Politics

The flag of Ohio at Sawyer Point in in Cincinnati, Ohio. Image: Jeff Kubina via Wikimedia Commons

National marijuana group endorses Issue 3 in Ohio, with reservations

Jackie Borchardt ~ Cleveland.com ~

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio's Issue 3 received its first endorsement from a national marijuana advocacy group, but the group says the proposed constitutional amendment is not the best way to legalize marijuana.

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South Carolina voters say feds should butt out of state marijuana laws: poll

Anjali Shastry ~ Washington Times ~

South Carolina voters overwhelmingly say their state’s own medical marijuana law should trump federal enforcement, said a new poll being released Thursday.
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, (D-NY) speaks at a Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 4, 2013. REUTERS/Larry Downing

Kirsten Gillibrand Set To Be The First Ever Sitting Senator To Address Cannabis Industry Conference

 
Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is set to become the first ever sitting senator to give a keynote speech for a cannabis industry conference later in September, The Daily Caller News Foundation has learned.
Ohio Gov. and Presidential Candidate John Kasich addresses the media on Tuesday, September 1, 2015. (Danielle Duval | MLive.com)

Marijuana legalization a 'terrible idea,' says GOP presidential hopeful John Kasich

Jonathan Oosting ~ MLive.com ~

LANSING, MI — Marijuana legalization is a "terrible idea," according to Republican presidential candidate and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, whose home state will see a pot proposal on the ballot this fall.
McAlpin Community Center, Suwannee County, Florida. Image: Michael Rivera via Wikimedia Commons

GOP voters strongly favor marijuana reform, poll finds

 
The majority of Republican voters in the first caucus and primary states are voicing their support for a GOP presidential candidate who backs marijuana reform.
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Marijuana amendment will go before Ohio voters in November

Jill Drury ~ WDTN.com ~

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WDTN) – An amendment asking for the legalization of marijuana in Ohio will be on the ballot in November.

Lieutenant Governor of California Gavin Newsom. Image via Wikimedia Commons

Lt. Gov. Newsom: California will legalize cannabis in 2016

 
Californians will legalize, tax and regulate cannabis for adult use in the 2016 general election, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom told Real Time with Bill Maher Friday.
Cannabis plants at a Denver grow facility. Image: WeedWorthy.com

The Next 11 States to Legalize Marijuana

 
24/7 Wall St. reviewed the 11 states where by law residents in possession of small amounts of the drug are not punishable by jail time, and medical marijuana use is permitted.
Florida Senator Marco Rubio. Photo by Michele Eve Sandberg

Marco Rubio Says He'd Crack Down on Marijuana If Elected President

 
Marco Rubio says that, if elected president, he will crack down on states that have legalized marijuana. He plans to enforce federal law, which prohibits pot.
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A new Florida marijuana initiative would legalize the plant for adults

 
Florida marijuana activists have launched a voter initiative called “Regulate Florida,” which would amend the Florida constitution to legalize and regulate adult use of marijuana in the Sunshine State.

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