Items tagged with legalization
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| Voters approve I-502 legalizing marijuana [06.11.2012] | Washington enthusiastically leapt into history Tuesday, becoming the first state, with Colorado, to reject federal drug-control policy and legalize r ... |
| Coloradans say yes to recreational use of marijuana [06.11.2012] | Voters approved Amendment 64 legalizing recreational marijuana use in Colorado on Tuesday, making this one of two states to end prohibition of the dr ... |
| Biggest blow to Mexico drug cartels? It could be on your state ballot [05.11.2012] | Over the past year, the world has eyed Latin America as it has forged forward, in both policy and politics, with a rethink of the “war on drugs.” (Se ... |
| U.S. vote may be beginning of the end for War on Drugs [05.11.2012] | "Exactly 80 years ago (in 1932), Colorado voters approved a ballot measure to appeal alcohol prohibition, and that came before it being repealed by t ... |
| Legalising marijuana: The view from Mexico [02.11.2012] | Voters in Colorado, Oregon and Washington will vote on whether to legalise marijuana. Polls suggest that the initiatives have a decent chance of pass ... |
| Hit Mexico’s Cartels With Legalization [01.11.2012] | We have to face up to the hard reasons why thousands of young men (and some women) with full mental faculties have become serial killers. These reaso ... |
| Mexico study: US legalization cuts cartel profits [30.10.2012] | A study released by a respected Mexican think tank asserts that proposals to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in Colorado, Oregon and Washi ... |
| Op-ed: Approve I-502, legalize marijuana and cripple organized crime in B.C. [29.10.2012] | Passing Initiative 502 is one of the best ways to reduce international gang violence? Like the violent cartels gripping Mexico, British Columbia is a ... |
| Will recreational marijuana get the green light in three States? [24.10.2012] | If you live in Colorado, Washington or Oregon, your state may soon be the first in the nation to allow possession of marijuana—in limited quantities— ... |
| Uruguay plans to legalise marijuana under state monopoly [23.10.2012] | The president of Uruguay, José Mujica, has announced plans to legalise the production and sale of marijuana under a state monopoly, triggering a live ... |
| Marijuana legalization leads in new polls, but not a lock [22.10.2012] | Washington is emerging as the most likely state to be the first to legalize marijuana according to new polls. But even with a huge fundraising advant ... |
| U.S. stance on marijuana unchanged by legalization votes: official [19.10.2012] | A top Justice Department official has told "60 Minutes" the federal government is ready to combat any "dangers" of state-sanctioned recreational pot, ... |
| States legalizing marijuana will violate federal law, trigger constitutional showdown [15.10.2012] | Former Drug Enforcement Agency administrators and directors of the Office of National Drug Control Policy voiced a strong reminder to the U.S. Depart ... |
| Et si le Maroc légalisait la culture et le business du kif? [05.10.2012] | «Pourquoi ne pas réglementer la culture du kif, puis d’en faire un produit à utiliser dans les domaines médical et pharmaceutique, ainsi que cela se ... |
| Oregon pot measure struggles as Washington, Colorado thrive [02.10.2012] | In Oregon - a state with one of the nation's highest rates of pot use and a reputation for pushing the boundaries on marijuana laws - organizers are ... |
| AP Interview: Guatemala prez says legalize drugs [24.09.2012] | Guatemalan President Otto Perez Molina is advocating the international legalization of drugs even as he is moving to fight narcotics cartels with the ... |
| Legalizing marijuana adds revenue, reduces law-enforcement costs [22.09.2012] | In its fiscal note on I-502, the state Office of Financial Management estimated the total state and local government revenue from marijuana at $566 m ... |
| State could be test case in marijuana legalization [21.09.2012] | On Nov. 6 Washington voters will decide whether to directly confront the federal ban on marijuana and embrace a sprawling plan to legalize, regulate ... |
| The relaxation of cannabis laws shows the failure of the war on drugs [21.09.2012] | When the Uruguayan president José Mujica was asked about his proposal to make a historic break with global prohibition and put in place a legal, stat ... |
| Pot could be tax windfall, but skeptics abound [18.09.2012] | A catchy pro-marijuana jingle for Colorado voters considering legalizing the drug goes like this: "Jobs for our people. Money for schools. Who could ... |
| Uruguay takes 'war on drugs' in new direction: The state as dealer [18.09.2012] | Uruguay has long been at the vanguard of social reform in Latin America. Today, it is on the verge of passing into law one of its most radical ideas ... |
| Colorado marijuana legalization initiative leads in new poll [15.09.2012] | A majority of Colorado voters support a ballot measure to legalize limited possession of marijuana, according to a new Denver Post poll. The poll fou ... |
| Drugs policies are not working, believe 75% of MPs [08.09.2012] | The poll, conducted by ComRes for the UK Drug Policy Commission (UKDPC), found that 77% of MPs believed the UK's current policies were ineffective in ... |
| Ex-DEA heads urge Holder oppose marijuana ballots [06.09.2012] | Nine former heads of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration urged Attorney General Eric Holder to take a stand against possible legalization of rec ... |
| Common sense must be returned in Danish drug policy [30.08.2012] | Politicians in Denmark have closed their eyes and the cannabis market has gone completely out of control. The criminalization of cannabis has not led ... |
| Why marijuana should be legalized [27.08.2012] | Should marijuana be legalized for recreational use by adults? That is the question that voters in three states are considering this November. Colorad ... |
| Colombian prosecutor calls for drug legalisation referendum [20.08.2012] | Colombia's chief public prosecutor has called for a referendum on whether to legalise drug consumption, in response to plans to set up a network of p ... |
| Far but near: Marijuana reform in Mexico? [19.08.2012] | The world-wide debate over cannabis reform appears to be gaining uncommon speed and unexpectedly it is in Latin America that the winds of change have ... |
| Legalizing marijuana could bring windfall to state, if feds don't object [10.08.2012] | The initiative to legalize, tax and regulate marijuana in Washington, Initiative 502, was estimated on Friday to raise up to $1.9 billion in new tax ... |
| Uruguay ponders making government legal pot dealer [09.08.2012] | A plan by Uruguay's leaders to turn the government into the nation's marijuana dealer has been presented to Congress, where the idea faces an uncerta ... |
| 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 ... |
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