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An initiative to regulate marijuana so that adults can legally purchase, carry and consume small amounts of the substance will "absolutely" make it to the ballot come this November, according to spokesmen from the campaign. "On the local and state level this initiative will affect each...

Newark - A marijuana decriminalization group is hoping to place an initiative on the ballot this fall that would eliminate penalties for possessing small amounts of marijuana in Newark. The proposal by the East Central Ohio Decriminalization Initiative would remove penalties for possessing less...

Medical marijuana proponents have found a new legislative sponsor as they gear up to take another run next year at pushing through a measure to make pot legal for people with certain medical conditions. Rep. Gage Froerer, R-Huntsville, said Wednesday that he plans to sponsor a medical marijuana...

Medical marijuana proponents have found a new legislative sponsor as they gear up to take another run next year at pushing through a measure to make pot legal for people with certain medical conditions. Rep. Gage Froerer, R-Huntsville, said Wednesday that he plans to sponsor a medical marijuana...

It may have failed in the Utah legislature, but advocates for the legalization of medical marijuana are still pushing forward. Historically, medical marijuana has been a legislative issue, with advocates relying on State Senators and Representatives to get the measure passed. But TRUCE...

Advocates for medical marijuana in Montana have begun gathering signatures for an initiative seeking to undo legislation that they say overly restricts the use of the substance. Backers of the measure have just nine weeks to collect the 24,175 valid signatures needed to place the initiative...

A Montana mother is on a mission to live without pain. Standing alongside dozens of other medical marijuana advocates, she's supporting a new initiative that would offer patients more accessibility to the drug she says is much needed. Medical marijuana is an issue that people are passionate...

Advocates for medical marijuana in Montana have begun gathering signatures for an initiative seeking to undo legislation that they say overly restricts the use of the substance. But backers of the measure have just nine weeks to collect the 24,175 valid signatures needed to place the...

A group of Ohio lawmakers hope to have a medical marijuana plan for patients on Gov. John Kasich's desk by the end of the summer in an effort to beat out initiatives scheduled to appear on the November ballot. The proposal would allow Ohioans 18 and older to buy edible marijuana products...

The Ohio Ballot Board certified an initiative on Thursday, clearing another step to take medical marijuana to a statewide vote. Ohioans for Medical Marijuana must collect 305,591 signatures from registered voters by early July to get the issue on the November 2016. The initiative would create...

If residents in Campbell want to lift the city's ban on the delivery and cultivation of medical marijuana, there's only a limited amount of time to act. A group known as Keep Campbell Green has started gathering signatures to get an initiative on the November ballot. The group has 180 days from...

Just a week after news surfaced that the voters in Long Beach could potentially have the choice of two ballot measures aimed at legalizing medical marijuana collectives in the city, one group announced it was pulling the plug on its efforts to combine forces to form one non-competing initiative...

A ballot initiative to bring medical marijuana to Utah could begin this weekend, with backers announcing an ambitious plan to gather signatures. At a news conference Tuesday, supporters of Sen. Mark Madsen's SB73 said they were anticipating the bill would fail in the Utah State Legislature...

Utah patients announced they will pursue ballot initiative in hopes to let the public decide the future of medical marijuana in the state. The ballot initiative was announced Monday after the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints came out last week against one of the two medical...

In an unprecedented move, Upland could be forced to hold a special election for a ballot measure aimed at overturning the city's total ban on medical marijuana dispensaries, according to a tentative opinion by an appellate court. But there's a catch. The California Cannabis Coalition's ballot...

In an unprecedented move, Upland could be forced to hold a special election for a ballot measure aimed at overturning the city's total ban on medical marijuana dispensaries, according to a tentative opinion by an appellate court. But there's a catch. The California Cannabis Coalition's ballot...

Activists are rushing to raise millions of dollars to persuade voters to approve a constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana in Florida. Nearly 58 percent of voters approved the amendment in 2014, but that fell short of the required 60 percent. United for Care, the organization...

California's largest organization of practicing physicians, the California Medical Association, announced Monday that it is backing a proposed 2016 ballot initiative to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. A coalition of entrepreneurs, activists, environmentalists and state politicians...

Backers of an effort legalizing marijuana in Massachusetts made their pitch to State House lawmakers on Wednesday, offering them a chance to avoid the question appearing on the 2016 statewide ballot. State House lawmakers can act on proposed legislation to legalize marijuana, or they can keep...

A marijuana legalization campaign is nearing its goal of gathering 150,000 valid signatures to get on the November ballot. The initiative would ask Arizona voters to legalize marijuana for recreational use and establish a network of licensed cannabis shops where sales of the drug would be...