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Marijuana Is Officially Legal In Alaska

Marijuana Is Officially Legal In Alaska

2 March 2015 at 14:01 Comments are Disabled

Marijuana is now legal for adults in Alaska. Alaska on Tuesday becomes the third U.S. state to end prohibition of marijuana, officially putting into effect Ballot Measure 2, approved by 53 percent of state voters in November. Alaskans age 21 and older may now legally possess up to one ounce of marijuana, grow as manyRead More …

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Top 10 marijuana news stories for 2012

Top 10 marijuana news stories for 2012

28 January 2013 at 13:12 Comments are Disabled

If you like drama and marijuana together, then 2012 was the year for you: It was jam-packed with topsy-turvy cannabis news. As the Obama administration cracked down on medical marijuana dispensaries in California, the president himself said pot users in marijuana-legal states shouldn’t be prosecuted. Come again? Here’s our list of top pot stories forRead More …

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Marijuana legalization victories could be short-lived

Marijuana legalization victories could be short-lived

12 November 2012 at 12:44 Comments are Disabled

They said the federal government could sue to block parts of the measures or send threatening letters to marijuana shops, followed up by street-level clampdowns similar to those targeting medical marijuana dispensaries the government suspects are fronts for drug traffickers. “This is a symbolic victory for (legalization) advocates, but it will be short-lived,” Kevin Sabet,Read More …

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