10 States Seek Legal Marijuana
By TommyMarin

Emboldened by the actions of Colorado and Washington legislators in 10 states are seeking to legalize the recreational use of cannabis (http://tinyurl.com/a9yfcj5) for consenting adults. Bills have been introduced in Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Hampshire, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Vermont with Maine and Pennsylvania expected to follow suit. While Hawaii's bill, HB699 has been shelved for this session plans to reintroduce it are already in the works. And let's not forget our very own ...

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Cannabis Legalization The Will Of The Majority
By TommyMarin

The most recent Pew Research Center Poll shows a majority of American voters favoring the legalization of cannabis by 52% to 45% opposed. http://tinyurl.com/csbv2hz
Other polls are showing similar support with a Quinnipiac University poll with 51% for and 44% against http://tinyurl.com/bbgb3pg, Angus Reid coming in at 54% to 42% http://tinyurl.com/d7tgtbe, Rasmussen at 56% to 36% http://tinyurl.com/ccbg4n8, Public Policy Polling at 58% to 34% http://tinyurl.com/ccgmn6s, and YouGov giving us 51% to 26% http://tinyurl.com/8ovba3u. Not ...

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Oregon Moves To Legalize Cannabis
By TommyMarin

"An Oregon bill that would legalize marijuana was approved by the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday on a 6-3 vote after hearing testimony that same day. That marks the first time any Oregon marijuana legalization measure has won a committee vote. The bill now heads to the House Revenue Committee."
http://tinyurl.com/d5smu85
Oregon lawmakers recognizing that legalization is imminent have decided to beat the public to the punch and craft a realistic framework for ...

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Pennsylvania Seeks Cannabis Legalization
By TommyMarin

"Senate Bill 528, the Regulate Marijuana Act, would allow adults 21 and over to grow up to six plants and possess the resulting harvest. It would also allow adults to transfer up to an ounce to other adults."
http://tinyurl.com/d43xfqz
Pennsylvania was already on the list of likely states to introduce legislation this year so no real surprises there. Alabama on the other hand was the eye opener. http://tinyurl.com/d8x2ofp
When a state in ...

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Ohio Seeks Legal Cannabis
By TommyMarin

"Ohio State Democratic Rep. Robert Hagan of Youngstown introduced two proposals at the statehouse on Thursday that would make marijuana legal in the state."
http://tinyurl.com/cvulpkk
Ohio has joined the growing list of states that seek the legalization of cannabis for medical or recreational use. If the former is passed it would make Ohio the 20th state to pass a medical marijuana law and if the latter is passed it will make them the ...

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