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California Gov. Moves to Align Medical and Recreational Marijuana Regulation

April 5, 2017/in Adult Use of Marijuana Act, AUMA, CA - Adult Use of Marijuana Act, California, California marijuana legalization, California medical marijuana, Cannabis, Election 2016, Legalization, Marijuana, marijuana legalization, Medical Cannabis, Medical Marijuana, Medical Marijuana Industry, Medical Marijuana News, Medical Marijuana States, News, Politics, Prop 64, Proposition 64, The Daily Chronic, Top Stories, US News /by The Daily Chronic

California Governor Jerry Brown

Drug Policy Alliance | April 5, 2017

SACRAMENTO, CA — Late Tuesday afternoon, Governor Jerry Brown released his proposal to align medical marijuana regulations passed by the Legislature in 2015 and the 2016 Adult Use of Marijuana Act, both of which call for commercial licensing and regulation to begin in January 2018.

The Adult Use of Marijuana Act, Proposition 64, was passed by California voters in 2016 with more than 57 percent of the vote, legalizing marijuana for adults 21…

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Voters In Eight States Approve Marijuana Law Reform In Unprecedented Election Victories

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NORML | November 10, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC — Millions of Americans cast votes on Election Day in favor of sweeping statewide marijuana law reforms.

Voters in four states: California, Maine, Massachusetts, and Nevada approved ballot measures legalizing the adult use of cannabis and licensing its commercial production and retail sale. Voters in four additional states: Arkansas, Florida, Montana, and North Dakota approved initiatives legalizing and/or expanding the use and dispensing of cannabis for therapeutic…

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Four States End Marijuana Prohibition, Three Adopt Medical Marijuana Laws in Historic Election

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Marijuana Policy Project | November 9, 2016

WASHINGTON — California, Maine, Massachusetts, and Nevada voted to end marijuana prohibition and Arkansas, Florida, and North Dakota adopted medical marijuana laws Tuesday in the most momentous election to date for marijuana policy reform.

Montana approved an initiative to re-establish patients’ access to medical marijuana providers, which was hindered by state lawmakers, and create a more regulated system of medical marijuana production and distribution.

As of 4:30…

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Prop 64 Passes, California Legalizes Marijuana

November 8, 2016/in 2016 Election, Adult Use of Marijuana Act, AUMA, CA - Adult Use of Marijuana Act, California, California marijuana legalization, Cannabis, Election 2016, Legalization, Marijuana, marijuana legalization, News, Politics, Prop 64, Proposition 64, The Daily Chronic, Top Stories, US News /by The Daily Chronic

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Phillip Smith | November 9, 2016

California voters approved the Prop 64 marijuana legalization initiative Tuesday, more than tripling the number of Americans who live in weed-legal states. Although four other states had legalized marijuana before this year’s election, legalization in the nation’s most populous state will provide momentum for nationwide legalization like never before.

“This is the most important moment in the history of the marijuana legalization movement,” said Tom Angell, chairman of

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Marijuana Wins Big on Election Night

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Drug Policy Alliance | November 9, 2016

This Election Day was a watershed moment for the movement to end marijuana prohibition, with the results expected to accelerate efforts to legalize marijuana in states across the U.S., at the federal level, and internationally. Overall, legalization initiatives prevailed in four out of five states, and medical marijuana initiatives prevailed in all four states this year.

Votes are still being counted for legalization initiatives in Maine and Arizona, as well as for a medical…

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California Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Marijuana Legalization

November 8, 2016/in 2016 Election, Adult Use of Marijuana Act, AUMA, CA - Adult Use of Marijuana Act, California, California marijuana legalization, Cannabis, Election 2016, Legalization, Marijuana, marijuana legalization, News, Politics, Prop 64, Proposition 64, The Daily Chronic, Top Stories, US News /by The Daily Chronic

Drug Policy Alliance | November 9, 2016

California voters have approved Proposition 64, legalizing marijuana in the nation’s largest state. The new law focuses on undoing the most egregious harms of marijuana prohibition, which have disproportionately impacted communities of color; restoring and protecting public lands and waterways that have been damaged by the lack of statewide regulation under current law; and protecting youth by preventing access to marijuana. It enacts across-the-board retroactive…

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Latest Polling Information for the 2016 Marijuana Related Ballot Proposals

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Danielle Keane | November 5, 2016

On Tuesday, November 8, nine states will be voting on marijuana related ballot proposals potentially doubling the number of states that allow the recreational use of marijuana and expanding the therapeutic benefits of marijuana use to millions of Americans. Here’s where these measures stand in the latest polls.

Arizona: According to an October Arizona Republic/Morrison/Cronkite poll, 50 percent of registered voters in Arizona favor Proposition 205 and 42 percent oppose it. The…

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Election 2016: Marijuana Law Reform Takes Center Stage

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Drug Policy Alliance | November 2, 2016

This Election Day is shaping up to be a watershed moment for efforts to end marijuana prohibition, with five states voting on marijuana legalization and four more on medical marijuana. The results are expected to have major ramifications for marijuana law reform in states across the U.S., at the federal level, and even internationally.

A recent nationwide Gallup poll found that a record 60 percent of respondents support legalizing marijuana, but polls on this year’s…

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Gallup: Record High Percentage Of Americans Back Legalizing Marijuana

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Marijuana grows legally in Colorado. (Brett Levin via Flickr)

Paul Armentano | October 19, 2016

Sixty percent of Americans believe that “the use of marijuana should be legal,” according to nationwide polling data released Wednesday by Gallup. The percentage is the highest level of support ever reported by the polling group, and represents more than a doubling in public support over the past two decades.

The data closely follows the release of polling data compiled by the Pew Research Center showing…

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Marijuana Legalization: Recreational Use Initiatives Leading In Latest Polls

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WASHINGTON, DC — Voters are supportive of five pending ballot measures that seek to regulate the adult use and sale of marijuana, according to recent polling data compiled in Arizona, California, Maine, Massachusetts, and Nevada.

Half of Arizona voters intend to vote ‘yes’ in favor of Proposition 205: The Arizona Legalization and Regulation of Marijuana Act, according to an Arizona Republic/Morrison/Cronkite News poll. Forty percent of voters oppose the initiative. The Act allows adults age 21 and older to possess and to privately…

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Marijuana Legalization Initiatives Leading In Latest Polls

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Voters favor legalizing the adult use of cannabis in the five states where the issue will appear on the ballot this Election Day. Here is a summary of the latest polling data.

ARIZONA: Half of Arizona voters intend to vote ‘yes’ in favor of Proposition 205: The Arizona Legalization and Regulation of Marijuana Act, according to an Arizona Republic/Morrison/Cronkite News poll. Forty percent of voters oppose the initiative. The Act allows adults age 21 and older to possess and to privately consume and grow limited amounts of marijuana (up…

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California Marijuana Legalization Prop 64 Leading in Polls

September 27, 2016/in 2016 Election, Adult Use of Marijuana Act, AUMA, CA - Adult Use of Marijuana Act, California, California marijuana legalization, Cannabis, Election 2016, Legalization, Marijuana, marijuana legalization, News, Politics, Polling, Polls, Prop 64, Proposition 64, Public Opinion, The Daily Chronic, Top Stories, US News /by The Daily Chronic

California voters support Proposition 64, which would legalize the recreational use of marijuana, by nearly a two to one margin, according to the latest poll released Friday.

The latest Field Poll/Institute of Governmental Studies at UC Berkeley found that 60% of likely voters support the measure, with just 31% opposed and 9% undecided. Findings of the poll are in line with other recent polling, suggesting Prop 64 is likely to pass in November.

field-poll-results-9-23-16 Democrats, liberals and voters living in coastal communities were the most likely to support the…

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After Nearly 80 Years of Marijuana Prohibition, the Tide is Turning

September 23, 2016/in 2016 Election, Activism, Adult Use of Marijuana Act, AUMA, AZ - Proposition 205, Ballot Initiative, CA - Adult Use of Marijuana Act, California marijuana legalization, Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol in Arizona, Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol in Maine, Cannabis, Editorial, Election 2016, Legalization, Legalize Maine, MA - Question 4, Maine, Maine marijuana, Maine marijuana legalization, Marijuana, marijuana legalization, Marijuana Legalization Act, Marijuana Policy Project, Massachusetts marijuana legalization, MPP, Nevada, Nevada marijuana legalization, Politics, Prop 64, Proposition 64, Recreational Marijuana, Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act, Tax and Regulate, The Daily Chronic, Top Stories, US News, Yes on 1, Yes on 205 /by The Daily Chronic

As marijuana legalization gains traction across the country, some ask “Why now?” A better question perhaps is “How did this prohibition ever last so long?”

People have always suffered the compulsion to hunt scapegoats, and politicians are more than happy to pander to our harshest instincts. With two world wars and the Cold War, the 20th Century in particular, was a time of fear, with a hunger for social control and conformity. The malignant belief of the Communists and other totalitarians in the perfectibility of humanity at any…

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Polls Find Support for California Marijuana Legalization Proposition 64

September 18, 2016/in 2016 Election, Adult Use of Marijuana Act, AUMA, CA - Adult Use of Marijuana Act, California, California marijuana legalization, Cannabis, Election 2016, Legalization, Marijuana, marijuana legalization, News, Politics, Polling, Polls, Prop 64, Proposition 64, Public Opinion, The Daily Chronic, Top Stories, US News /by The Daily Chronic

The majority of Californians support the passage of a proposed ballot initiative to regulate the use, production, and retail sale of cannabis to adults, according to several recent statewide polls.

Seventy-one percent of Californians say that they are leaning toward voting ‘yes’ on Proposition 64: the Adult Use of Marijuana Act, according to polling data compiled by the CALSPEAKS Opinion Research Center at Sacramento State. Public support in the poll was highest among those between the ages of 18 and 34 (84 percent), Latinos (81…

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California Gov. Moves to Align Medical and Recreational Marijuana Regulation

Voters In Eight States Approve Marijuana Law Reform In Unprecedented Election Victories

Four States End Marijuana Prohibition, Three Adopt Medical Marijuana Laws in Historic Election

Prop 64 Passes, California Legalizes Marijuana

Marijuana Wins Big on Election Night

California Voters Overwhelmingly Approve Marijuana Legalization

Latest Polling Information for the 2016 Marijuana Related Ballot Proposals

Election 2016: Marijuana Law Reform Takes Center Stage

Gallup: Record High Percentage Of Americans Back Legalizing Marijuana

Marijuana Legalization: Recreational Use Initiatives Leading In Latest Polls

Marijuana Legalization Initiatives Leading In Latest Polls

California Marijuana Legalization Prop 64 Leading in Polls

After Nearly 80 Years of Marijuana Prohibition, the Tide is Turning

Polls Find Support for California Marijuana Legalization Proposition 64

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