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Feature: Two Marijuana Legalization Initiatives Have Been Filed in California for Next Year's Ballot

It appears increasingly likely that Californians will have a chance to vote on marijuana legalization next year. Two initiatives have been filed, one that would create legalization, one that would create semi-legalization. Is now the right time? Opinion in the movement is divided.

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New Jersey Legislature Committees Reject Proposed Medical Marijuana Regulations

The battle over New Jersey medical marijuana regulations continues, with both Assembly and Senate committees passing resolutions saying the regs are inconsistent with the law and demanding they be rewritten.

Fry, Schafer, and family at 2007 demonstration. (Image courtesy Indybay.org)

Dr. Mollie Fry's Medical Marijuana Conviction Upheld

The federal persecution of California medical marijuana providers continues. Now, upon losing an appeal, Dr. Mollie Fry and partner Dale Schafer are most likely headed for federal prison.

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Iowa Pharmacy Board Says Marijuana is Medicine

Iowa's Board of Pharmacy has recognized that marijuana has medicinal uses. Now maybe the state legislature will act. Or not.

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Oregon Marijuana Dispensary Initiative Faces Uphill Battle [FEATURE]

Will a Tea Party tidal wave swamp Oregon's dispensary initiative or will young voters be enthused enough to save it?

California Blacks Disproportionately Busted for Marijuana, Report Finds [FEATURE]

As the Prop 19 campaign heads into its final days, it is releasing evidence that California's pot laws are disproportionately aimed at minorities. Today, a report on black pot arrests; next week, one on Latino pot arrests.

Synthetic Cannabinoids: K2/Spice Banned in Missouri

The knee-jerk prohibitionist impulse remains strong in America, especially in the South. Confronted with a synthetic cannabinoid, states are lining up to ban it.

Lily Rose, cancer survivor and Prop 203 spokesperson

Arizona Medical Marijuana Initiative Poised for Victory [FEATURE]

Sheriff Joe Arpaio opposes the Arizona medical marijuana initiative. Need we say more?

Governor Christie, NJ Senator Scutari Spar Over Medical Marijuana Rules

A sponsor of the stateâs medical marijuana law introduced a resolution that would repeal what he called ârestrictiveâ proposed rules for the program if Governor Chris Christie does not make them resemble the original legislation. The action spurred angry words between Christie and State Senator Nicholas Scutari (D-Union), the sponsor.

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Rockefeller Repeal Leader Wins NY Democratic AG Nomination

A state senator with progressive drug policy stances has won the Democratic nomination for attorney general in New York.

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