Twin initiatives that would regulate marijuana sales and production and legalize the possession of pot by adults were filed with the state Secretary of State's office Wednesday.
The Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act of 2012 is an effort to allow free use of cannabis by adults as well as allow the plant to be cultivated for industrial purposes
On Wednesday, the Justice Department issued a shot across the bow to states wrestling with how to regulate the growing and distribution of medical marijuana.
Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a bill that would legalize the use of marijuana to ease symptoms of chronic and debilitating illnesses and regulate the centers that distribute the drug.
Michigan's medical marijuana law is so poorly drafted as to be unworkable, a coalition of lawmakers, prosecutors and Attorney General Bill Schuette said this morning, calling for sweeping new regulations and the closure of most, if not all, existing marijuana dispensaries.
A bill to repeal marijuana prohibition and end the federal criminalization of personal marijuana use is introduced in Congress for the first time in US history.