Oregon: Measure 80 engages marijuana use at a state level
‘The Oregon Cannibis Tax Act,” aims to regulate growth, sale of marijuana to adultsBy Ricky Zipp, The Daily Barometer Flashback to June 17, 1971. With students protesting the Vietnam War, three years...
View ArticleOregon: Reformers Are Trying to Legalize Pot On A Shoestring Budget
By Garrett Quinn, Reason PORTLAND, Ore. – Of the three states looking to legalize marijuana today, Oregon is probably the least likely to do so. But that hasn’t dampened the spirits of the people...
View ArticleOregon: Lawmakers should take up marijuana legalization
By The Oregonian Editorial Board Yes, the failure of Oregon's marijuana legalization measure Tuesday must have disappointed its sponsors and supporters. But how sad can they be, really? Even as voters...
View ArticleUnited States: ‘The Fight Over Medical Marijuana’
By REBECCA RICHMAN COHEN Though the federal government considers marijuana a Schedule I Controlled Substance and bans its use for medical purposes, a growing number of states feel differently. Today,...
View ArticleUnited States: Legalizing medical marijuana in Alabama
By Al Ratcliffe, WIAT BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) - There are currently 16 states allowing the use of medical marijuana. And since the Tuesday elections, there's even one allowing recreational use of the...
View ArticleUnited States: Pros and Cons of Growing Hemp in Colorado
By Amanda BrandeisGRAND JUNCTION, Colo.- On Election Day, Colorado voters approved Amendment 64, which legalizes the use of marijuana for adults 21 and over. It also includes a provision legalizing...
View ArticleUnited States: Colorado just legalized pot. Now what?
Once vote totals are finalized, anyone 21 and older will be able to possess up to 1 ounce of pot legally. But exactly how the new amendment will fit into the federal legal landscape is up in the air.By...
View ArticleOregon: Backers of legalized marijuana not giving up
By JEFF BARNARD, Associated PressGRANTS PASS, Ore. -- Rebuffed by voters, proponents of legalizing recreational marijuana use in Oregon will take their cause to the Legislature, but persuading...
View ArticleUnited States: Advocates of legalizing marijuana will take issue to Oregon...
By JEFF BARNARD, AP GRANTS PASS, Ore. — Rebuffed by voters, proponents of legalizing recreational marijuana use in Oregon will take their cause to the Legislature, but persuading lawmakers will be a...
View ArticleUnited States: The end of the war on marijuana
By Roger A. Roffman, Special to CNN (CNN) -- The historic measure to regulate and tax marijuana in Washington State deserves to be looked at closely as a model of how legalization ought to be designed...
View ArticleOregon: Seminar homes in on benefits of hemp
By JOCE DeWITT Corvallis Gazette-Times Industrial hemp expert Anndrea Hermann gave Oregon State University faculty members and students a sneak peek Tuesday at a class she’ll offer through OSU’s...
View ArticleColorado: Industrial hemp could jump-start economy
By Amy Gillentine, Colorado Springs Business Journal The Declaration of Independence was written on paper made of hemp. During World War II the federal government launched a “Hemp for Victory” campaign...
View ArticleCanada: Building Tractor Parts From Flax & Hemp
by Kelvin Heppner, Portage Online Within a few years, farmers could be operating tractors partially made from the crops they grow.The Composites Innovation Centre in Winnipeg is working with Buhler...
View ArticleRolling Stone: The Next Seven States To Legalize Pot
Why Oregon, California and more are likely to follow Colorado and Washington toward legalizationBy Tim Dickinson, Rolling Stone The Berlin Wall of pot prohibition seems to be crumbling before our...
View ArticleUnited States: Petition to Pardon Medical Marijuana Provider Chris Williams
As a young man enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, Chris Williams swore an oath to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States." Now is the time to show him your support! By Michael...
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