Items tagged with legalization
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| Officials in Uruguay and Chile Submit Marijuana Legalization Bills [09.08.2012] | While the Uruguayan president has endorsed a bill which would create a legal, state-run marijuana industry, congressmen in Chile are pushing a bill t ... |
| Majority supports legal cannabis [06.08.2012] | A majority of Danes believe that sales of cannabis should be controlled by the state, according to a Gallup poll for metroXpress. According to the po ... |
| The International Drug Control Treaties [31.07.2012] | The way the world looks at drug control is changing. There has been a growing awareness of the issue for the past decade, as well as increasing publi ... |
| South America Sees Drug Path to Legalization [28.07.2012] | Uruguay’s famously rebellious president first called for "regulated and controlled legalization of marijuana" in a security plan unveiled last month. ... |
| Pot Legalization Is Coming [25.07.2012] | At least some able-bodied Americans may soon be able to score a bag of weed legally without having to fake a knee injury. In November, voters in thre ... |
| Drugs and Prisons in Uruguay [17.07.2012] | In Uruguay, the consumption of drugs, including marijuana, is not punishable with prison time. Even so, the cultivation of marijuana for personal con ... |
| Comparing marijuana legalization measures in Oregon, Colorado, and Washington State [14.07.2012] | History was made as the Oregon Secretary of State announced that the Oregon Cannabis Tax Act turned in enough valid signatures to qualify for the 201 ... |
| Oregon likely to put pot legalization to voters, proponents say [06.07.2012] | Oregon will soon qualify as the third U.S. state to ask voters in November to legalize marijuana for recreational use in a move that could put the st ... |
| Supreme Court ruling stokes Colorado pot debate [02.07.2012] | They're not talking about the landmark health care ruling. They're talking about last week's Arizona immigration ruling, in which the court reiterate ... |
| Uruguayan drug legalisation: Thinking the unthinkable [29.06.2012] | Latin American leaders have begun to rebel against rigid drug prohibition and the decades-long "war" on drugs. So when Uruguay’s government this mont ... |
| Uruguay’s Plan to Legalize Marijuana Sales [26.06.2012] | Uruguay's proposal to legalize marijuana sales – and make its government the sole seller – reflects a growing worldwide urge to find new and less vio ... |
| A breakthrough in the making? [25.06.2012] | Remarkable drug policy developments are taking place in Latin America. This is not only at the level of political debate, but is also reflected in ac ... |
| Uruguay says pot law won't make it a drug haven [23.06.2012] | Uruguay's government plans to start growing marijuana soon after a law legalizing sales of the drug passes Congress, but a ban on selling to foreigne ... |
| Uruguayan government announces unprecedented plan for legal, regulated arijuana markets [21.06.2012] | In the latest challenge from Latin America to drug war orthodoxy, on June 20, 2012, the Uruguayan government unveiled a proposal that, if adopted by ... |
| Uruguay Considers Selling Marijuana [21.06.2012] | Uruguay is showing a novel approach to Latin America's growing fatigue with the war on drugs with a new proposal: normalize marijuana use and hand ov ... |
| Would Obama boost his re-election bid by backing weed? [15.06.2012] | The blogosphere has been abuzz in recent weeks over whether President Obama should legalize marijuana. Advocates argue that polls say a majority of A ... |
| 10 Reasons to Revisit Marijuana Policy Now [12.06.2012] | For the first time ever, a solid majority of Americans supports legalizing marijuana for recreational use: 56%, according to the most recent Rasmusse ... |
| Marijuana could be Barack Obama's secret weapon in this election [12.06.2012] | Since his inauguration, drug policy reform advocates have tirelessly petitioned Barack Obama to have his "marijuana moment". And for good reason – du ... |
| Marijuana initiative could make or break Obama in Colorado [01.06.2012] | With Obama facing a stiff challenge from Republican Mitt Romney in the November 6 election, it's ironic that his chances of winning the key state of ... |
| Most California voters don't support legalizing pot, poll finds [30.05.2012] | In California, cradle of the marijuana movement, a new poll has found a majority of voters do not support legalization, even as they overwhelmingly b ... |
| 10 provocative quotes about legalization for global pot day [19.04.2012] | The history of 4/20 is somewhat hazy, but it is widely thought to be the work of a group of teenagers who in 1971 made a pact to find an abandoned ca ... |
| The legalisation debate broadens [19.04.2012] | Over the past six months the debate on drugs has moved into the open, as sitting heads of state have gone on the record for the first time to say tha ... |
| Rally protests federal raid on Oakland pot trade school [04.04.2012] | Hundreds of demonstrators gathered at City Hall to demand federal respect for state and local marijuana laws, a day after federal agents raided the s ... |
| Central American drug summit inconclusive [24.03.2012] | A conclave of Central American presidents meeting in Guatemala to discuss a major overhaul of their drug laws — including legalization or decriminali ... |
| Cannabis: Legal high [23.03.2012] | The police and the courts can neither keep up with the surge in small-scale production, nor are they desperately keen to do so. Last month the govern ... |
| Guatemalan president leads drug legalization debate [22.03.2012] | On the campaign trail, Otto Perez Molina vowed to rule his country with an iron fist. The retired general said he would send troops into the streets ... |
| New wrinkle in pot debate: stoned driving [19.03.2012] | Angeline Chilton says she can't drive unless she smokes pot. The suburban Denver woman says she'd never get behind the wheel right after smoking, but ... |
| Time for a truce in the war against drugs? [18.03.2012] | Arguing that a drug-free society is unattainable, a commission of global figures – including former Swiss minister Ruth Dreifuss – are promoting a ra ... |
| Effort to put marijuana legalization measure on ballot is in disarray [09.03.2012] | After Proposition 19 received 46% of the vote in 2010, proponents took heart. They vowed to put a measure to fully legalize marijuana on the 2012 bal ... |
| 'This Debate Will No Longer be Suppressed' [09.03.2012] | Latin American leaders are increasingly speaking out against prohibition. And public opinion in America, especially when it comes to legalizing pot, ... |
| Pat Robertson: Pot should be legal like alcohol [09.03.2012] | Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson says marijuana should be legalized and treated like alcohol because the government's war on drugs has failed. The ... |
| Just say no [05.03.2012] | Given the recent calls by several Latin American presidents for a debate on legalising drugs, would the United States show any flexibility in its sta ... |
| VP Biden goes to Latin American amid drug debate [02.03.2012] | Vice President Joe Biden heads to Latin America Sunday amid unprecedented pressure from political and business leaders to talk about something U.S. o ... |
| Recreational marijuana measure makes Colorado ballot [28.02.2012] | Colorado voters will be asked to decide whether to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in a November ballot measure, setting up a potential sh ... |
| Why a former B.C. attorney-general is supporting the pro-pot movement [19.02.2012] | Geoff Plant has felt for years that the prohibition of marijuana is wrong. Now that the former B.C. attorney-general is out of government, he has dec ... |
| Legalize weed, yes, but the demon's in the details [16.02.2012] | Marijuana will be legal in Canada one day. It may not be for eons – or at least until the federal Liberals or New Democrats gain power, which could b ... |
| Opinion | Is it okay if we sell joints? [16.02.2012] | The City Council will soon be sending a letter to the justice minister, Morten Bødskov (Socialdemokraterne). It might be formulated a little more for ... |
| Interview: Guatemala president says drug war can’t be fought with arms [15.02.2012] | Guatemala’s first president with a military background in 25 years said Tuesday the drug war can’t be won with arms alone, and pledged that his admin ... |
| Guatemala president weighs drug legalization, blames US for not reducing consumption [14.02.2012] | U.S. inability to cut illegal drug consumption leaves Guatemala with no option but to consider legalizing the use and transport of drugs, President O ... |
| Former B.C. attorneys-general call for legalization of marijuana [14.02.2012] | Spurred in part by the point-blank shooting of a known gangster in an upscale Vancouver hotel, four former attorneys-general of British Columbia have ... |
| Legalizing drugs gains ground in Latin America [13.02.2012] | Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina has repeated his suggestion that Guatemala and the other nations of Central America should consider decriminal ... |
| Legalised cannabis? [10.02.2012] | A political majority at Copenhagen Town Hall is pushing for cannabis to be decriminalised. In a joint letter, four out of five local politicians have ... |
| Marijuana legalization initiative set to go on Nov. ballot [09.02.2012] | An initiative seeking to legalize and regulate the recreational use of marijuana will be decided by voters. If passed, Initiative 502 would make Wash ... |
| Not That Kind of Smoke-Filled Room [01.02.2012] | Potheads had high hopes for President Obama’s Google+ hangout on Monday. The Web superpower had invited citizens to submit questions for the presiden ... |
| Pot legalization efforts forge ahead in key U.S. states [31.01.2012] | Efforts to legalize marijuana for recreational use are gaining momentum in Washington state and Colorado, despite fierce opposition from the federal ... |
| Marijuana legalization measure certified [27.01.2012] | A measure to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in Washington State is likely to be on the November 2012 ballot, after the secretary of the s ... |
| Policy pitfalls could quickly kill buzz around Liberal pot proposal [19.01.2012] | If Liberals are serious about presenting voters with a credible plan to legalize and regulate cannabis in the next federal election, they have a lot ... |
| Canadians in favour of relaxing pot laws: poll [17.01.2012] | The results come as the Liberal party voted overwhelmingly to support legalization of the drug at its biennial policy convention on the weekend, seem ... |
| Handicapping Legalization in 2012 [04.01.2012] | Registered voters heading to the polls this fall for elections in Colorado, Washington, and perhaps California will have a chance to enact historic c ... |
| Marijuana legalization initiative signatures in [29.12.2011] | Backers of an effort to legalize and regulate recreational marijuana use in Washington state submitted more than 340,000 signatures Thursday to try t ... |
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