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What Legal Marijuana Will Look Like in Washington State
Jacob Sullum has a detailed discussion in Reason's "Hit & Run" blog of "
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When Losing Means Winning: The Montana Medical Marijuana Initiative [FEATURE]
The medical marijuana supporters who organized Montana's IR-124 initiative want it to lose. That's because it's a referendum on a bad medical marijuana law passed by the legislature last year. If it loses, the bad law dies.
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Medical Marijuana Update
The big news this week is that Oakland is suing the feds over their efforts to shut down Harborside. Meanwhile, the battles continue at the state and local level in California and beyond.
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California Good Samaritan Drug Overdose Bill Signed Into Law
California will become the 10th state to enact a Good Samaritan law designed to reduce fatal drug overdoses by providing some protections from criminal prosecution for people seeking emergency help for overdose victims.
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Medical Marijuana Update
Los Angeles dispensaries got a reprieve last week -- or did they? The busts there continue, despite the ban on the ban. And there's more news from around the state and the country as well.
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Medical Marijuana Bill Introduced in Kentucky
A medical marijuana bill has been pre-filed in Kentucky.
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Springfield, Missouri, Decriminalizes Marijuana Possession, But...
The city council in Springfield, Missouri reluctantly passed a marijuana decriminalization ordinance to avoid a citizen vote, but has plans to amend it.
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California Drug Overdose Prevention Bill Passes
A bill designed to reduce overdose deaths by preventing the prosecution on drug charges of victims or people who seek emergency aid for them has passed the California legislature and awaits the governor's signature.
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Medical Marijuana Update
The battle of Los Angeles continues, Arizona prosecutors don't like their medical marijuana law, and a bill is pre-filed in Kentucky. There's also lots more going on.
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No Warrant Needed for Illinois Drug Audio Recordings [FEATURE]
Illinois police now have the right to wiretap or record "drug suspects" without a warrant under a new state law. At the same time, they want to arrest you if you do that to them. Some folks are more equal than others.