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The chairman of the campaign to legalize marijuana in Arizona is acknowledging the issue could be decided by fewer than 4,000 votes. The acknowledgment by the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol's J.P. Holyoak comes as the campaign received an infusion of $750,000 for Proposition 205...

I must be the most maladapted pothead in Maine. Since 2013, I have had a Maine medical marijuana authorization card, for treating painful nerve damage in my elbows and hands. The thing is, though, I don't actually like being high; it makes me feel a little sad, a little disengaged. I like...

Colorado state Sen. Chris Holbert never expected he would sponsor a bill allowing medical marijuana to be used in public schools. But Holbert, like many people living in Colorado after the legalization of medical and then recreational marijuana, said he's had a lot to learn. The bill, which...

On the eve of Election Day, the Westbrook City Council approved a moratorium on retail marijuana establishments and marijuana social clubs. City Administrator Jerre R. Bryant confirmed in an email that the council approved the moratorium on a unanimous vote during its regularly scheduled...

What's being voted on This is proving to be a pivotal year for the marijuana industry, with nine states in total voting on some degree of marijuana legalization. Five of those states are aiming to legalize recreational marijuana, with Massachusetts being one of those states. The...

Little Rock - Arkansas could become the first Bible Belt state to legalize medical marijuana, which pot advocates say would be proof of the drug's popularity even in conservative parts of the country. The fight over medical marijuana has overshadowed the presidential race in the deeply...

Little Rock - Arkansas could become the first Bible Belt state to legalize medical marijuana, which pot advocates say would be proof of the drug's popularity even in conservative parts of the country. The fight over medical marijuana has overshadowed the presidential race in the deeply...

Geography and a specific point of law, according to Shelby County Commissioner Van Turner, should be reason enough for commissioners to pass a controversial marijuana ordinance that would apply only in the unincorporated areas of his southeast district. He hopes those details will gain them...

There's a great deal of fear and loathing about the legalization of marijuana, and I buy just about none of it. In fact, I would not be alarmed, or even displeased, if Arizonans approve Proposition 205. Nor do I think the state would plunge into crime, chaos and hedonism should the measure...

In recent polls, support for Proposition 64, California's marijuana legalization initiative, ranges from 51 percent to 58 percent, while opposition ranges from 30 percent to 40 percent. The latter group includes not only diehard prohibitionists but also at least some voters who oppose the war on...

Sierra Vista - If examples from Washington and Colorado are any indication, should Arizona voters pass Prop 205 this November and legalize recreational marijuana use for adults, there should be little to no federal interference with state law, even in areas with a high number of federal law...

While Proposition 64 does allow local governments to decide where marijuana stores could open up, some feel like cities are trying to thwart the will of voters. Regarding Proposition 64, the legalization of recreational marijuana use: I hope common sense prevails against greedy businessmen...

Two advocates who previously worked to legalize medical marijuana in Maine together debated the hot topic of recreational marijuana legalization initiative Question 1, taking questions from a raucous audience that ranged from children to medical marijuana caregivers. The debate was held at...

San Diego, Calif. — To be blunt, things are looking pretty good for California's Prop 64. The initiated state statute, which would legalize recreational marijuana use in California, has support from 58% of likely voters according to a statewide poll released this week. 37% of voters oppose it —...

When Keith Stroup joined the movement to legalize marijuana in the early 1970s, just 12 percent of the American public supported legalization. Today, polls show that a majority of Americans support legalization, and in the past four years four states and the District of Columbia have...

Martinez, Calif. — Should Martinez impose a moratorium on indoor and outdoor cultivation of marijuana? City Attorney Jeffrey A. Walter suggests it should, through interim "urgency" ordinances the Council could pass in anticipation of voters' deciding the fate of Proposition 64 during the Nov. 8...

Most Americans now want to legalize marijuana. This is apparently also true of a majority of professional football players. ESPN reported Wednesday that nearly two-thirds of players in the NFL say the use of chemical painkillers would go down if they were allowed to use marijuana instead. "In...

In a switch, one of Virginia's most powerful elected officials said Tuesday that he supports studying the decriminalization of marijuana. "I think it's absolutely crazy that we continue to lock people up for possession of a modest amount of marijuana," said Tommy Norment, the majority leader of...

Legal marijuana is well-established in the Pacific Northwest. Now, on the opposite coast, Mainers will have the chance to make their state legal pot's first foothold in New England. If approved, Maine's Question 1 would legalize marijuana use for adults over the age of 21. Individuals would...

Four years after voters passed medical marijuana, Massachusetts might legalize weed outright. If Massachusetts voters approve Question 4, marijuana will be legal in the state and regulated like alcohol. Adults aged 21 and over would be allowed to have one ounce of weed on them in public and...