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Jefferson City, MO. - An attorney for supporters of a proposal to allow medical marijuana in Missouri told a judge Monday that enough registered voters signed petitions for it to be placed on the Nov. 8 ballot and that local elections boards wrongly tossed out thousands of signatures...

When Kelly Jacobs became the captain of Legalize Marijuana for Mississippi, a grassroots marijuana advocacy coalition in her home state, her husband asked her to make him one promise: that she'd never get arrested. But keeping that promise proved difficult after 57-year-old Jacobs became the...

Millennial and youth voters in America care more than any other generation about the legalization of marijuana, but will that be enough to drive them to the polls for November's pivotal election? There are as many as 13 pending ballot initiatives to legalize either adult recreational...

Anchorage, Alaska - Today, the Alaska Senate and House convened a joint Judiciary Committee hearing on the state of Alaska's fledgling marijuana industry. The focus was on the status of implementation and regulations of Alaska's commercial marijuana industry, which was legalized when Ballot...

A formal complaint has been filed against the Mat-Su Borough regarding its allegedly unlawful marijuana initiative, set to appear on the October ballot. The complaint, filed by Thomas Hannam and Ronda Marcy in Palmer Superior District Court on Tuesday, alleges that the borough and 15...

In a surprise move, the conservative American Legion comes out for cannabis rescheduling, Arkansas medical marijuana initiatives see lawsuits fly, Ohio is now a medical marijuana state, and more. National At the end of August, the American Legion called for marijuana to be rescheduled. The...

In a surprise move, the conservative American Legion comes out for cannabis rescheduling, Arkansas medical marijuana initiatives see lawsuits fly, Ohio is now a medical marijuana state, and more. National At the end of August, the American Legion called for marijuana to be rescheduled. The...

A proposed county ballot question that would ask if an existing moratorium on the licensing of any new commercial and medical pot businesses should be extended was shot down Wednesday after an anti-pot advocate claimed the measure was an attempt to confuse voters. Charlene Graham, chair of the...

A new proposition to legalize marijuana in California may pass this November, according to a recent California Counts poll. The poll, which was administered by a collaboration of four public media organizations including KPCC, shows 71 percent approval of Prop 64. The measure would allow...

Oklahoma City - For the third straight year, Oklahoma medical marijuana advocates have come up short in their effort to get the issue on the state ballot, but this time it wasn't signatures they were lacking. It was time. Oklahomans for Health volunteers met the required 65,987-signature...

Oklahoma City - For the third straight year, Oklahoma medical marijuana advocates have come up short in their effort to get the issue on the state ballot, but this time it wasn't signatures they were lacking. It was time. Oklahomans for Health volunteers met the required 65,987-signature...

Those of us who support the full legalization of marijuana are greatly benefiting from political reforms adopted during what is frequently referred to as the Progressive Era in this country. The principal objective of the progressive movement was eliminating corruption in government, and to...

Little Rock, Ark. - A pair of lawsuits against a so-called tort reform proposal and others against the effort to legalize medical marijuana means Arkansas' ballot initiative campaigns will begin in a familiar place: the courtroom. But, if history is any guide, it'll be an uphill fight for...

Little Rock, Ark. - A pair of lawsuits against a so-called tort reform proposal and others against the effort to legalize medical marijuana means Arkansas' ballot initiative campaigns will begin in a familiar place: the courtroom. But, if history is any guide, it'll be an uphill fight for...

The secretary of state's office has certified that a petition drive to put a medical marijuana constitutional amendment on the ballot cleared the number of registered voters required. Needing 84,859 signatures, the secretary of state's office said it had found 97,284 valid signatures and thus...

The secretary of state's office has certified that a petition drive to put a medical marijuana constitutional amendment on the ballot cleared the number of registered voters required. Needing 84,859 signatures, the secretary of state's office said it had found 97,284 valid signatures and thus...

Proposition 205, Arizona's controversial recreational-marijuana initiative, was the subject of yet another lawsuit this week. Last week a judge threw out a suit filed by opponents of the initiative who alleged that the 100-word summary on the petition to get the measure on the November ballot...

Mother Jones took a look at various legalization measures on the ballot this year and how they might help - or not - Hillary Clinton's chances in swing states. Some political analysts see ballot measures as a way to boost turnout in key constituencies. The anti-gay marriage constitutional...

The Pueblo County commissioners want to add to the November ballot an advisory question that would ask the state to significantly change the number of marijuana plants that could be grown per residence in residential areas. Currently the state allows 99 plants per residence. The new ballot...

Signal Hill voters may be deciding whether to allow medical marijuana dispensaries after a petition drive similar to one in Long Beach. Except the Signal Hill proposition won't be on the ballot - if it qualifies - until March. A Long Beach ballot initiative to allow medical marijuana...