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• — A Ballot Push To Legalize Marijuana

  Proponents of marijuana have argued for years that the drug is safer than alcohol, both to individuals and society. But a ballot proposal to legalize possession of marijuana in small amounts in Colorado, likely to be on the November ballot, is putting the two intoxicants back into the same sentence, urging voters to “regulate marijuana [...]

• — Lawmaker Urges Study on Revenue Impact of MJ Sales

  A Virginia lawmaker wants to study the possibility of selling marijuana through state-run liquor stores, but even the resolution’s sponsor thinks the provocative idea will likely go up in smoke. The proposal by Democratic Del. David Englin of Alexandria to look at the potential revenue impact of selling marijuana at the more than 330 ABC [...]

• — Medical-Marijuana Effort Advances

  Ohio’s second proposed medical-marijuana statewide ballot issue took a step forward yesterday when it was certified by Attorney General Mike DeWine. The Ohio Medical Cannabis Amendment to the Ohio Constitution contains a “fair and truthful” summary and has the necessary 1,000 signatures of Ohio registered voters, DeWine determined. The issue next heads to the Ohio [...]

• — Hallelujah! Canadians agree it’s time to legalize marijuana

  A new poll suggests Canada may have reached the tipping point and a 66-per-cent majority favours legalizing marijuana. Hallelujah! Finally we might get a sensible public policy discussion in this country about what to do about a relatively benign substance that has been demonized and outlawed for a century yet is as readily available in [...]

• — Legalize Weed, Grit Delegates Say

  Youth Wing’s Motion Passes Overwhelmingly OTTAWA — Federal Liberals are taking some risky departures from the cautious political norm in a bid to put their once-mighty party back on the electoral map. Sunday, they overwhelmingly approved a resolution calling for the legalization and regulation of marijuana — a position immediately endorsed in principle by interim [...]

• — Marijuana Patients Speak Out

  Users: Cannabis Does More Good Than Harm “I will not issue you any more prescriptions because I’m not going to leave your children orphans.” When Dawn Jobe heard these words from her doctor years ago, she opted instead for marijuana. For years, Jobe had consulted specialists and downed countless anti-inflammatory drugs and other pain relievers [...]

• — Alternatives For Cannabis Policy

  How not to protect community health and safety” is the title of a report from the Stop The Violence BC ( STVBC ) coalition.  It tells of how cannabis policy with its focus on prohibition and extensive efforts on enforcement have both failed.  Quite spectacularly, too.  Cannabis is more available, cheaper and more potent than [...]

• — Police Chief To Give Pot A Sober Second Thought

  Ottawa Police Chief Vern White Takes His Seat in the Senate February 20.  Cites His Work With Addiction Treatment As His Proudest Achievement As Police Chief As a senator, Vern White will be called on to give weighty questions a sober second thought – something he already does in Ottawa as chief of police. White [...]

• — Pot Smoking Not So Harmful To Lungs, Study Finds

  Smoking a joint from time to time won’t damage the lungs, even after years of drug use, according to a study led by UCSF researchers that disproves one of the major concerns about marijuana – that smoking it must be just as risky as lighting up a cigarette. The study, results of which were published [...]

• — Medical Marijuana Supporters Push To Legalize Drug

  Narrowing access to medical marijuana is leading Michigan’s registered patients, supporters and lawyers to a new strategy: a campaign to gain limited legalization of marijuana in Michigan for all uses. Access to the drug has tightened as doctors increasingly refuse to sign the state forms to approve the drug, patients said. In addition, dozens of [...]