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Update on Arkansas, California, Montana, Oregon
Oregon Measure 80 is still losing 45-55, with 61% of the vote counted.
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Sensible Washington Response to I-502 Victory
Sensible Washington, which opposed I-502 due to concerns over the initiative's DUI provision, has issued a grac
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Seattle Times Calls I-502 Passing
The Seattle Times has called victory for Initiative 502.
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Oregon Measure 80 Down 45-55
With 57% of the vote counted, Oregon's Measure 80 is down 45-55.
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Washington's I-502 is Leading!
With almost 1.5 million votes counted, out of a total active registered voter population of 3.85 million,
There are postings on Facebook saying that Colorado's Amendment 64 for marijuana regulation has been called as passing.Blog
Denver Post Projects Amendment 64 Passing
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We Are Also Posting in the Speakeasy Tonight...
In case you're following a Chronicle feed, rather than our home page, we are also posting (and are posting more often) in the Speakeasy blog, http://stopthedrugwar.org/speakeasy. Or just check our
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Updates on Montana, California, Colorado, Arkansas, Massachusetts
Massachusetts has passed medical marijuana!
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Medical Marijuana Wins in Massachusetts
The results were still coming in Tuesday night, but by a couple of hours after the polls had closed, medical marijuana was cruising to victory in Massachusetts. It will become the 18th medical marijuana state.
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Colorado Is Ahead So Far...
As of 8:12pm mountain time, the Colorado secretary of state site shows
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The Latest Polling on the Marijuana Legalization Initiatives
Today is the big day! Marijuana legalization is on the ballot in Washington, Oregon and Colorado. Medical marijuana is getting votes in Massachusetts, Arkansas and Montana.
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Is Marijuana Prohibition About to Get its Ass Kicked?
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Ballot measures to legalize marijuana in Colorado and Washington are polling strong on the eve of the election, and for many, this is a moment as momentous or more so than the presidential race itself. I've been too focused on other projects to comment regularly this time around -- and it hasn't been easy -- but tonight I can think of nothing else. And if you're reading this, I imagine you're thinking what I'm thinking.
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Chronicle Book Review Essay: Two Faces of the Drug War
What do pot-growing Kentucky good ol' boys and crack-slinging South Central LA hustlers have in common? We review a pair of new books and make the connections.
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Phil Smith Debates Kevin Sabet on "The Fix" Today
[image:1 align:right]Our own Drug War Chronicle editor Phillip Smith debates former ONDCP senior adviser Kevin
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I-502: Too Important to Lose (Steve D'Angelo, Harborside Health Center)
The founder of the flagship medical marijuana center, Harborside Health Center in Oakland, speaks out about how important it is to pass I-502 and how damaging a "no" vote on it could be f
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If You Care About Medical Marijuana Patients (Among Others), Support I-502
Readers of StoptheDrugWar.org know that we've supported Initiative 502, a ballot measure to legalize and regulate marijuana in Washin
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Utah Undercover Cops Kill Woman Heroin User
A young woman reportedly struggling with heroin addiction was shot and killed by undercover police under murky circumstances in West Valley, Utah, Friday afternoon. Her friends and family have questions.
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Supreme Court Hears Drug Dog Cases
The Supreme Court wrestled with two drug dog questions Wednesday: Is a drug dog sniff of a house without a warrant a search under the Fourth Amendment, and are drug dogs reliable?