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June 27, 2016
In November, Floridians will vote on Amendment 2, the Florida Right to Medical Marijuana Initiative.
October 13, 2015
Editor's Note: This article was co-authored by Michael McGradyLegalization of recreational marijuana in Colorado brought forth a new industry that was never before seen as acceptable.
April 10, 2015
While the war over the use and taxation of electronic cigarettes wages, Dutch company E-njoint has started selling a new marijuana-flavored “e-joint” that will almost certainly lead to controversial legal battles over their distribution and use in states
February 1, 2002
1 Europe Goes to Pot: Great Britain, EU Abandon Marijuana Prohibition
UK officials branded marijuana prohibition an endangered species in 2001, announcing in October that police would no longer arrest individuals for marijuana possession, and that
April 14, 2014
An increase in marijuana growing on the West Coast is straining water supplies in drought-stricken California and imperiling the region’s salmon populations, environmental groups claim.
January 7, 2014
In an article that also appeared in Huffington Post on January 7, 2014, Jeffrey Miron notes that on December 23, 2013 Uruguayan President José Mujica signed a new law that legalized marijuana.
August 29, 2013
In this CATO @ Liberty posting, Tim Lynch asserts that the Dept. of Justice finally announced its first official response to the dramatic changes underway at the state level with respect to legalizing marijuana.
August 24, 2012
The City of Chicago has begun issuing tickets to persons found in possession of small amounts of marijuana. The ordinance establishing the fines passed the City Council in August by a 44-3 vote and had the strong support of Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D).
June 1, 2016
Since 2012, four states – Alaska, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington State – have legalized the retail sale of marijuana. Washington, DC has also approved the sale of marijuana, but it is currently waiting for congressional approval.
April 1, 2005
New Mexico may become the eleventh state to allow seriously ill people to possess and use medical marijuana while it remains illegal under federal law.
