A last-minute effort by some Colorado lawmakers to repeal Amendment 64, which legalized marijuana for recreational use in the state last November, was abandoned late Monday night, dying on the calendar. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
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Medical Marijuana Supporters Push For Legalization
Legislators are disagreeing on a lot of big issues, but they found a bit of common ground Thursday — medical marijuana. It’s too late to push a bill through this session, but about 40 legislators in both parties, including more than a dozen committee chairmen, sent a strong signal that they want to add Minnesota […]
7 Key Questions on Marijuana Legalization
Believe me, I’ve heard all the pot jokes, and some of them are true. Public support for legalizing marijuana use is at an all-time high. Some state-level marijuana laws are going up in smoke. And yes, Washington and Colorado are embarking on a historic joint venture. Puns aside, discussions about marijuana legalization are getting serious. […]
Pot Legalization Won’t Change Mission
The nation’s drug czar said Wednesday the legalization of marijuana in Washington state and Colorado won’t change his office’s mission of fighting the country’s drug problem by focusing on addiction treatment that will be available under the federal health overhaul. Gil Kerlikowske, director of the National Drug Control Policy, released President Barack Obama’s 2013 strategy […]
Pot Legalization Won’t Change Mission
The nation’s drug czar said Wednesday the legalization of marijuana in Washington state and Colorado won’t change his office’s mission of fighting the country’s drug problem by focusing on addiction treatment that will be available under the federal health overhaul. Gil Kerlikowske, director of the National Drug Control Policy, released President Barack Obama’s 2013 strategy […]
Why Prohibitionists Have an Interest in Allowing Marijuana Legalization
Reason.comBy Jacob Sullum It has been five months since residents of Colorado and Washington voted to legalize marijuana, and the Justice Department still has not said how it plans to respond. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Employers Buckle Down on Drug Testing as USA Nears Legalization of Marijuana
According to a recent MSNBC documentary, the nationwide legalization of marijuana is imminent. Those who have been on the forefront of this breaking story for decades are suggesting that the war on drugs is all but over, and that it’s no longer a matter of “if” marijuana will be legalized, but when it will be […]
Marijuana Legalization Gains Support Nationwide in New Pew Poll
The Denver PostBy David Lauter WASHINGTON — A majority of Americans support legalizing marijuana, a new poll shows, with the change driven largely by a huge shift in how the baby-boom generation feels about the drug of their youth. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz
Obama Still Won’t Say If He’s Going To Fight The States On Marijuana Legalization
BusinessInsider.comBy Hunter Walker, Talking Points Memo. On election night last November, when voters in Colorado and Washington passed ballot initiatives making their states the first to legalize the recreational use of marijuana, they set the stage for potentially landmark legal battles that could define the future of American drug policy. Medical Marijuana News – THCbiz