Backers of Medical Marijuana Seek Support in Southern States
The home state of the president who didn't inhale has become an unlikely front in the battle over medical marijuana.
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Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Initiative Polling Very Well
It looks like Massachusetts is set to become a new medical marijuana state. According to a new Public Policy Polling survey, the medical marijuana initiative there has the support of 58% of likely voters, while only 27% say they plan to vote against it.
Montana Marijuana Initiative Comes Up Short
Montana residents will have a chance to vote on medical marijuana in November, but not on legalization. In a Friday statement, Secretary of State Linda McCullough announced that the medical marijuana initiative, IR-124 would be on the general election ballot (even though it had been a done deal since late last year), but that the constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana, CI-110, had failed to qualify.
Final Efforts to Put Medical Marijuana on Arkansas November Ballot
Medical marijuana is a hot button issue in Arkansas, and it might not make it on the November ballot.
Oregon OCTA Marijuana Legalization Initiative Makes Ballot
The Oregon Cannabis Tax Act (OCTA) initiative has qualified for the November ballot, the Oregon Secretary of State Election Division's official Twitter feed announced Friday evening. That means voters in three Western states will vote on versions of marijuana legalization this year. The other two are Colorado and Washington.
Massachusetts Voters to Decide Medical Marijuana Question
Massachusetts voters this fall will decide three statewide ballot questions on medical marijuana, assisted suicide and whether to give independent repair shops access to data now closely guarded by carmakers.
Oregon Marijuana Initiative Hands in Final Signatures
Oregon could well be the third state to end up with a marijuana legalization initiative on the ballot after supporters of the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act (OCTA) said they had handed in more than 165,000 signatures by today's deadline. Marijuana regulation and legalization initiatives have already qualified for the ballot in Colorado and Washington.
Colorado’s Marijuana Legalization Initiative Will Appear On November 2012 Ballot
Colorado voters will decide this fall whether to legalize marijuana for recreational use when the state becomes the second in the nation to put such a proposal on ballots this year.
Seattle Mayor Says Time to Legalize Marijuana
Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn (D) used his state of the city address Tuesday night to make a heartfelt plea for marijuana legalization.
Marijuana Proposal Fails to Make Colorado Ballots After Activists Miss Signature Threshold
Colorado marijuana activists have about two weeks to collect an additional 2,500 signatures to get a proposal legalizing possession of the drug for recreational use on the ballot after the secretary of state said Friday that tens of thousands of signatures turned in were invalid.
