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Medical Marijuana Update
From California to the nation's capital, medical marijuana keeps making news. Here's the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Ballot Measures
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Why Obama Won't Oppose Marijuana Legalization in an Election Year
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The anti-marijuana zealots at the Christian Science Monitor are at it again, pleading with the President to please, please, please help promote pot prohibition. They're frustrated that Vice President Biden traveled all the way to Mexico to lament legalization talk among Latin American leaders, yet the Obama Administration remains silent regarding marijuana legalization measures hitting the ballot in Colorado and Washington this year.
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Medical Marijuana Update
Federal threats continue to hover over medical marijuana distribution across the country, and local battles continue as well.
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California Medical Marijuana Measure Dropped in Favor of Legislative Campaign
The coalition behind this year's California medical marijuana initiative is shifting gears. It has dropped the initiative effort, and will instead concentrate its efforts -- and its cash -- on passing a measure in the legislature.
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Oregon Marijuana Legalization Initiatives Moving [FEATURE]
There are four marijuana legalization initiative campaigns under way in Oregon, but only two of them look to have a serious chance at making the ballot. One would be enough.
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Medical Marijuana Update
Medical marijuana is making news all around the country, from city halls to federal court houses, not to mention dispensaries and patients' homes.
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Opponents of Marijuana Legalization Finally Noticed They're Losing the Debate
[inline:marijuanaforsale.jpg align=right]I pointed out recently how silly it is for anyone to continue aggressively fighting back against marijuana legalization, given that the polls show public support increasing significantly every year. I've argued a few times now that our opponents' time would be better spent accepting that our laws have to change and joining the discussion of what legalization should look like.
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California Marijuana Initiatives Starving for Cash [FEATURE]
A severe lack of funding could prevent any of the California marijuana reform initiatives from making the ballot. "Anyone got a spare $2 million?" the campaigns asked plaintively at a Mill Valley public meeting Tuesday night.
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Medical Marijuana Update
From Alabama to Washington, medical marijuana continues to be a burning issue.
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Soros Gives Big Bucks for California Three Strikes Reform Measure
A California initiative to reform the state's Three Strikes law is financially well-placed to make the ballot after George Soros kicked in half a million bucks.