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Washington State Action Alert: I-1149 Needs Signatures
Last year, Sensible Washington gathered approximately 175,000 signatures. Most of these signatures were gathered in the last two months of the campaign. This year, with less than two months to go, we have the ability to qualify I-1149 for the ballot.
Bi-Partisan Legislation Could Put an End to New York’s Costly Marijuana Arrest Crusade
Pot arrests are highly expensive for the taxpayer, associated racial disparities are ghastly, and just to ice the cake, most of these arrests are the result of illegal searches.
Colorado May Become The New Pot Legalization Battleground
Colorado is becoming the center of the new drug war - the full legalization of marijuana. California was the first battleground, but pot advocates didn't advance their agenda on the West coast as effectively as they hoped. And now pot advocates are looking for a new state to decriminalize this drug once and for all with sights set on a Colorado ballot measure in 2012, as The Denver Post/AP reports.
Delaware Legalizes Medical Marijuana
Delaware became the 16th state on Friday to legalize marijuana for medical use after the governor signed the bill into law.
Marijuana Dispensary Targeted By LA Shuts Down
A medical marijuana dispensary targeted for closure by the city of Los Angeles has shut down.
Maryland Becomes “15th and a Half” Medical Marijuana State
Qualified patients still susceptible to arrest, prosecution and $100 fine despite medical defense
ACLU to Holder: Tell Feds to Back off Medical Pot
Citing recent action in Washington state and elsewhere, The American Civil Liberties Union is urging Attorney General Eric Holder to re-emphasize that his federal prosecutors will not go after medical marijuana patients who comply with state law.
Feds on New Medical Marijuana Offensive
Despite Obama's promise not to interfere with State laws, DEA raids continue to arrest medicinal marijuana users and suppliers
Medical-Pot Dispensaries Fear Raids
In partially vetoing a landmark medical marijuana bill last week, Gov. Chris Gregoire gutted the legal theory under which at least 100 storefront dispensaries opened in the past year and a half, leaving the dispensaries at much greater risk of prosecution or civil action when the new law takes effect in July.
