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Colbert warns: Americans are going to start gay-marrying their weed
Thursday night on “The Colbert Report,” host Stephen Colbert lamented the decline in our national moral character, as evinced by the fact that a majority of Americans now support same sex marriage and marijuana legalization, which can only end one way. People are going to start marrying their weed. A…
‘Guru of ganja’ tells Michigan crowd: Legalization ‘cured’ need for medical marijuana
Speaking to a crowd gathered Saturday for Michigan’s annual “Hash Bash” and marijuana legalization protest in Ann Arbor, former “High Times” columnist and self-proclaimed “Guru of ganja” Ed Rosenthal declared that the successful legalization initiatives in Colorado and Washington last November have “cured” him of his need for medical marijuana.…
Anti-marijuana New York assemblyman busted for weed possession
A Republican lawmaker in New York who has a record of voting against medical marijuana legalization has been arrested and charged with possession of marijuana. State police said that a suspicious odor was noticed in Assemblyman Steve Katz’s vehicle when they pulled him over for driving around 80 mph in…
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…
Pennsylvania senator: Weed would be legal if lawmakers had ‘secret ballot’
A marijuana legalization bill being introduced to the Pennsylvania Senate on Monday might have a shot at passage if lawmakers were able to vote via “secret ballot,” Pennsylvania Sen. Daylin Leach (D) told Raw Story. Leach, the bill’s sponsor and minority chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, will introduce his…
Maine lawmaker: Marijuana legalization bill modeled after existing medical law
The Maine lawmaker behind a new bill this session that would legalize marijuana and regulate it similarly to alcohol told Raw Story on Monday that her proposal is modeled so closely after the state’s existing medical marijuana statue that the only thing which would truly change if it passes is…
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…
Colorado task force considers anti-marijuana tourism regulations
Tourists looking to take advantage of new marijuana legalization initiatives might want to check their excitement until states decide how to deal with a potential influx of outsiders. A Colorado task force charged with offering recommendations to the governor and the state legislature is considering whether or not out-of-state visitors…
Washington businessmen toast ‘the beginning of the end of prohibition’
As marijuana legalization became the law of the land in Washington state as of midnight, Jamen Shively rang a bell and raised a toast to what he called “the beginning of the end of prohibition.” Shively, a former Microsoft executive, joined fellow businessmen Wednesday night in celebrating both the legalization…
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…
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