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Will Marijuana Legalization Voters Help Dems In November?

The notion going round political circles is that California’s Prop 19 (and, to a lesser extent, medical marijuana initiatives in Arizona and South Dakota, and dispensaries for medical marijuana in Oregon) will be for the Democrats what anti-Gay Marriag…

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Retired top cops slam argument against legalizing pot

Though marijuana legalization is largely a liberal and progressive cause célèbre, it may be fair to say that California’s elected Democrats aren’t exactly cuckoo for these coco-puffs. But then, that’s why there’s Law Enforcement Against Prohibition…

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Can Marijuana Save the Democrats in November?

As many as six states will be voting in November on measures to loosen laws banning marijuana use, with California going so far to propose decriminalizing (and taxing) the drug for all adults. That might help Democrats since legalizing marijuana is pop…

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Medical Marijuana Tax Bill Passes Arizona Senate

A voter initiative to legalize medical marijuana in Arizona probably will go to the voting booth in November, and if it passes, the state hopes to tax the ever-loving crap out of medicinal weed. Several Republicans voted with Democrats to pass the bill, which would get hit with a $20 per ounce “luxury tax”.

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53 percent of Americans approve legalization of marijuana

Breaking News: A poll conducted by Angus Reid Global Monitor shows that 53 percent of the 1,004 American respondants think marijuana should be legalized in the U.S. 61 percent Democrats approve, 55 percent Independents and 43 percent Republicans also approve.

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Republicans & Democrats reach across the aisles for cannabis

A Republican and a Democrat are working together to co-sponsor a medical marijuana bill in the state of Colorado.

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Medical Marijuana – Science Versus Politics

A recent poll found 81% support for legal medical marijuana in MA, including 76% of Republicans, 82% of Democrats and 86% of voters over age 65. With such high approval ratings among the public, plenty of studies supporting the efficacy of marijuana as medicine, and so many public health organizations endorsing the issue, why have our legislators..

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MA Democrats Holding Up Medical Marijuana Bill

Contact your reps and these folks specifically..

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They Inhaled

All three Democrats seeking to become Manhattan’s next DA experimented with marijuana in their youth, and one is strongly calling for a serious study investigating whether marijuana should be decriminalized, the DN’s Michael Saul reports.

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