Tag Archive | "marijuana legalization"

California to be seen as U.S. version of Amsterdam

Wednesday, September 30, 2009

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Marijuana or scientifically known as Cannabis, have been approved for medicinal usage in the US since 1996. Now, 13 years later, California is going further on its efforts to fully legalize the possession and usage of marijuana beyond medicine. From a recent count, more than a dozen states in the US have granted laws permitting the [...]

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Rhode Island Becomes 3rd State Allowing Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

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Exciting news… Joining the list of legal medical marijuana states is Rhode Island, which is now the third state in the nation and the first on the East Coast to permit marijuana sales to chronically ill patients. Rhode Island state lawmakers had a remarkable vote to overrideĀ  a veto from the Reublican party. The senate voted [...]

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Legalizing Marijuana and Taxing Could Generate Billions

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

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This topic of legalizing marijuana in other states and collect taxes has received more attention in today’s current economic standings than previously. With multiple states having to perform cutbacks leading to more job loss, states as California where marijuana is legal for medicinal purposes actually has supported the states budget deficit by adding over $1 [...]

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