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Washington pot legalizers get $1 million after strong poll results
Over the course of a single weekend, Washington state’s marijuana legalization initiative received more than $1 million from some wealthy donors, who kicked in their cash a day after a poll found that voters favor the initiative by an overwhelming margin. The massive fundraising haul came thanks to the generosity…
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…
Colbert: Pot legalization can help Obama win in November
Thursday night on “The Colbert Report,” host Stephen Colbert offered the team working to re-elect President Barack Obama a possible key piece of strategy. Marijuana legalization initiatives, he said, may be exactly the thing to push the president over the edge in terms of vote numbers. Colbert reminded us (I…
Meghan McCain says she doesn’t use marijuana… frequently
The daughter of former Republican presidential nominee John McCain says she supports the legalization of marijuana, but doesn’t use the drug — at least not “frequently.” Meghan McCain on Tuesday explained to NBC host Jay Leno why she made the decision to support marijuana legalization in her latest book, America,…
California split on marijuana legalization, most support medical use: poll
A new poll in the heart of the nationwide pro-marijuana movement finds that attitudes have not changed appreciably since California voters defeated a citizen’s initiative to legalize pot in 2010. The University of Southern……
Top drug reformer: ‘Obama is worse than Bush’ on marijuana policy
Rob Kampia (pictured, left), director of the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), has been working on drug policy issues for 17 long years, and during that time he’s seen a dramatic shift toward legalization in the U.S. political climate. Unfortunately for reform advocates, he told Raw Story recently that the shift…
Democrats and Republicans support Colorado’s marijuana legalization push
During their state convention last weekend, Colorado Democrats adopted a party platform that officially calls for the legalization of marijuana, stopping just short of endorsing the Amendment 64, a statewide ballot initiative which seeks to accomplish exactly that later this year. The Democratic Party’s official support for legalization comes about…
Major backer of Calif. pot legalization calls it quits
The man who funded a large swath of the marijuana legalization campaign activities during California’s 2010 election season has called it quits following a federal raid earlier this week on his business in Oakland. Richard Lee, who ran Oaksterdam University, said Friday he’s wrapping it up — and he didn’t…
Rasmussen: Record percent support marijuana legalization
A record number of Americans support the legalizing and taxing marijuana, according to Rasmussen Reports. Their nationwide survey found that 47 percent of Americans agree that marijuana should be legalized, while 42 percent disagree. Ten percent are undecided. The survey was conducted on March 24-25. In October 2011, Gallup also…
Coloradans to decide marijuana legalization in November
Residents of Colorado will have the opportunity this November to legalize marijuana possession and allow regulated sales of marijuana in their state. The Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler on Monday certified a ballot initiative for the state’s November general election after Denver-based activists gathered more than 170,000 signatures. If…
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