http://www.potlegalization.com Marijuana Legalization News, RSS, Polls, Opinions and more. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 23:43:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Los Angeles City Council last week finally adopted a medical marijuana ordinance. Though not perfect, it balances the needs of local communities with those of patients who truly need access to medical marijuana. And it will rein in an out-of-control situation in which a federally banned substance has been ... http://www.potlegalization.com/time-for-state-leadership-on-medical-marijuana/ The American Medical Association recently reversed its long-standing position and urged the federal government to loosen the classification of Marijuana and clear the path for more medical marijuana use and clinical research. OK--great--but for real: why isn't pot entirely legal already? Likely because of a Puritanical law-and-order ethos that pervades the generations ... http://www.potlegalization.com/how-is-marijuana-still-illegal/ The British came to DePauw Wednesday night. They weren't opposing independence - just the legalization of marijuana. DePauw's Debate Society took on the British National Debate team at the public debate in Watson Forum. DePauw senior Aaron Dicker and junior Kevin Milne supported the resolution to legalize marijuana. Graduate students from ... http://www.potlegalization.com/legalization-of-marijuana-debated-across-cultures/ Since the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, cannabis, also known as marijuana, has been federally classified as a Schedule I drug, meaning that it has no legally accepted medical use and has the same classification as, for example, heroin. Over the last couple of decades, however, that classification has started ... http://www.potlegalization.com/legalize-medical-marijuana-the-phoenix/ Great news for those in Wisconsin... It is time to legalize marijuana for medical purposes. As one who is recovering from several surgeries, and the accompanying pain that goes with them, marijuana should be available for pain relief under doctor's supervision. For years, doctors were stingy with the amount of pain medication ... http://www.potlegalization.com/wisconsin-looking-to-legalize-medical-marijuana/ No tie-dye was on display at a standing-room only hearing held by a California lawmaker on Wednesday in a bid to get his marijuana legalization bill taken seriously. Instead, suits and sober discussion were the rule at the state Capitol as Assemblyman Tom Ammiano presided over what his office said was ... http://www.potlegalization.com/california-lawmaker-holds-hearing-on-legalizing-pot/ A new poll from Gallup shows that 44 percent of Americans now support legalizing marijuana, with 54 percent opposed. This is the highest-ever support for legalization in the Gallup poll. The poll comes on the heels of the announcement by the Obama administration yesterday telling federal prosecutors not to focus on ... http://www.potlegalization.com/44-percent-support-marijuana-legalization-in-latest-poll/ By Jim Sanders The Sacramento Bee Legislation to make California the first state to legalize marijuana for recreational use lit up a Capitol committee hearing Wednesday with three hours of lively but mellow debate. No joint consensus was reached. Dozens of people crammed into the Assembly Public Safety Committee session to discuss potential impacts ... http://www.potlegalization.com/marijuana-legalization-bill-gets-a-hearing-in-california/ Whenever matters of marijuana policy make their way into the national spotlight, you can count on coming across some really ridiculous analysis from folks who haven’t exactly been paying attention. There are many ways to misunderstand the marijuana debate, my favorite of which might be the theory that -- even ... http://www.potlegalization.com/obama-isnt-plotting-to-legalize-marijuana-but-everyone-else-is/ Two new reader opions today. Thanks you both. If you'd like to have your opinion posted on our website, please send  us your thoughts on our "contact us" page. - Admin "I believe marijuana should be legalized. Consider the fact that alachol kills, cigarettes kill, but have you ever heard of ... http://www.potlegalization.com/marijuana-legalization-readers-thoughts/ Marijuana smokers might be breathing a little easier thanks to a policy switch by the U.S. Justice Department. Attorney General Eric Holder announced that federal prosecutors would not spend limited time and resources on people who use or sell medical marijuana "in strict compliance with state law." Thirteen states have ... http://www.potlegalization.com/is-justice-paving-the-way-for-legalizing-marijuana/ Last week we had numerous federal laws that make possessing and distributing marijuana a crime. This week the laws are still there. Nothing's changed on that front. What has changed is that our U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has directed federal prosecutors not to go after possessors and distributors of marijuana ... http://www.potlegalization.com/did-we-just-legalize-marijuana/ Health and law enforcement officials around the nation are scrambling to figure out how to regulate medical marijuana now that the federal government has decided it will no longer prosecute legal users or providers. For years, since the first medical marijuana laws were passed in the mid-1990s, many local and ... http://www.potlegalization.com/states-pressed-into-new-role-on-medical-marijuana-issues/ Legalizing marijuana in California could generate $1.4 billion a year for the cash-starved state treasury, according to the state Board of Equalization. It's supported by 56 percent of the public, according to a Field Poll in April. But it's not a proposal that any of the five leading candidates for governor ... http://www.potlegalization.com/legalized-pot-a-tough-sell-in-govenors-race/ Activists have launched a campaign to legalize marijuana in California, but the path could provide difficult. An Oakland-based group filed papers with the state and now has to collect more than 430,000 signatures to get its measure on the November 2010 ballot. The campaign is being spearheaded by legalization activist Richard ... http://www.potlegalization.com/activists-planning-pot-legalization-ballot-measure-for-2010/ Growing up in the '60's, marijuana was the preferred recreational drug of my generation. While beer and other alcohol may have been the choice of the fraternity crowd, the cool kids recreational drug of choice was marijuana. Living close to Santa Monica Bay, my wife and I frequently stroll the ... http://www.potlegalization.com/marijuana-science-tells-us-its-not-as-bad-as-we-thought/ Marijuana legalization is the hottest topic in the media these days. MSNBC, CNBC, CNN, FOX, NatGeo, and CBS News have presented special features on marijuana business, medical marijuana, and the marijuana legalization movement. Google Trends is showing double the interest in searches and news hits for the term “marijuana legalization”. ... http://www.potlegalization.com/tv-networks-profit-from-pot-but-wont-talk-of-legalization/ EVERY YEAR around the 20th of April, the press is infiltrated with a surge of pot-related stories, complete with as many tongue-in-cheek headlines as editors will allow. This year’s coverage was somehow different, mostly in that it didn’t evaporate into thin air (now even I’m doing it) after the “holiday.” ... http://www.potlegalization.com/where-will-christians-fall-when-the-marijuana-debate-lights-up/ Dan Neil hits the nail on the head ("" July 7). The relatively minor negative consequences that Olympic swimming champion Michael Phelps had to endure for being outed for his marijuana use is Exhibit A that the war on marijuana is coming to an end. The American people are tired ... http://www.potlegalization.com/move-to-legalize-marijuana-takes-root/ Many states are looking at possible reform legislation with regard to medical marijuana use and outright legalization.The Marijuana Policy Project began running an ad campaign touting the legalization of marijuana as a way to help California dig their way out of their current budget crisis. The 30 second spot features ... http://www.potlegalization.com/legalizing-marijuana-gaining-steam-not-in-florida-which-has-the-harshest-pot-laws-in-the-country/