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New England Tokers Told to Wait Until 2009
Just because marijuana has been decriminalized by the Nov. 4 election, does not mean people should light up in the streets of Boston just yet. The new law was recently approved by the Governor’s...
View ArticleFine Lines: Legalization Vs. Decriminalization
President-elect Barack Obama has repeated several times he is not for legalization, he is for de-criminalization. Obama continually refers to “changing paradigms” with how we police drugs, referring...
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Mass. Legislators Want Stiffer Pot Penalties
Frustrated by the recent passage of a law decriminalizing marijuana, Worcestor officials want to do something about it at the local level. The city council is trying to create a civil penalty or...
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Marijuana Possession in Mass. Nets Nearly Zero
As Massachusetts adjusts to recent legislation that made the penalties for possessing marijuana a $100 fine, the law hasn’t generated very much revenue for one town. Actually in Hingham, Mass., it...
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Connecticut, Welcome to the Party
Connecticut (and its lucky inhabitants) may one day be joining the “cool kids club,” as the state moves closer to the passage of a marijuana decriminalization and medical marijuana bill. Shortly after...
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The Other Big Three Push for Decriminalization
Citing the utter failure of any kind of war on drugs, several world leaders have urged President Obama to consider further reducing the penalty for marijuana use. Brazilian President Fernando Henrique...
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Rhode Island Possibly Next to Decriminalize
Following its sister states Massachusetts and Connecticut in the New England family, Rhode Island is introducing a bill that would decriminalize possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, making...
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Connecticut Also Considers Decriminalization
Hot on the heels of Massachusetts introducing a bill into legislature to decriminalize marijuana, Connecticut cooks up one of their own. Led by Senate Majority Leader Martin M. Looney, D-New Haven,...
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CT Governor Opposes Decriminalization
On Monday, Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell, said she opposes the decriminalization of marijuana. With a bill regarding that issue already headed to the General Assembly, two of Rell’s spokesmen...
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Mexican Senate Votes to Decriminalize Weed Posession
The Mexican Senate approved a measure Tuesday that would eliminate penalties for possession of several drugs, including marijuana. Proposed by conservative President Felipe Calderon, the bill would...
View ArticleFormer Mexican President Calls for Legalization
A whirlwind tour of the three four amigos, ex leaders of Latin American nations, has blown in that calls for the decriminalization and legalization of marijuana. On Tuesday, Vincente Fox told CNN: I...
View ArticleConnecticut Decriminalization Bill Hijacked
A bill sponsored by Democrat Senate Majority Leader Martin M. Looney that would have decriminalized possession of up to a half ounce of marijuana was defeated last Tuesday in the Connecticut senate by...
View ArticlePro Pot Group Proposes $5 Fine
Even though Colorado legislature passed a law in 2001 that brought marijuana possession from a misdemeanor to a petty offense, one little town named Longmont is apparently still reaping in the rewards...
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2010: A Legalization Odyssey
Occasionally, California politics seems like something right out of a Kubrick, brain-addled, psychadelic, sci-fi jaunt. The law of the land is seemingly set just as often by the people themselves as...
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Mexican Congress Passes Drug Decriminalization
Early this week, a major blow was struck against the modern War on Drugs. Faced with a unprecedented drug crisis threatening to spill over its already porous borders, the Mexican legislature...
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