Legalize marijuana

Is this the End (of cannabis prohibition as we know it)? The NORML blog says eight states may legalize marijuana this year: 2012 has only just begun and it is already shaping up to be one of the most exciting and active years for marijuana law reform in some time. More than a dozen state legislatures are currently considering reform measures in some respect and 8 states are attempting to put legalization initiatives before voters this November...  

A two-year effort by a group of Detroiters to legalize marijuana in Detroit hit a roadblock this week when city lawyers contested a state Court of Appeals ruling that would have allowed a legalization proposal to go on city ballots. The City of ...  

But it’s inevitable. And it’s probably not surprising that the biggest push for the legalization and regulation of marijuana is coming from British Columbia, where pot plants are as common as the dandelion. In Vancouver, you can smell pot just about ...  

The four former B.C. attorneys-general who spoke out this week for marijuana legalization, likening the current policy to U.S. Prohibition, have a point. Prohibition didn’t deter drinking and was a boon to organized crime. Sounds very much like the war ...  

Legalize It was an album by the Jamaican and pro-marijuana consumption, Peter Tosh, in 1976. Now Legalize It! is a social media campaign for the legalization of marijuana in Tunisia. Many Tunisian Facebook users set an event on Facebook to meet ...  

Drivers who smoke marijuana or otherwise use cannabis within three hours of taking to the highways are about twice as likely to cause a motor vehicle collision as those who are not under the influence of drugs or alcohol, according to recent research. A study published on the British Medical Journal website reviewed nine studies involving nearly 50,000 participants to learn the effect on drivers after they smoke cannabis, which is the...  

The problem, says Sheriff Gualtieri ... Heine, who used to sell JWH 18, says they wont sell anything but herbal incense anymore. "The chemical makes people hallucinate. That's why I won't carry it." Heine suggests lawmakers should just legalize pot ...  

Citizens to Protest for Decriminalization of CannabisAllAfrica.com"All united to pass a marijuana legislation," is a Facebook page that advocates for decriminalizing the use of cannabis- or 'zatla' in Tunisian dialect - in the country. The page calls upon all those who share its cause to gather Saturday, ...and more »  

Corbin took a step closer to prohibiting synthetic marijuana Monday evening when the first reading of the ordinance which bans the sale and use of the drug was unanimously approved by the Corbin City Commission. A second reading of the ordinance will take ...  

OLYMPIA — An initiative seeking to legalize and regulate the recreational use of marijuana will be decided by voters, state lawmakers said Thursday. If passed, Initiative 502 would make Washington the first state to legalize recreational use ...  

Medical marijuana patient in unambiguous compliance with state law, faces second prosecution attempt by San Diego District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis. Jury selection begins Feb. 14. By Eugene Davidovich / San Diego ASA ...  

Jeanne Kohl-Welles to fix the state's vague rules on medical marijuana dispensaries ... and a suspicion that state law enforcement officers would share information in the patient registry with the feds. "The voters of Washington State believe medical ...  

A Smart Twist on Cleaning Comes to Colorado SpringsMarketWatch (press release)COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- As the New Year commences, families are looking for products that help them do more with less and reduce the time spent on cleaning. In fact, women spent nine hours less each week ...and more »  

Yahoo! Sports (blog)Comeback trail: Colorado's Juan Nicasio takes major step in recovery from ...Yahoo! Sports (blog)(AP) The scariest injury of the 2011 baseball season is shaping up to become 2012's most inspirational story: Colorado Rockies right-hander Juan Nicasio has taken a major step in his recovery from the broken neck he suffered on Aug. 5. ...Juan Nicasio on pace to compete for spot in Colorado Rockies' rotation at ...Denver...  

ABC NewsMany US communities are blocking medical marijuanaBusinessWeekBy GEOFF MULVIHILL More and more states are saying yes to medical marijuana. But local governments are increasingly using their laws to keep dispensaries out. In California, nearly 200 city and county governments have banned marijuana dispensaries over ...Medical marijuana supporters push to legalize drug as access tightensDetroit Free PressLocal governments blocking medical...