Marijuana Legalization News

Marijuana Legalization in the News

In the United States of America
- Public support for marijuana legalization continues to rise (August 2001) according to the latest USA Today/CNN/Gallup poll.
- Nevada set to loosen pot possession law (June 2001): the state Assembly voted to make marijuana legal for medicinal purposes, and also to decrease the penalty for simple possession from a felony to a misdemeanor charge.
- Hawaii governor signs medical marijuana bill (June 2000): read the article from cnn.com.
- New Mexico governor calls for legalizing drugs (October 1999): read the article from cnn.com.
On the International Scene
- "Cannabis smokers will not be arrested," Britain reclassifies cannabis (October 2001): read the article from the London times.
- Jamaica considers legalizing marijuana (August 2001): read the article from cnn.com.
- Canada Introduces Revolutionary Medical Marijuana Policy (July 2001): read the article from abcnews.com.
- Australian PM taking hits in drug debate (August 2001): Australia's prime minister is apparently under pressure to decriminalize marijuana possession. Read the article from cnn.com.
Other Sources
- The Lindesmith Center - Drug Policy Foundation news database has a regularly updated list of news stories related to marijuana.
- Cannabis News keeps track of news stories relating to marijuana.
- Marijuana News has news and analysis related to marijuana and the legalization movement.
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