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Local Economic Development is tiered from ground level up. The survival, and the improvement of the living standards of all people in South Africa can only happen with Government support and buy-in. This petitions the South African Government to open the way for public debate on cannabis...

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Will 2018 be the year Michiganders legalize pot? As long lines for the pungent product form Tuesday on the west coast – here at home, appears residents are gearing up for a vote on the issue of marijuana for recreational use on Tuesday, November 6. In case you missed it, organizers of a...

One North Jersey town says it plans revisit the rules it has in place regarding smoke shops, at the same time Trenton prepares to hash out whether marijuana legalization is really coming to the Garden State. Welcome to Lodisterdam? Not so fast. Despite getting ahead of the issue as it...

The State of Illinois may be among one of the next states to legalize recreational marijuana, according to a study by financial news company. 24/7 Wall St. recently published a report ranking Illinois as one of "the next 15 states to legalize marijuana," reporting that "few states seem as...

A Pass-around Agenda? Democratic gubernatorial hopeful J.B. Pritzker wants to legalize marijuana as part of his crime-fighting plan, which he unveiled Thursday at the DuSable Museum of African American History. "We don't need more studies on this," Pritzker said. "We need to act. Let's...

A bill that would legalize recreational marijuana in the state of New Hampshire has cleared the first bar towards becoming a reality. The New Hampshire House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee passed a recommendation that the full legislature should allow a pending bill that would...

Even though the usage rates are nearly identical, black people are eight times more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession than white people, and cost to Pennsylvania taxpayers to enforce marijuana laws totaled more than $225 million from 2010 to 2016. That's what the American Civil...

Cook County Commissioner John Fritchey renewed calls to legalize recreational marijuana in Illinois Wednesday. Fritchey called the action "taxpayer relief." As the battle over the county's sweetened beverage tax continues, Fritchey said residents have reached their limit on new taxes...

Marijuana has a history that dates back thousands of years all the way to Ancient Egypt where cannabis was used for its healing powers. Now, marijuana is consumed for recreational purposes, and many lawmakers are taking action to legalize the drug completely. Many individual states have already...

Ask advocates of marijuana legalization how their cause fared during the 2017 state legislative sessions, and they'll tell you that though the gains were incremental; they're hopeful several legislatures eventually will make possession and sale of the federally prohibited drug legal. Ask the...

Will conservative Utah become the next marijuana-friendly state? A ballot initiative to legalize medical marijuana was filed earlier this week, but the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a major force in the state, quickly came out against the plan. On Monday, the Utah Patients...

Democratic lawmakers are questioning whether a deal to legalize marijuana in Vermont can be reached next month during a short veto session. Republican Gov. Phil Scott vetoed the bill Wednesday, saying he was sending it back to the Legislature with recommendations for changes, such as more...

A state lawmaker on Monday is scheduled to unveil legislation that would legalize, regulate, and tax recreational marijuana in New Jersey. State Sen. Nicholas Scutari (D-Union) will formally announce the Democratic-sponsored measure noon at Monday at a news conference at the Statehouse in...

61 percent of Americans approve of recreational marijuana legalization, while just 20 percent of New Jerseyans approve of Gov. Chris Christie. According to math, Chris Christie should probably not throw a loud and extended fit about the dangers of pot, and yet here he is, doing it. Why not, I...

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Concord, N.H. – For the first time in New Hampshire, a bill to legalize recreational marijuana is being introduced in the Senate. The bill, introduced by Sen. Jeff Woodburn, D- Dalton, might face long odds and opposition from many in law enforcement, as well as the governor. But supporters...

Peru's government says it will present to the opposition-dominated legislature a plan to legalize the medical use of marijuana "for the treatment of serious and terminal illnesses." President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski's administration said Wednesday the plan was developed after police raided a...

It looks like the great American populous needs more legal marijuana in their lives as the East Coast is seeing more states are looking for recreational. Fortunately for those folks, there are now eight states that have legalized the leaf for recreational purposes, giving adults the freedom to...

The initiative to legalize small amounts of marijuana (Proposition 205) failed in November, which would seem to indicate that a majority of Arizona voters do not want to legalize pot. Politicians - like most legislators and Gov. Doug Ducey, who opposed the initiative - are supposed to accept...