Legalizing Marijuana? Solution to four decades of drug wars? Sound off...updated 10.16

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 Updated: 10.16.2011
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Become a sponsor of this popular daily posting.  Contact: Jeff@TexasOnlineRadio.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ California Medical Assoc. calls for legalizing marijuana AMERICAblog (blog) By Chris in Paris on 10/16/2011 11:17:00 AM The state's largest doctor group is calling for legalization of marijuana, even as it pronounces cannabis to be of questionable medical value. Trustees of the California Medical Assn., which represents more ... See all stories on this topic » Impact of pot on economy is hazy Record-Searchlight Marijuana legalization advocates provided estimates last year during the drive to legalize the drug outright saying legal and illegal marijuana sales likely account for more than $14 billion in California each year, twice as much as the state's ... See all stories on this topic » Tommy Chong to Obama: 'Pardon Marc Emery and Legalize Marijuana' Cannabis Culture CANNABIS CULTURE - Iconic filmmaker/stoner/activist Tommy Chong stopped by Cannabis Culture Headquarters this week to discuss Obama's continuing war on medical marijuana and the latest on imprisoned Canadian pot activist Marc Emery. ... See all stories on this topic » Government Officials Outraged By Marijuana-Shaped Candy Neon Tommy The sour apple lollipops are shaped like marijuana leaves but contain no illegal ingredients. Still, critics say that the packaging, which features pot leaves, the word "Legalize" and a joint-smoking, peace-sign waving user, is in poor taste. ... See all stories on this topic » Neon Tommy Written by Cyrus Langhorne SOHH "I hope not," Smoke told SOHH when asked if he thinks marijuana will ever be legalized. "I would rather it be decriminalized than legalized. My whole thing is, on that subject, is when you legalize something, you give [the government] a chance to give ... See all stories on this topic » SOHH Barack Obama, drug warrior San Francisco Chronicle Washington could remedy that by legalizing marijuana. But when US attorneys in California send out dozens of letters threatening landowners and lien holders with the seizure of their property and assets, they're not going after the drug trade. ... See all stories on this topic » Voters should close down marijuana shops The Coloradoan Since state legalization of "Medical Marijuana," the marijuana crowd has considered this drug is OK for general use, and the number of registered marijuana users has increased 1200 percent. This indicates either widespread abuse of the approval process ... See all stories on this topic » Ohio medical marijuana ballot language approved NECN COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine says a group seeking to legalize medical marijuana has met initial requirements toward putting the measure before voters in 2012. DeWine on Friday said the group submitted a fair and truthful ... See all stories on this topic » ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~