Chronicle AM -- December 16, 2013
Uruguay's president defends marijuana legalization there and finds an ally, marijuana bills are popping up in some surprising countries, the Justice Department says we have a federal prison crisis, and much more.
In one of its last acts of the legislative session, the Michigan Senate passed a bill mandating drug testing for selected welfare applicants and recipients. It was a straight party-line vote.
Update: The committee markup has been postponed until next week -- that means there's still time to call!
The Uruguayan Senate approved the government's marijuana legalization bill on a 16-13 vote Tuesday evening.
[image:1 align:right]King 5 News reported Friday that hundreds of people lit and smoked marijuana at a party under the famed landmark the Seattle Space Needle.
A new Field Poll released Tuesday has 55% support for generic marijuana legalization and 56% support for t