A medical marijuana proposal passed its first test in the conservative state of Utah this week after a Senate committee voted 3-2 to pass the bill. However, Republican Gov. Gary Herbert is concerned. Read article here: High Times
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Edward Snowden Suggests Revolution to Legalize Marijuana
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden addressed the prohibition of marijuana in America during a Reddit AMA session this week, insisting that a continued uprising is necessary. Read article here: High Times
Influential Coalition Formed to Legalize Marijuana in New Jersey
Earlier this week, a coalition comprised of city prosecutors, members of the ACLU, and law enforcement officials, banded together to launch a campaign aimed at legalizing a recreational cannabis industry across the state of New Jersey. Read article here: High Times
Is Minnesota Ready to Legalize Pot?
Public Policy Polling has released a survey commissioned by MinnesotaNORMLfrom January 18-21, 2015, that provides some keen insight on the potential for legalization in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. Read article here: High Times
Lawmakers Move To Legalize U.S. Industrial Hemp Industry
Congressional leaders are moving full steam ahead to finally make hemp a legitimate agricultural crop in the United States. Lawmakers introduced the bipartisan Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2015 on January 8th in the Senate (S. 134) and its counterpart (HR 525) on January 22nd in the House of Representatives. If passed, it would remove […]
Who Will Legalize Ohio… and How?
Those days seem like ancient history now that the green rush is on and news media are proclaiming that marijuana is the biggest growth industry in America. Nowhere is the confluence of activism and capitalism more pronounced than the great state of Ohio. Read article here: High Times
DC Defies Congress, Moves Forward With Plans to Legalize Weed
Despite the recent congressional tantrum intended to stop the reform of marijuana laws in Washington DC, District lawmakers have given Capitol Hill the proverbial middle finger by moving forward with plans to implement a full-scale retail marijuana market. Read article here: High Times
Florida Org. Continues Fight to Legalize Medical Marijuana
Arising from the ashes of defeat in the 2014 election, a Florida cannabis coalition has emerged with a brand-new initiative aimed at legalizing medical marijuana in 2016. A report fromThe Miami Heraldindicates that pot proponents filed a slightly amended propo… Read article here: High Times
Will Ohio Legalize a Marijuana Monopoly?
Following a cascade of gambling legislation in Ohio, a group calledResponsibleOhionsfor Cannabisis taking a page from the casino playbook and attempting to write a marijuana monopoly into the state constitution. Aspokesperson for the group, s… Read article here: High Times
Anarchist Initiative to Legalize Marijuana in Missouri
A group of Missouri activists wants to let the “monster” of marijuana out of its cage and allow it to roam freely by legalizing the plant under anarchist philosophies. Last week, Mark Pedersen and Kansas CityNORMLintroduced a proposal aimed at lega… High Times