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Medical marijuana laws creating pot fiends? What study shows CBS News (CBS) Does legalizing marijuana for medicinal use turn young people into pot fiends? New data from Rhode Island - which legalized medical marijuana in 2006 - suggest it doesn't. The data, presented Wednesday at a meeting of the American Public Health ... See all stories on this topic »

Legalize Marijuana to rid us of the DRUG "Spice" Examiner.com Last week a teenage boy died in Pittsburgh after smoking legal synthetic marijuana. Brandon Rice died last week using a marijuana alternative popularly known as K-2, bath-salts and or Spice. Little is known about the substance amongst its users, ... See all stories on this topic »

Gary Johnson 'the marijuana guy' takes 2012 pitch to LA Los Angeles Times In a recent magazine interview, Johnson said marijuana smokers may be “the largest untapped voting bloc in the country.” On Thursday, Johnson told the crowd about a Gallup poll last month that found that 50% of Americans favor legalizing marijuana. ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

User says her marijuana is 'like a fine glass of wine,' should be legal Chicago Sun-Times Linn, who now works at a grocery, lobbies the Illinois General Assembly on a variety of marijuana-related bills. He's pushing for the taxation and legalization of marijuana in Illinois. He supports medical-marijuana legislation, which came eight votes ... See all stories on this topic »

Should Marijuana Be Legalized? - Three Things You Didn't Know About Medical ... Free press releases (press release) Medical marijuana cards may not be given out to every patient that asks. A lot of people argue that the legalization of marijuana, even if just for medical intentions, is allowing people to use cannabis recreationally. In most cases, this just isn't ... See all stories on this topic »

Will marijuana consumption double or triple if made legal? I doubt it San Diego CityBEAT By Edwin Decker Gallup recently reported that 50 percent of Americans are in favor of legalizing marijuana, while 46 percent remain opposed. Well, doesn't that just bubble my bongwater! For the first time, we can actually say that there are more ... See all stories on this topic » San Diego CityBEAT

The Chicago Marijuana Debate Continues Chicagomag.com The Obama administration recently released its official policy stance on legalization: We also recognize that legalizing marijuana would not provide the answer to any of the health, social, youth education, criminal justice, and community quality of ... See all stories on this topic » Chicagomag.com

Medical marijuana views collide at Macomb County courthouse WITH VIDEO Royal Oak Daily Tribune The AG remains convinced that the ballot proposal was “vaguely worded, poorly crafted, on purpose” and then used as a vehicle by out-of-state activists to bring Michigan closer to the complete legalization of marijuana, although outlawed by federal ... See all stories on this topic »

District 14 race turns negative Bryan College Station Eagle The flyer includes a long list of concerns about Yancy, including that he is open to legalizing marijuana and called State Sen. Steve Ogden a quitter for retiring at the end of his term -- both charges that Yancy calls ludicrous. ... See all stories on this topic »

GOP presidential candidate for legalizing marijuana Southwest Riverside News Network Gary Johnson, a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, will use a speech Thursday to explain what he would do as president to achieve the legalization of marijuana. Johnson, who was New Mexico's governor from 1995 to 2003, has said that ... See all stories on this topic »

Chicago Could Raise $7 Million Per Year by Legalizing Marijuana Opposing Views Hey, Chicago, if you're looking to make a buck off pot smokers and direct scarce police resources away from marijuana arrests, how about convincing lawmakers in Springfield to legalize marijuana? Then you can collect a tax on us without having to catch ... See all stories on this topic » Opposing Views

Legalizing medical pot seen not affecting youth Boston.com PROVIDENCE, RI—A study says legalizing medical marijuana in Rhode Island did not increase marijuana use among youth, at least not in the first three years. The Providence Journal reports (http://bit.ly/uGz8Jy) that the study presented Wednesday to the ... See all stories on this topic »

Opposing marijuana Deseret News The official White House statement, which came from Obama's director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Gil Kerlikowske, said "... legalizing marijuana would not provide the answer to any of the health, social, youth education, ... See all stories on this topic » Deseret News

Chicago a primo market for medical marijuana growers Chicago Sun-Times By Frank Main fmain@suntimes.com November 3, 2011 10:06AM FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2009 file photo, a worker at the San Francisco Medical Cannabis Clinic prepares packets of marijuana buds for sale in San Francisco. Legalizing the recreational use of ... See all stories on this topic »

Washington may be next major battleground in marijuana legalization fight OregonLive.com (blog) By Jeff Mapes, The Oregonian Some big checks are going to supporters of a petition drive to legalize marijuana in Washington state, Associated Press reports. A total of $250000 is coming from Peter Lewis, the Progressive Insurance chairman who has long ... See all stories on this topic »

Rhode Island Hospital study finds legalizing medical marijuana does not ... EurekAlert (press release) PROVIDENCE, RI – A Rhode Island Hospital physician/researcher will present findings from a study investigating whether legalizing medical marijuana in Rhode Island will increase its use among youths. Lead author Esther Choo, MD, MPH, will present the ... See all stories on this topic »

Politicians thoughts on medical marijuana Southgate News Herald “I think usage over the past couple years has demonstrated many people are seeing this as an enabler for legalizing marijuana in general. I don't think that's what the voters voted for.” Continued... “The general issue of the legalization of marijuana ... See all stories on this topic »

While Rahm's Undecided on Ticketing Pot Busts, Moreno Says "Legalize It" Chicagoist Maybe another option to consider would be to legalize it. 1st Ward Ald. Proco "Joe" Moreno became thee first alderman to call for decriminalizing marijuana yesterday. “Legalize it, control it, and tax it,” Moreno says. “Regulate it as a controlled ... See all stories on this topic » Chicagoist

Why Haven't Stoner Comedies Changed Marijuana Laws? Hollywood.com Everyone seems perfectly fine glorifying marijuana use if it's in a movie. To be fair, I don't have the legal or medical knowledge to really debate whether cannabis should or shouldn't be legalized. But in a landscape where stoner comedies have become ... See all stories on this topic » Hollywood.com