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Colorado’s ’4/20′ party under increased scrutiny after Boston bombings
'4/20' marijuana celebration notes security lessons from Boston Marathon bombing (via The Christian Science Monitor) Copyright ImageClick to View Mike Steenhout, comptroller of Washington’s Liquor Control Board, takes photos as he tours a marijuana growing facility in Seattle. Washington State voted last fall to legalize marijuana for adults over 21…
Rhode Island lawmaker: Legalize marijuana to ‘reduce crime’ and ‘weaken gangs’
Following last year’s successful effort to decriminalize marijuana in Rhode Island, advocates in the state legislature now have their eyes on the biggest prize in drug reform: marijuana legalization. “Taxing and regulating the sale of marijuana will rob drug dealers of one of their reasons for being,” state Senator Donna…
Oregon, Maine and California targeted for marijuana legalization in 2016
Fresh off victories in Colorado and Washington, drug reform activists are wondering where the next hotbed for legalization will emerge. The Marijuana Policy Project, a leading group behind those 2012 wins, told Raw Story that they think they know the answers: Oregon, Maine and California. Oregon is particularly of interest…
Former drug policy adviser ‘can’t imagine’ feds allowing marijuana legalization
Kevin Sabet, who served as a senior drug policy adviser in the Obama administration, said Sunday that it was unlikely the federal government would allow states to legalize marijuana. “I think the administration has been very clear and the president has been very clear that he is against legalization,” he…
Montana activists file marijuana legalization initiative for 2014
Activists in Montana filed a ballot initiative over the weekend that would legalize marijuana in the state if it is approved at the polls in 2014. Ballot Issue #1, as the Secretary of State’s office labeled it, would strike all criminal penalties for marijuana cultivation, distribution and use, making such…
Non-major party candidates mostly agree to legalize marijuana
The four third-party presidential candidates who gathered in Chicago for a debate Tuesday did find some common ground on some topics, including the legalization of marijuana. Three of the four candidates — Justice Party nominee Rocky Anderson, Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson and Dr. Jill Stein from the Green Party…
Marijuana legalization would raise $32 million for Colorado: report
If Colorado voters decide to legalize marijuana this November, the state could see more than $32 million in new revenue, according to a report by the Colorado Center on Law & Policy. The report found that if Amendment 64 is passed, the state would gain about $24 million in new…
Moms and Dads for Marijuana Regulation unveil new Colorado billboard
The recently formed Moms and Dads for Marijuana Regulation, which supports marijuana legalization in Colorado, unveiled a new billboard advertisement on Thursday. The billboard is located across the street from the Denver Broncos’ stadium and features a man embracing his teen son and stating: “Please, card my son. Regulate the…
Stop the War on Weed, Bro!
A new poll shows that the majority of Americans (56%) are in favor of legalizing and then taxing and regulating marijuana. Now a bunch of politicians are going to talk and debate and wring their hands about it. Some people are going to be all, “Yeah, 4/20, dude!” and other people…
Colorado marijuana legalization campaign runs first TV ad
The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol unveiled its first television advertisement on Thursday, urging voters in Colorado to legalize recreational use of the drug. In the 30-second ad, a young woman sends an email to her mother explaining why she uses marijuana instead of alcohol. “I used to drink…
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