12th & Cambie: Gone to Pot
Ever wonder what local marijuana enthusiast Marc Emery is thinking as he spends his days in a federal prison in Washington State?
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In Wake of California Defeat, Pro-Pot Colorado Groups Set Sights on 2012
Although California’s Proposition 19 failed to pass this election, supporters of legalizing recreational marijuana use in Colorado have already started campaigning for the 2012 election cycle.
Prop. 19 Backers Vow Another Try to Legalize Pot
Backers of Proposition 19, which would have legalized recreational marijuana sales and use in California, said Wednesday that they would try to return to the ballot in 2012 with another attempt to pass the measure.
Dennis Peron, Pot Guru, Arraigned on Child Porn, Drug Charges
Dennis Peron, the author of the medical marijuana-creating Proposition 215 and a revered figure in the cannabis community, was arraigned today in San Francisco on drug and child porn charges.
CC Goes to California: Marijuana Legalization Vote in Photos
Cannabis Culture was in Oaksterdam for the historic vote on Proposition 19, the California ballot initiative to legalize marijuana. Though we lost the vote by less than 4%, it was an amazing experience to be so close to the action and take part in one of the most significant campaigns in cannabis history. Check out the photos I snapped on our trip:
Jodie Emery Calls California Marijuana Vote a “Step Forward”
Voters in California rejected a ballot measure on November 2 that would have made theirs the first state to legalize marijuana. But Jodie Emery, a Vancouver resident who’s a leading member of the legalization movement, told the Straight she doesn’t see the defeat at the polls as a failure.
New High of 46% of Americans Support Legalizing Marijuana
Gallup poll finds that nationally, a new high of 46% of Americans are in favor of legalizing use of the drug, and a new low of 50% are opposed.
The Marijuana Victories That Got Overlooked – and Still Lie Ahead
In the aftermath of at least three defeated statewide marijuana ballot measures on Election Day, people who aren’t following the issue that closely might be inclined to think the pendulum is swinging against marijuana policy reform. They’d be wrong.
Official Statement of the Yes on Proposition 19 Campaign in Response to Vote
CANNABIS CULTURE - In response to the voting results on Proposition 19, the California ballot measure to control and tax marijuana, Prop. 19 proponent Richard Lee released the following statement:
Cannabis Culture LIVE in California for Legalization Vote
CANNABIS CULTURE - Californians will go to the polls on Tuesday, November 2 for the historic vote on Proposition 19, the ballot initiative to legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana - and Cannabis Culture is webcasting LIVE from Yes on Prop 19 Headquarters in Oaksterdam!
