House from including it in its version of the FY 2018 federal budget. The Rohrabacher-Blumenauer amendment, introduced by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA) […]
House Committee Denies Vote on Medical Marijuana Protection Amendment | The Daily Chronic
US Senate Committee Expected to Vote Thursday on Medical Marijuana | Justin Strekal
On Thursday, the Senate Appropriations Committee will have to decide: Will they protect our nation’s over 2 million lawful medical marijuana patients or subject them to the wrath of Attorney General Jeff Sessions? The amendment they will be debating, known as Rohrabacher-Blumenauer, simply prevents the United States Department of Justice from spending any of our […]
US Senate Committee Expected to Vote Thursday on Medical Marijuana | The Daily Chronic
Kansas City Voters to Vote on Decriminalizing Marijuana on April 4 | NORML
KANSAS CITY, MO — After more than a year of negotiations with city officials, and countless hours cultivating support for a ballot measure aimed at decriminalizing certain amounts of marijuana, members of Kansas City NORML will finally have a chance to hear from voters on the issue. Next Tuesday, April 4, 2017, Kansas City voters […]
Kansas City Voters to Vote on Decriminalizing Marijuana on April 4 | The Daily Chronic
Texas Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Advances to Floor Vote in House | Marijuana Policy Project
AUSTIN, TX — A proposal to reduce penalties for marijuana possession in Texas received bipartisan approval from the House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee on Monday and will soon be scheduled for a full vote in the House. The measure passed by a vote of 4-2, receiving support from two Democrats and two Republicans. House Bill 81, […]
Texas Marijuana Decriminalization Bill Advances to Floor Vote in House | The Daily Chronic
Maine Marijuana Legalization Foes Push for Vote Recount at Taxpayer’s Expense | Scott Gacek
Opponents to marijuana legalization in Maine really don’t like marijuana and are wagering half a million dollars from the state’s coffers to push for a recount of last week’s legalization vote. On election day, voters in Maine approved Question 1, the Maine Marijuana Legalization Measure, by an unofficial tally of just 4,402 votes, a victorious margin of less […]
Maine Marijuana Legalization Foes Push for Vote Recount at Taxpayer’s Expense | The Daily Chronic
Senate vote may handcuff marijuana legalization effort
Lansing — The Michigan Senate voted Thursday to place a hard cap on the 180-day signature collection window for statewide ballot proposals, a move that may snuff out a rule change sought by a pro-marijuana legalization group. The legislation, now …
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Tyson Lowrie: Just legalize marijuana — and sort out the details later
Of all of the promises the Liberals made in the lead-up to last year's election, one would have thought that legalizing marijuana would be an easy one to keep, as it would be pretty easy to do. The basis for marijuana's illegality in Canada is its …
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