Germany is a progressive nation in many ways, but some could say the country was behind the times when it came to marijuana legalization. Though after a long fought battle, the German parliament passed the first step to legalized cannabis when they unanimously voted on Thursday to legalize the drug for medicinal uses. The vote […]
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Marijuana Legalization In Europe – Is France Next?
Marijiuana, a divisive issue that normally resurfaces in Europe during election campaigns, has come home to France’s hotly-contested presidential race. With eight months to go until the 2017 French presidential election, marijuana – or cannabis, as the French prefer to call it – is an honored guest meme in the candidates’ discourse, and a subject […]
The High Of 2016 – Marijuana Legalization Quietly Goes Global
In America, the cannabis legalization movement has been in full swing, with states like California, Massachusetts, Maine, and Nevada joining Washington and Colorado by legalizing recreational weed in 2016. Other states like Florida, Arkansas, Montana, and North Dakota also followed suit, legalizing marijuana for medical use. Prior to the 2016 election, 25 states had already […]
Ireland Marijuana Legalization – Lawmakers Approve Medical Cannabis Bill
Medical marijuana may soon be available for patients in Ireland after the minority government approved Thusday a new amendment allowing use of the plant. The bill, drafted by Ireland’s People Before Profit group, still has another round of approval by the government before it can become law. The bill, which was presented to the Dáil […]
Florida Weed Laws – What To Know About Legalization In The Sunshine State
On Election Day, Floridians overwhelmingly voted in favor of Amendment 2, a bill that expands the use of medical marijuana for patients with debilitating diseases, such as HIV/AIDS, epilepsy, cancer and other conditions. According to some legal experts, Florida’s legalization of medical marijuana use is a victory for supporters of national marijuana law reform. Where […]
What Will A Trump Administration Do About Marijuana Legalization?
It’s unclear whether a Donald Trump administration will kill pot advocates’ vibe after their landslide victory on Tuesday. Nine different states voted on marijuana-related ballot initiatives – four considered legal medical marijuana and five chose whether to legalize recreational marijuana. Eight of those initiatives passed, including recreational approval in California, Massachusetts, Nevada and Maine. Arizona’s […]
Marijuana Legalization Could Reach A National Tipping Point On Election Day
When Keith Stroup joined the movement to legalize marijuana in the early 1970s, just 12 percent of the American public supported legalization. Today, polls show that a majority of Americans support legalization, and in the past four years four states and the District of Columbia have legalized recreational pot. “We’ve made an incredible leap in […]
So Far, So Good: What We Know About Marijuana Legalization in Colorado, Washington, Alaska, Oregon and Washington, D.C.
October 13, 2016 PDF View the report. No In 2012, Colorado and Washington became the first two U.S. states – and the first two jurisdictions in the world – to approve ending marijuana prohibition and legally regulating marijuana production, distribution and sales. In the 2014 election, Alaska and Oregon followed suit, while Washington D.C. passed […]
So Far, So Good: What We Know About Marijuana Legalization in Colorado, Washington, Alaska, Oregon, and Washington D.C.
New Report Finds Massive Drop in Marijuana Arrests, No Increase in Youth Marijuana Use, No Increase in Traffic Fatalities, and Major Fiscal Benefits in States With Legalized Marijuana Tens of Thousands of People Spared from Harmful Marijuana Arrests and Collateral Consequences; $ 552 Million in Tax Revenue Raised in Colorado, Washington and Oregon As Arizona, […]
2016’s Marijuana Legalization Votes, Explained
By the end of the year, the number of people living in a state where marijuana is legal for recreational use could quadruple. Five states – Arizona, California, Maine, Massachusetts, and Nevada – are set to vote on full marijuana legalization in November, potentially joining Colorado, Washington, Oregon, and Alaska among the states, along with […]