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Washington: 'Grammas for Ganja' Advocates Marijuana to be Accepted in Workforce
By TONYA MOSLEY, KING 5 News SEATTLE -- A group called "Grammas For Ganja" is fighting to not only have marijuana legalized but for users to be a part of the workforce without the fear of getting...
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Washington: New Group to Announce Filing of Initiative To Legalize, Tax, and...
By Alison Holcomb, New Approach Washington The newly formed political action committee New Approach Washington will hold a press conference to announce the filing of an initiative to legalize, tax, and...
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United States: Former U.S. attorney McKay backs effort to legalize pot in...
By Seattle Times Staff A coalition that includes former U.S. Attorney John McKay, Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes and travel guide Rick Steves is launching an initiative that would legalize marijuana...
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Washington: Kitsap cities cloudy on how to handle provisions of medical pot law
By Chris Henry, Kitsap Sun BREMERTON — Legislation passed revising Washington state's medical marijuana laws this year turned the focus from dispensaries to collective gardens.But Kitsap County's...
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Washington: Initiative to legalize marijuana will go to voters
An initiative seeking to legalize and regulate the recreational use of marijuana will be decided by voters, Washington state lawmakers said Thursday.By JONATHAN KAMINSKY, AP OLYMPIA, Wash. — An...
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United States: Marijuana Policy Behind the Scenes - My Notes from a Drug...
By Rick Steves, Washington I-502 With a group of respected and caring citizens, I have co-sponsored Initiative 502 in Washington State (www.newapproachwa.org), which will legalize, tax, and regulate...
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Washington: Seattle mayor - Legalize marijuana so we can stop crime
By Jake Ellison, KPLU In his "State of the City" address, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn made an impassioned plea today for the legalization of marijuana saying in the illegal trade in drugs was fueling...
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United States: 10 Reasons to Revisit Marijuana Policy Now - Americans...
Culturally, marijuana has become hardly more than a punch line. But in reality, U.S. marijuana policy is no joke; it causes great harm, both directly and indirectly. Here are the 10 most important...
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Washington: Seattle Hempfest - America's Largest Protestival - Aug 17th-19th
WHAT– The Seattle Hempfest XXI, America’s largest "protestival"WHEN– Noon – 8 p.m., Friday, Aug. 17, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 18 & 19WHERE– Myrtle Edwards Park - Pier 70 on...
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United States: The end of the war on marijuana
By Roger A. Roffman, Special to CNN (CNN) -- The historic measure to regulate and tax marijuana in Washington State deserves to be looked at closely as a model of how legalization ought to be designed...
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Rolling Stone: The Next Seven States To Legalize Pot
Why Oregon, California and more are likely to follow Colorado and Washington toward legalizationBy Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone The Berlin Wall of pot prohibition seems to be crumbling before our...
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United States: Marijuana Legalization Campaign Looks To Expand After 2012...
By Alex Dobuzinskis, Huffington Post After a decades-long campaign to legalize marijuana hit a high mark in 2012 with victories in Washington state and Colorado, its energized and deep-pocketed backers...
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U.S.: NIDA To Spend $2 Million Trying To Find Negative Effects Of Marijuana...
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsThe federal National Institutes for Health and the National Institute for Drug Abuse are waving around $2 million, hoping researchers will try to find negative impacts of...
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U.S.: Obama's Drug Czar Condemns Marijuana Legalization
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsSurprise, surprise -- Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske really hates marijuana legalization.Kerlikowske, President Obama's drug czar, spoke out this week against recently passed state...
View ArticleRussia: President Putin Criticizes Other Countries For Even Thinking About...
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsRussian President Vladimir Putin doesn't think other countries should legalize marijuana. Putin criticized countries which are moving towards cannabis legalization at a drug...
View ArticleU.S.: Feds Approve State Marijuana Legalization: DoJ Will Allow CO, WA To Go...
Colorado and Washington to Establish Systems for State-Regulated Marijuana Retail SalesBy Steve Elliott Hemp NewsAt a Thursday press briefing, the U.S. Department of Justice announced it will allow...
View ArticleNew Jersey: Gov. Christie Says Obama Administration Wrong Not To Challenge...
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsIt's no wonder that New Jersey Republican Governor Chris Christie has been foot-dragging for years when it comes to implementation of his state's medical marijuana law, signed...
View ArticleU.S.: Senate Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on Conflicts Between State and...
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsIn its first-ever hearing on cannabis legalization, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday discussed “Conflicts Between State and Federal Marijuana Laws." The move comes...
View ArticleOregon/Washington: National Cannabis Industry Association Hosting Events
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsThe National Cannabis Industry Association will host education and networking events this week for industry stakeholders and organization members. MJ Freeway is sponsoring the...
View ArticleColorado, Washington Governors Ask Feds To Allow Marijuana Banking
By Steve Elliott Hemp NewsThe governors of Colorado and Washington on Wednesday asked the federal government to change bank regulations to allow marijuana businesses to do banking, and to allow the...
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