Washington Initiative 502

StoptheDrugWar.org is holding our first teleconference -- tonight! -- featuring representatives of the three state campaigns to legalize and regulate marijuana this November, and other exciting speakers. (This posting includes updates to the agenda.)

Washington state's I-502 marijuana legalization is well-placed to emerge victorious on November 6, but it's going to be close.

We're a little more than a month from election day. Here's what's going on with the state-level initiatives.

StoptheDrugWar.org is pleased to announce our first teleconference, this one featuring representatives of the three state campaigns to legalize and regulate marijuana this November, and other exciting speakers.

Three marijuana legalization initiatives, two medical marijuana initiatives, and one sentencing reform initiative are on state ballots this year. We'll be running a feature story on one of them each week between now and election day, but we've created this short-term feature to keep up with all of them.

Six weeks out from election day, the Washington marijuana legalization initiative is showing the best polling numbers yet.

Now, here's a shocker: All the former heads of the DEA want Attorney General Holder to speak out against the marijuana legalization initiatives.

Here is our overview of initiatives headed to the ballot this November. Look for in-depth coverage of the candidates and parties, as well as action in individual states, during the coming weeks.

Marijuana legalization initiatives in Colorado and Washington state picked up regional NAACP endorsements this week as the most recent polls show them both leading, but by no means comfortably. Oregon's initiative also gained the civil rights group's support, earlier this month.

The feds strike again in California, this time in Orange County, and meanwhile, the battle over the LA dispensary ban heats up. There's plenty more news, too.