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Massachusetts Legalizes It, Arkansas Okays Medical Marijuana
The Associated Press has called Massachusetts, saying Question 4 will win. It's currently at 54% with 77% of the vote counted.
AP: California Legalizes Marijuana!
Prop 64 is only leading 51% to 49% with 4% of the vote counted, but AP says it's a done deal.
North Dakota Okays Medical Marijuana
It's leading 64% to 36% with 71% of the vote counted.
Partial Initiative Results: Arkansas, Maine, Massachusetts, North Dakota
House Votes to Let Banks Take Deposits from Marijuana Businesses
In a historic vote this afternoon, the US House has approved an amendment to the Treasury Department appropriations bill barring the agency from spending any money to punish financial institutions
House Committee Votes to Block DC Decrim
The GOP-dominated House Appropriations Committee stuck a thumb in the eye of democratic governance in the nations capital this morning.
Senate Could Vote to Cut DEA Funds as Soon as Tonight
Cut that funding!
DEA Leaning On Massachusetts Docs with Dispensaries Ties
House Passes Historic Medical Marijuana Amendment
Late Thursday night, the House of Representatives told the DEA to butt out of medical marijuana states by approving a budget amendment barring the use of taxpayer funds to do so.
Kentucky Gets its Hemp Seed as DEA Backs Off
It's a done deal. A UPS truck delivered more than 250 pounds of hemp seed to the Kentucky Department of Agriculture this afternoon.
The Largest Marijuana March Ever? 150,000 Protest in Buenos Aires!
Good Golly, Miss Mary Jane! I've been watching marijuana legalization marches for a long time and I've never seen a crowd like this.
Uruguay's Mujica is the Grumpy Old Man of Global Marijuana Legalization
Uruguay will formally unveil the regulations for its legal marijuana commerce next week, although
It's 4/20 in Denver!
Denver is pot city this weekend, with the High Times Cannabis Cup, the 4/20 rally downtown, and dozens of related musical and cultural events.
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I'm Denver Bound, So No Chronicle AM for Friday
I'm driving from eastern South Dakota to Denver Friday in preparation for the 4/20 weekend there.
Maryland Becomes 18th Decrim State, 21st Medical Marijuana State
With Gov.
Medical Marijuana Expansion, Decriminalization Pass in Maryland
It was a banner day in Annapolis Monday, where legislators, working against an end-of-session deadline, managed to pass both marijuana decriminalization and medical marijuana expansion bills.
Obama Needs to Slap Down His Rogue DEA Chief
DEA Administrator Michele Leonhart told a congressional committee today her agency is "fighting back" against Justice Department p
Maryland Senate Okays Marijuana Decriminalization
The Maryland Senate today overwhelmingly approved a marijuana decriminalization bill with bipartisan support. It now heads to the House of Delegates.
Say What? UNODC Panel Says Criminalizing Drug Use "Not Beneficial"
Yep, you read that right. The global anti-drug bureaucracy doesn't think it's a good idea to criminalize drug use.
A Thousand March for "El Chapo" in Culiacan
As many as a thousand people marched through the streets of