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Gov. Schweitzer vetoed one anti-medical marijuana bill, but gave in the second time.
Gov. Schweitzer vetoed one anti-medical marijuana bill, but gave in the second time.

Montana Medical Marijuana Initiative Poised for Ballot [FEATURE]

An initiative to undo the state legislature's undoing of Montana's 2004 voter-approved medical marijuana program appears poised to make the ballot as a Friday deadline draws near.
Arkansans for Compassionate Care isn't going to cede the religious high ground to Christian conservatives. (image courtesy ACC)
Arkansans for Compassionate Care isn't going to cede the religious high ground to Christian conservatives. (image courtesy ACC)

Arkansas Medical Marijuana Push Sparks Reaction

The religious right is rising up to contest an Arkansas medical marijuana initiative, but the pot people have some ecumenical resources on their side, too.
The initiative would allow you to grow six of these or go the pot shop and buy some. (image via wikimedia.org)
The initiative would allow you to grow six of these or go the pot shop and buy some. (image via wikimedia.org)

Colorado Marijuana Initiative Campaign Gets Underway

An initiative that would legalize possession of up to an ounce of pot (or the harvest of up to six plants) and tax and regulate commercial sales is now gathering signatures in Colorado.
Miami Beach -- sun, sand... and sinsemilla? (image via wikimedia.org)
Miami Beach -- sun, sand... and sinsemilla? (image via wikimedia.org)

Miami Beach Likely to Vote on Marijuana Decrim

Miami Beach could become the first city in Florida to decriminalize pot possession after campaigners handed in more than double the number of voter signatures they needed to put a measure on the ballot.