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Marijuana legalization: Did Obama’s ‘pot cheat sheet’ kill California’s Proposition 19?
Why did Proposition 19, the CA pot legalization measure, fail? One reason might have been Obama administration antagonism exemplified by the memo “Marijuana legalization: A bad idea.” As Colorado begins the march to a 2012 legalization measure, let’s s…
2011 Pot Legalization Push Begins At Hempfest Today
Posted by admin in World News on August 21, 2010
Giving up is not an option for Sensible Washington, the all-volunteer group that sponsored a marijuana legalization bill that didn’t make it to the Washington ballot this year. The 2011 legalization campaign kicks off at this weekend’s Seattle Hempfest…
WA Governor’s Office Calls Pot Legalization Legitamite Idea
Posted by admin in Political News on July 30, 2010
Could marijuana legalization be in Washington state’s future? The office of Gov. Chris Gregoire said Thursday that it’s a “legitimate idea” that will be considered. When Gov. Gregoire opened an online suggestion box on ways to fix the state’s budget, s…
We’re Winning! Poll Shows CA Pot Legalization Ahead 52%-36%
Posted by admin in Political News on July 28, 2010
Pothead Power, people. California’s Proposition 19, which would legalize, tax and regulate marijuana for adults 21 and older, is currently leading by a wide margin among state voters, according to a new poll. The measure is supported by 52 percent of v…
Marijuana legalization: Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s opposition t
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on July 20, 2010
Her opposition to California’s pot legalization ballot initiative ignores the public safety provisions written into the proposed law. Apparently Feinstein believes that California’s present pot prohibition, which was initially enacted in 1913 yet has d…
Even Former Top Cops, Judge Sign up for CA Pot Legalization
Posted by admin in Political News on July 14, 2010
A retired Los Angeles Police Department deputy chief, a previous San Jose chief of police and a former superior court judge from Orange County have all signed the official ballot argument in favor of Prop 19, California’s statewide measure to legalize,…
Ryan Grim: California Dems Endorse Pot Legalization
Posted by admin in Political News on July 8, 2010
Democratic lawmakers from California are hoping that a proposition to legalize marijuana on the November ballot will help drive progressive voter turnout, but most are so far unwilling to state publicly how they’ll vote when the curtain closes. Three H…
Yes on Prop 19: Marijuana Legalization Gets its Number in CA
Posted by admin in Political News on June 29, 2010
Get used to hearing about Proposition 19, which is where you’ll get to vote to legalize marijuana in California. LA Weekly notes a strange coincidence in the legalization initiative’s number. When pot legalization was on the ballot in 1972, it was also…
WA: Democrats Endorse Pot Legalization At Convention
Posted by admin in Political News on June 29, 2010
Delegates to the Washington State Democratic Convention have endorsed I-1068, the marijuana legalization initiative, with an overwhelming 62 percent “Yes” vote, 314 to 185.www.tokeofthetown.com
Washington: Pot Legalization Has Poll Numbers, But No Money
Posted by admin in Political News on June 18, 2010
The people of Washington state want to legalize marijuana — and they would vote to do exactly that — if it were only on the ballot, according to the latest polls. But they may not get that chance. Even though poll numbers show a majority of residents…
Pot legalization on track in Detroit
Posted by admin in Travel & Places on June 17, 2010
Possession of small amounts of marijuana on private property could soon be legal in Detroit, organizers of a legalization effort said.www.upi.com
Police Chief Comments Excite Pot Legalization Advocates
Posted by admin in Political News on May 29, 2010
Comments made by Columbia, Mo., Police Chief Ken Burton last week have excited marijuana legalization advocates, and the chief is standing by his statement that he does not know how to enforce the city’s marijuana laws.
Washington Drug Agents Seize Pot Legalization Petitions
Posted by admin in World News on May 21, 2010
Marijuana advocacy group Sensible Washington, says it has learned that a dozen signed copies of the marijuana legalization initiative for Washington State of which it is the sponsor, were seized last week by the federally-funded WestNET drug task force.
On This Mother’s Day Go Smoke Some Pot, Mother’s Orders
Posted by admin in Political Opinion on May 9, 2010
The nation’s largest marijuana legalization lobby recently started a women’s group. The Moms4Marijuana website draws thousands. And just in time for Mother’s Day, a pot legalization group in Denver has created a pink-carnation web card asking moms to support legalization.
Pot Legalization Strategy: Weighing the Pros and Cons
Posted by admin in Political News on April 24, 2010
Medical marijuana has been legal in California since 1996. But a new ballot measure would allow anyone over 21 to buy, possess, use or cultivate marijuana. It would bar personal possession of more than one ounce as well as smoking the drug in public or around minors.
Pot legalization headed for Nov. ballot in California
Posted by admin in Political News on March 24, 2010
The California Secretary of State is expected today to certify a measure that would ask voters this November whether marijuana should be legalized and regulated for adult recreational use. The ballot measure would mark the second time in nearly 40 years that people in the Golden State would decide the issue of legalization.
CA Pot Legalization Initiative to Put on Ballor in November
Posted by admin in Political News on March 24, 2010
Today, an initiative that would legalize personal marijuana possession and allow regulated sales of marijuana to adults will qualify for California’s November general election ballot. A win at the ballot would be a first of its kind in U.S. history. This is a remarkable moment in the struggle to change our decades-old marijuana policies.
5 Signs That Pot Legalization is a Ways Off
Posted by admin in Political News on February 18, 2010
While marijuana is more mainstream than ever, legalization still faces backlash from the powers that be.
Pot legalization likely headed for California ballot
Posted by admin in Political News on January 29, 2010
Voters in California will likely decide this November whether or not to legalize marijuana, after legalization activists handed in far more than the necessary number of petition signatures to get the measure onto the ballot.
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