Posts Tagged decade

Would You Rather Marijuana Be Sold By Cartels or Regulated Businesses?

Posted by admin in Business on September 4, 2011

For decades, the United States has been embroiled in a debate over whether marijuana should be legalized. The battle has been waged on the state level, where 16 states and the District of Columbia have authorized the use of medical marijuana by qualify…

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Eight Delighted Thoughts on Snoop Dogg’s Unexpected Return to Form

Posted by admin in Entertainment on April 1, 2011

The “Doggfather” is back. It only took a decade plus and countless pounds of marijuana.www.nerve.com

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‘Pot Dad’ losing custody of kids b/c of medical marijuana

Posted by admin in Health on June 21, 2010

More than a decade after states began approving marijuana for medical use, its role in custody disputes remains a side effect. The AP talks to a Washington state father fighting for custody of his children because of his medical marijuana use.www.breit…

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Australia: Two-Thirds Of Drug Arrests Are For Marijuana

Posted by admin in World News on June 8, 2010

Cannabis remains the most popular illegal drug in Australia, according to the Australian Crime Commission’s report on illicit drug use. Two out of every three drug arrests in Australia in 2008 and 2009 were marijuana-related, but the percentage of people using cannabis has fallen by 50 percent over the past decade, according to the report.

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Washington D.C. Legalizes Medical Marijuana

Posted by admin in Political News on May 4, 2010

The D.C. Council on Tuesday approved amendments to a medical marijuana law first passed in 1998 by 69 percent of District voters. Congress had blocked implementation of Initiative 59 for more than a decade, until it lifted its ban last year.

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Study: Smoking Pot & Drinking Alcohol on the Rise in Teens

Posted by admin in Health on March 2, 2010

Alcohol and marijuana use among teens are on the rise, ending a decade-long decline, a study being released Tuesday found.

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New ABC/WashPost Poll Shows 8 in 10 Favor Medical Marijuana

Posted by admin in Political News on January 18, 2010

81 percent of Americans support legalizing marijuana for medical use and nearly half favor decriminalizing the drug more generally, both far higher than a decade ago.

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Toke of the Town – Congress Ends Ban On Medical Marijuana In

Posted by admin in Political News on December 15, 2009

It’s about time: The U.S. Senate yesterday passed historic legislation to end the decade long ban on implementation of the medical marijuana law Washington, D.C., voters passed in 1998. The House and Senate have both passed it, and this bill awaits the signature of the President this week.

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First time ever, Congress relaxes a marijuana law

Posted by admin in Political News on December 13, 2009

The U.S. Senate today passed historic legislation to end the decade-long ban on implementing a medical marijuana law in Washington, D.C. This marks the first time in history Congress has changed a marijuana law for the better.

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U.S. Support for Legalizing Marijuana Reaches New High

Posted by admin in Political News on November 16, 2009

More than 4 in 10 Americans — 44% — believe the use of marijuana should be made legal, while barely half say it should not. Support for legalization is up from 36% in 2005 and now far exceeds the 31% found at the start of the decade.

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Poll: Support for legalizing marijuana reaches new high 44%

Posted by admin in Political News on October 21, 2009

Gallup’s October Crime poll finds 44% of Americans in favor of making marijuana legal and 54% opposed. U.S. public support for legalizing marijuana was fixed in the 25% range from the late 1970s to the mid-1990s, but acceptance jumped to 31% in 2000 and has continued to grow throughout this decade.

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Gallup Poll: Support for Legalizing Marijuana Hits New High

Posted by admin in Political News on October 19, 2009

More than 4 in 10 Americans — 44% — believe the use of marijuana should be made legal, while barely half say it should not. Support for legalization is up from 36% in 2005 and now far exceeds the 31% found at the start of the decade.

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Fresno’s Freakin’ — But Marijuana Dispensary To Stay Open

Posted by admin in Health on August 28, 2009

You’ve gotta pity the poor, put-upon city officials of Fresno. After all, they’ve only had 13 years to suss out Proposition 215, this newfangled medical marijuana law that’s being forced upon their fair city by more progressive Californians. And, heck, it’s only been a little over half a decade since the legislature amplified and clarified the inte

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Mexico’s new drug use law worries US police

Posted by admin in World News on August 28, 2009

Mexico now has one of the world’s most liberal laws for drug users after eliminating jail time for small amounts of marijuana, cocaine and even heroin, LSD and methamphetamine.
“All right!” said a grinning Ivan Rojas, a rail-thin 20-year-old addict who endured police harassment during the decade he has spent sleeping in Mexico City’s gritty street

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Medical Marijuana cards to be issued in July

Posted by admin in Health on June 24, 2009

San Diego County will begin issuing identification cards of medical marijuana users next month more than a decade after California voters made Proposition 215 the law of the land.

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