Three Ballot Measures Would OK Pot Beyond Medicine
Marijuana legalization is back on the ballot this year. California voters defeated a legalization proposal in 2010, but now similar measures have cropped up in three more Western states.
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California Appeals Court Reverses Compassion Club Operator’s Conviction
Chalk up a victory for lawful medical marijuana patients today in California. If you get busted running a collective, you should be able to raise a medical marijuana defense in court.
States Consider Moving Beyond Medical Marijuana
Now that medical marijuana is permitted in about one-third of the nation, advocates hope to move beyond therapeutic uses with ballot questions in three states that could legalize pot for recreational use.
With 60,000 Dead, Mexicans Wonder Why Drug War Doesn’t Rate in Presidential Debate
Much of Latin America was dismayed that they got only a glancing mention in Romney and Obama's final presidential debate.
Disabled Veteran’s Appeal Could Change US Medical Marijuana Policy
Michael Krawitz was denied treatments after the VA learned of his prescription but advocates see promise in a recent hearing
Arkansas State Representative Supports Medical Marijuana Measure
A state legislator who co-chairs the Joint Budget Committee says she supports a ballot measure that would legalize medical marijuana in Arkansas.
Colorado Tax Enforcer Tells ’60 Minutes’: Weed Beat the Recession in Denver
In a 13-minute segment broadcast Sunday night, CBS’s “60 Minutes” explored Colorado’s budding medical marijuana industry, and heard from a former drug cop turned tax enforcer who insisted that the industry has helped Denver beat the recession.
San Francisco’s First Union Medical Marijuana Dispensary Opens — Finally
San Francisco may be a union town, but that doesn't mean it's necessarily easy for a union business to open up shop.
Medical Marijuana Brings “Green Rush” to Colorado
Colorado's thriving medical marijuana business isn't just named for the color of today's green, potent pot. It's the color of the money being made in the medical marijuana industry. Steve Kroft goes to the Rocky Mountain state to report on a business that's legal there and 16 other states, but in the eyes of the federal government is still as illegal as dealers selling heroin or LSD. "Rocky Mountain High" will be broadcast on 60 Minutes Sunday, Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m. ET and 7:00 p.m. PT.
‘NJ Weedman’ Acquitted After Using Medical Marijuana Argument as His Defense
A flamboyant, longtime advocate of marijuana legalization was acquitted Thursday of drug-related charges, even after admitting that he had a pound in his car when a New Jersey state trooper stopped him two years ago in Mount Holly.
