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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Medical Marijuana Plan in State of State Speech Falls Short
Patients and advocates are disappointed that Cuomo doesn't call for comprehensive legislation to effectively help patients get their medicine.
Marijuana and a New York State of Mind
Why aren't more progressive-oriented states legalizing marijuana? A look at how New York state's police departments - and legislative candidates - are funded may provide a clue.
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Higher Hopes for Hemp
The phony justification for banning hemp because someone might secretly grow pot makes even less sense than it did before Colorado and Washington State legalized marijuana.
Rethinking Marijuana: As Colorado Opens World’s First Pot Retail Stores, NY to Allow Medical Usage
New York state is poised to become the latest state to loosen restrictions on marijuana usage. The governor's surprise reversal on medical marijuana is part of a nationwide shift …
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William Rivers Pitt | Homegrown
William Rivers Pitt: “What is more caustic to this society: marijuana or thousands upon thousands of people consigned to the tender mercies of the penal system?”
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Colombia and Uruguay Take the Lead in Drug Policy Paradigm Change
State after state is voting to defy federal marijuana laws, resulting in a chaotic patchwork of legalization schemes that has put the Justice Department in the awkward position of …
Uruguay Becomes First Country to Fully Legalize Marijuana
The small Latin American country of Uruguay has become the only country that allows growing and selling marijuana.
DPA Gripping Video Shows Life-Altering Consequences of Marijuana Possession Arrests in NYC
Statewide polls show strong majority of New Yorkers, including republicans, support fixing marijuana possession laws; NY lags behind neighboring states in marijuana reform
Thinking Beyond Big Marijuana
Marijuana seems set to become the next great American industry in coming decades, but while some want to turn it into a big business, many resist the corporatization of …
Largest County in New Mexico Bucks Medical Marijuana Law, Prohibits County Employees From Using Medical Marijuana
The county memorandum cites federal prohibition and county policy as the reason for prohibiting the use of marijuana.