Marijuana may be the main attraction for many in the cannabis world, but Colorado also leads the way in hemp cultivation. In fact, as of this week, there are approximately 400 active industrial hemp businesses registered with the state’s Department of Agriculture. Still, misconceptions around the differences (or lack thereof) between hemp and marijuana run […]
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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 […]
Recreational Marijuana Approved In Four States, Medical Marijuana In Three Others
San Francisco – Americans across the country voted Tuesday for the right to inhale without going to jail, legalizing recreational marijuana in four states, and medical marijuana in three others. In California, where medical marijuana is already legal, voters approved recreational pot, a major coup for backers of pot legalization. The new laws make pot […]
North Dakota Voters Give Green Light To Medical Marijuana
Fargo – More than half the states in the United States of America have legalized some form of medical marijuana. North Dakota is one of them. Voters decided to pass Initiated Statutory Measure 5, or the North Dakota Medical Marijuana Legalization Initiative, on Tuesday. The measure needed a simple majority to succeed and it netted […]
Buying Legal Marijuana – How To Purchase It In FL, CA, MA And 5 Other States
Nine states voted on marijuana initiatives on Tuesday as the country continues to grow more open to legalization. There are now eight states with legal access to marijuana in some form, as California, Maine, Massachusetts and Nevada joined Washington state, Oregon, Colorado, Alaska, along with the District of Columbia, by legalizing recreational marijuana use for […]
Marijuana Wins Big on Election Night
California, Massachusetts and Nevada Legalize Marijuana, As Florida, Arkansas and North Dakota Approve Medical Marijuana Teleconference Tomorrow (Wednesday) at 12:30pm (ET) / 9:30am (PT): What Do Election Results Mean for Marijuana Law Reform? This Election Day was a watershed moment for the movement to end marijuana prohibition, with the results expected to accelerate efforts to […]
North Dakota Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Medical Marijuana
2016 Election Shaping Up as Watershed Moment for Movement to End Marijuana Prohibition North Dakota voters have approved Measure 5, which legalizes the medical use of marijuana for conditions such as cancer, AIDS, hepatitis C, ALS, glaucoma, and epilepsy, and other debilitating medical conditions. Patients will be permitted to possess up to 3 ounces of […]
Florida Becomes 1st State in the South to Approve Medical Marijuana
2016 Election Shaping Up as Watershed Moment for Movement to End Marijuana Prohibition Florida voters have approved the state’s medical marijuana initiative, Amendment 2. This victory makes Florida, with its huge population and bellwether status in American politics, the first state in the South to adopt a medical marijuana law. November 8, 2016 Drug Policy […]
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 […]
Election 2016: Marijuana Law Reform Takes Center Stage
California, Arizona, Nevada, Maine and Massachusetts to Vote on Legalizing Marijuana, While Florida, Arkansas, North Dakota and Montana Vote on Medical Marijuana Election Shaping Up as Watershed Moment for Movement to End Federal Prohibition This Election Day is shaping up to be a watershed moment for efforts to end marijuana prohibition, with five states voting […]