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Obama's Chances In Key State Could Hinge On Marijuana

Reuters | Posted 06.03.2012

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* About half of all Americans say they favor legalization * Advocates say legal pot could boost tax revenues, jobs * Sta...

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Connecticut Becomes 17th Medical Marijuana State

Posted 06.01.2012

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Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy on Friday signed a bill permitting the medical use of marijuana statewide, making Connecticut the 17th state to enact s...

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Boy Calls Cops On Alleged Pot-Growing Parents

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 05.30.2012

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Nobody likes a tattletale. A little boy in Pennsylvania called the cops on his mom and dad on May 9 after allegedly finding 18 marijuana plants gro...

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Texas Voters Just Say 'No' To Anti-Pot Congressman

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 05.30.2012

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WASHINGTON -- In early 2009, El Paso Rep. Sylvestre Reyes (D) warned city council members that, if they approved a resolution calling for a debate on ...

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Do You Listen To Your Music On Full-Blast? (POLL)

Posted 05.25.2012

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Whoever coined the phrase "sex, drugs and rock n' roll," may have been onto something: According to a new study conducted by researchers in The Nether...

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70% Of California Voters Want Lighter Penalties For Personal Drug Use

The Huffington Post | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.23.2012

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Seventy percent of California voters want lighter penalties for personal drug use, according to new polling data from San Francisco-based polling firm...

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56 Percent Of Americans Want Legal Marijuana

The Huffington Post | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.22.2012

Fifty-six percent of Americans think marijuana should be legalized and regulated like alcohol and tobacco, according to a nationwide Rasmussen poll of...

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Hackers Anonymous Declare War on Marijuana Prohibition

Joshua Glazer | Posted 05.21.2012

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After our exclusive Anonymous interview, other members of the hacker collective came forward to reveal more details surrounding their plan for legaliz...

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MARIJUANA MYSTERY: 8,068 Pounds Of Pot Found Floating In Ocean

Posted 05.21.2012

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U.S. Coast Guard officers are scratching their heads over 8,068 pounds of marijuana found floating in bales Sunday near Dana Point Harbor in Californi...

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Over 7,000 Bales Of Pot Found Floating Off California Coast

MSNBC | Marian Smith | Posted 05.21.2012

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Harbor Patrol officers found nearly 8,000 pounds worth of marijuana floating off the coast of Orange County, Calif., on Sunday, according to reports. ...

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Kicking Ass and Taking Names: Another Anti-Medical Marijuana Candidate Bites the Dust

Steph Sherer | Posted 05.16.2012

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Politicians come and go. But public compassion for suffering patients is here to stay.

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Republicans Overwhelmingly Support State Medical Marijuana Laws

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.15.2012

WASHINGTON -- Nearly three-quarters of Americans and more than two-thirds of Republicans believe federal officials should respect state laws on medica...

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Marijuana Legalization Camp Targets Moms

The Huffington Post | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.11.2012

The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol on Friday launched a Mother's Day-themed TV ad in support of Amendment 64, a statewide ballot initiati...

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1,600 Copies Of 'The Cornbread Mafia' Stolen From A Truck Lot In Illinois

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.10.2012

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A semi-trailer containing the entire second printing of James Higdon's "The Cornbread Mafia" was stolen from a truck lot in Elgin, Ill., roughly 40 mi...

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'NJWeedman' In A Pound Of Trouble

AP | Posted 05.10.2012

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MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. -- Jurors in New Jersey have delivered a mixed verdict at the trial of a marijuana activist who lives in California and goes by the ...

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Mitt Romney: 'I'm Not Running On Marriage And Marijuana'

The Huffington Post | Sam Stein | Posted 05.10.2012

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Mitt Romney got a touch testy with a local Colorado reporter on Wednesday after fielding several successive questions on social issues and immigration...

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Pot Advocates Lose Friends In High Places

The Huffington Post | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.09.2012

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Pot advocates have already been hard hit by the retirement announcements of Reps. Ron Paul (R-Texas) and Barney Frank (D-Mass.), who've long lobbied t...

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Medical Marijuana Takes Center Stage In Oregon Race

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.09.2012

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Medical marijuana has become the defining issue of the race to decide Oregon's next attorney general. Dwight Holton, a former federal prosecutor, will...

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Would Romney Be Worse for Medical Marijuana Than Obama?

Scott Morgan | Posted 05.09.2012

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Anyone who wants to argue that Romney would be worse when it comes to medical marijuana should begin by explaining how. Obama's been worse on this issue than George W. Bush ever was, so what's to say he wouldn't be worse than Romney too?

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Why We Fight for Medical Cannabis - and How Congress Can Help Us Win

Steph Sherer | Posted 05.08.2012

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My friend is still alive. Marijuana will not reverse the course of her illness, but thanks to high-quality cannabis products, she is alert enough to talk to her friends and family for what may be the last time.

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State Aims To Avoid Medical Marijuana Woes

AP | SHANNON YOUNG | Posted 05.05.2012

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HARTFORD, Conn. -- Connecticut lawmakers' approval of the use of medical marijuana includes strict regulations for the cultivation and distribution in...

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Complex Medical Marijuana Bill Makes Progress In Key State

AP | By SHANNON YOUNG | Posted 05.05.2012

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HARTFORD, Conn. -- A bill legalizing marijuana for medical purposes has passed the Connecticut Senate. The state joins 16 others and the District of C...

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What Is Obama's Problem With Medical Marijuana?

Time | Posted 05.03.2012

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For a brief moment in 2009, medical marijuana advocates exhaled. A new President had taken office promising to call off the federal prosecutors in sta...

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Kimmel Addresses Pot Legalization At Major White House Event

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 04.29.2012

While delivering his remarks at the 2012 White House Correspondents' Dinner, comedian Jimmy Kimmel addressed the issue of marijuana legalization. "...

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GOP Candidate Runs On Pro-Pot Platform After Arrest

Posted 04.27.2012

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Kirk Sherrill received a felony conviction for growing marijuana after deputies pulled out "hundreds" of plants from beneath his North Carolina home n...

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