All posts tagged "2016 elections"

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Does Marijuana Legalization Cause Homelessness?

Anti-cannabis activists such as Kevin Sabet have recently spread the idea that legal cannabis encourages the...

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How to Engage Local Politicians on Cannabis in 2017

The end of 2016 is getting closer and and many are looking forward to sending off...

Economics

Towns Consider Moratoriums After Maine Voters Legalize Pot

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Towns and cities around Maine are taking a cautious approach to the...

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Spreading Positive Vibrations & Cannabis in the New Year

I ventured south to the big city this past weekend and it was an eye-opener indeed....

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Marijuana is Now Legal in Massachusetts

Legal-marijuana activists were in a celebratory mood Thursday as a new voter-approved law took effect in...

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Tomorrow: Up to 10 Ounces of Cannabis for MA Residents

BOSTON (AP) — Key portions of Massachusetts’ voter-approved recreational marijuana law were cleared to go into...

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The State of Marijuana After Election Day

Celebrate marijuana's big wins on Election Day.

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Checkerboard of Yes and No Votes on Marijuana hit Oregon

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Just a few yards from the Salem city line, a customer strolled...

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The Next Stage of American Cannabis Policy

This past Election Day there were nine ballot initiatives relating to cannabis — eight passed. A remarkable...

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Legalization Steadily Moves Forward in CA

Today is Day 3 of life after legalization in California – and, aside from an unseasonable...

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Will the Donald Trump the People on Cannabis?

Depending on your political bent, digesting the results of the General Election can either feel like...

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Cannabis Legalization Cleans House at Polls

Florida appears to have helped to bring the nation President Donald J. Trump. And in return,...

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Montana Votes to Bring Back Medical Cannabis

Montana voters decided to restore medical marijuana in their state in Tuesday’s election. With the passage...

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California, Massachusetts Approve Recreational Cannabis

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California and Massachusetts voters approved measures allowing recreational marijuana Tuesday, handing the...

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Biggest-Ever Election Day for Cannabis is Here

Welcome to the biggest single day in America’s marijuana legalization movement. Sure, it was a big...

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Montana Can Vote to Restore Medical Marijuana

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana voters will decide on four citizen initiatives, the most in any...

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Backers of Marijuana Legalization Tout Doctors’ Endorsements

BOSTON (AP) — Supporters of a ballot measure to legalize recreational marijuana in Massachusetts touted endorsements...

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80 Million Americans (With Access To Recreational Marijuana) Can’t Be Wrong

If things go as planned on Election Day, right after will come a seminal moment in...

Economics

Business Owners Replace Idealists in Legal-Pot Movement

DENVER (AP) — Business owners are replacing idealists in the pot-legalization movement as the nascent marijuana...

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Debate Recap: Puppets, Suspense & Bigly Stakes — At Least That’s Over

America, we have peered into the abyss, and it has stared us right back in the...