Tag Archives: marijuana legalization

18 Mar

Featured, International News

Gov. Murphy: Twist arms to legalize weed. Lincoln would. | Moran

• March 18, 2019
• By Shelby Pierce

In the final months of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln asked Congress to pass an amendment to the Constitution that would ban slavery fo...

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27 Dec

Marijuana Growing

THAILAND’S LEGISLATURE JUST VOTED TO LEGALIZE MEDICINAL MARIJUANA

• December 27, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

Thailand’s legislature has become the first in Southeast Asia to pass an amendment to legalize medicinal cannabis. The kingdom’s Nat...

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08 Nov

Featured, International News

Legalise us – Orange Hill residents eager to farm weed the right way

• November 8, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

Westmoreland, are calling for a speedier process to the local legalisation of marijuana. The people told the WESTERN STAR that the G...

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23 Oct

Cannabis, Law and Politics

New Orleans police find marijuana in ‘Weed World Candies’ van

• October 23, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

Two New Orleans police officers found marijuana inside a Weed World Candies van on Friday after smelling the 'distinct and unambiguous ...

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25 Sep

Featured, Marijuana News

NJ marijuana legalization could wipe weed arrests off your criminal record

• September 25, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

As New Jersey legislators hash out the final details of a marijuana legalization bill, activists have continued to look backward: What ...

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04 Sep

Featured, Marijuana News

Ahead Of Marijuana Legalization, Health Canada Is Shifting Its Stance On Weed

• September 4, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

OTTAWA — In the past, public health campaigns warning of the harmful effects of drugs delivered one resounding message: Don't do it. ...

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09 Aug

Featured, Weed

Nevada’s First Year of Legal Weed Sales Shatters Predictions

• August 9, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

Last summer, Nevada legislators, community groups, and liquor distributors were up in arms about the Silver State’s decision to roll-ou...

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26 Jul

Featured, Marijuana News

N.J. won’t prosecute many weed cases until September. It’s a big step toward legalization.

• July 26, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

In a move that will affect thousands of defendants and millions of residents, New Jersey's attorney general has announced an immediate ...

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04 Jul

Featured, International News

Vermont Legalized Weed. Here’s What You Need to Know Before You Move There.

• July 4, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

Vermont officially became the ninth state to legalize the recreational use of cannabis yesterday, joining Alaska, California, Colorado,...

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12 Jun

Featured, Marijuana News

On Legal Weed, Let States Tend Their Own Gardens

• June 12, 2018
• By Shelby Pierce

‘Federalism is not just for conservatives.” That was my mantra in 2005, when I represented Angel Raich and Diane Monson before the U.S....

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