Advocates applaud AG Holder on marijuana policy
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- Advocates applaud AG Holder on marijuana policy
- Fun With California’s Marijuana Laws
- Medical marijuana bill should advance in New Jersey
Advocates applaud AG Holder on marijuana policy
San Jose Mercury News
During the campaign President Barack bama indicated he would end the Justice Department raids which continued even after he was inaugurated. California and 12 other states have laws permitting medicinal use of marijuana but the federal government has not recognized those laws.
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Fun With California’s Marijuana Laws
New York Times
Marijuana used for medical purposes is legal in California. A new proposal would allow recreational use. Now that California has finally passed a budget and can get back to work a state lawmaker and three middle-school administrators have turned their attention to dealing in different ways with the state’s booming illegal trade in marijuana. As The Los Angeles Times.
Medical marijuana bill should advance in New Jersey
The Star-Ledger – NJ.com
n Monday the state Senate passed a bill that would legalize marijuana for medical purposes. It now goes to the state Assembly where it is co-sponsored by a couple of assemblymen who “don’t usually even agree on the time of day” according to one colleague. Reed Gusciora is a liberal Democrat from Princeton and Michael Carroll is a conservative Republican from Morris County but both are backing this bill. Gusciora supports medical marijuana for humanitarian reasons while Carroll sees it as falling within the wider Republican tradition of getting the government out of our personal lives.