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California Activists Begin Gathering Signatures in October to Put Cannabis...
California’s Attorney General has recently given approval to the California Cannabis Hemp Act of 2014 (also known as the Jack Herer Initiative), which would end cannabis prohibition in the state,...
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California Assembly Approves Measure Reforming State’s Drug Possession Laws
California’s full Assembly recently approved Senate Bill 649, a measure to reform the state’s drug laws, which has already been approved by the Senate. The proposal now heads back to the Senate for...
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California Assembly Votes to Legalize Hemp
California’s full Assembly has approved Senate Bill 566, a measure to legalize industrial hemp, which has already been approved by the Senate. The proposal now heads back to the Senate for concurrence,...
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New Poll: Majority in California Want Cannabis Legalized
According to a new poll conducted by the Public Policy Institute of California, 60% of likely voters in the state are in favor of legalizing cannabis, the highest yet recorded by the institute. Only...
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Cannabis Legalization Initiative Approved for Circulation in California
California’s Secretary of State’s office announced today that the California Cannabis Hemp Initiative has passed through its initial hurdle, and proponents may now begin collecting the 504,760 valid...
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State Report: Cannabis Legalization in California Would Make, Save Hundreds...
The Secretary of State’s office in California has released its fiscal impact note on a cannabis legalization initiative which was recently approved for circulation. According to the report, the...
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San Jose Dispensary Holds Blood Drive
Medmar Healing Center, a medical cannabis dispensary in San Jose California, held a blood drive today, with one of the goals being to prove that dispensaries can be good neighbors, reports NBC. For the...
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New Initiative Filed in California to Legalize Cannabis
A new initiative to legalize cannabis, titled the Marijuana Control, Legalization and Revenue Act of 2014, has been filed in the State of California. The proposal would legalize the possession,...
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New Poll: 65% in California Support Cannabis Legalization
New polling released by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has found that a strong majority of those in California support the legalization of recreational cannabis. 65% are in support of such a...
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Drug Policy Alliance Files California Cannabis Legalization Initiative
By Phillip Smith, StoptheDrugWar.org A California marijuana legalization initiative backed by the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA) was filed Wednesday with the state attorney general’s office. But the...
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California Governor Pardons 93 Drug Offenders
California Governor Jerry Brown has given a full and unconditional pardon to 127 individuals. 93 of these pardons are for drug-related crimes, many of which are for possessing, cultivating or...
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California Advocates To Begin Collecting Signatures Next Week For Cannabis...
Proponents of an initiative to legalize cannabis in California will begin collecting signatures next week in an attempt to put the proposal to a vote this November. Advocates of the Marijuana, Control...
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California Democrats Call for Cannabis Legalization
The California Democratic Party voted unanimously today to approve a resolution making the legalization of recreational cannabis an official party platform. The resolution makes it clear that the...
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Initiative to Defelonize Personal Drug Possession in California Qualifies for...
The California Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act has officially qualified for the general election ballot, and will be put to a vote this November as Proposition 47. The measure, in addition to other...
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Berkley, CA City Council Votes to Require Dispensaries to Give Free Cannabis...
The Berkley, California City Council voted unanimously last week to require dispensaries to give away at least 2% of their cannabis for free to “low-income” individuals, with low-income being defined...
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California Fair Sentencing Act Passes Assembly
By Phillip Smith, StoptheDrugWar.com The California Assembly today approved the Fair Sentencing Act, which would remove the legal disparity in the treatment of crack and powder cocaine offenders under...
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Initiative to Defelonize Drug Possession in California Leading 62% to 25% in...
New polling released Tuesday by the Public Policy Institute of California has found that Proposition 47, an initiative to defelonize certain nonviolent crimes including personal drug possession, is...
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California Fair Sentencing Act Signed Into Law
By Phillip Smith, StoptheDrugWar.org California Gov. Jerry Brown Sunday signed into law the Fair Sentencing Act, which will undo racial disparities in the sentencing of cocaine offenders under laws...
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Study: 92% of Patients Say Medical Cannabis Works
A study of hundreds of California medical cannabis patients has found that 92% of those patients believe that cannabis has been beneficial in alleviating symptoms of the ailment they use it for. The...
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2014 Election a Week Away
A week from today, on Tuesday, November 4th, the 2014 general election will occur, and voters in numerous locales will be given the opportunity to strike a blow to the absurd prohibition on cannabis....
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