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Colorado's Amendment 64 Heads for the Home Stretch [FEATURE]
Colorado's Amendment 64 campaign is leading by about 10 points in the polls, but not complacent as the clock ticks down toward November 6.
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Amendment 64 ad aims to reassure parents about teen marijuana use.
Colorado Marijuana Legalization Initiative Maintains Nine-Point Lead
The Colorado marijuana legalization initiatives continues to hold a nine-point lead in polls, but hasn't yet broken 50%.
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Washington Marijuana Legalization Measure Polling Strong
Six weeks out from election day, the Washington marijuana legalization initiative is showing the best polling numbers yet.
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Former DEA Heads Urge Holder to Oppose Marijuana Legalization Measures
Now, here's a shocker: All the former heads of the DEA want Attorney General Holder to speak out against the marijuana legalization initiatives.
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Drug Policy in the 2012 Elections I: The Initiatives [FEATURE]
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.
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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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NAACP Regional Chapters Endorse CO, OR, WA Marijuana Initiatives
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.
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Another Jury Revolts Against Marijuana Laws, "They felt marijuana should be legalized."
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Jacob Sullum shares this incredible story from a defense attorney in Kansas.
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New Anti-Drug Ad is Scary and Ironic
The Partnership at DrugFree.org has been putting out outrageous anti-drug propaganda for many years, but this latest spot takes us in a really strange direction…
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Redefining the English Language to Fight the Drug War
[inline:scalesofjustice.jpg align=right]The tendency of the courts to trash our privacy rights in a pathetic attempt to prevent marijuana smoking is so routine that I seldom bother even to point it out anymore, but something about this case bugged me just enough to slap it around for a second.