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Why Is California Running a Cannabis Campaign Without the Cannabis?
Chris Roberts - Published on November 2, 2016Read moreSome of the Prop. 64 campaign’s most visible endorsers are officials who “can’t stand” cannabis and “don’t advocate” its consumption. What gives?
ESPN Survey: 2/3 of NFL Players Say Cannabis Would Cut Painkiller Use
Gage Peake - Published on November 2, 2016Read moreIn a new ESPN survey of more than 220 current NFL players, 61 percent of players said that if cannabis were a legal option, fewer players would take powerful pain-killing injections.
Final Election Predictions: Which States Will Legalize Cannabis Today?
Bruce Barcott - Published on November 1, 2016Read moreUpdated Monday, Nov. 7: As a wild campaign season draws to a close, some states (California!) are emerging as winners and some (sorry, Montana) as also-rans. Arkansas is trending up, and we now think Massachusetts will pass.
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Reviving Bruno: A Day in the Life of a 5-Year-Old Florida Cannabis Patient
Scott McIntyre - Published on November 1, 2016Read more“I honestly thought before that he didn’t know I was his mom. I feel like he knows now.”
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Floridians ‘Not Amused’ by 4 a.m. Robocall from Prohibitionists
Gage Peake - Published on November 1, 2016Read moreWee-hour campaign calls urging a no vote on medical marijuana woke up hundreds in the state this weekend, annoying and sometimes scaring voters.
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Washington DC Could Expand MMJ Program in Tuesday Vote
Chloe Sommers - Published on October 31, 2016Read moreThe District’s patients may finally be able to shop at more than one dispensary.
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Hail Mary: Boston Archdiocese Gives $850,000 Against Legalization
Gage Peake - Published on October 31, 2016Read moreIn a last-ditch effort, the Boston Archdiocese donated $850,000 to the effort to defeat a state ballot measure to legalize cannabis.
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Colorado Officials Tell Arizonans to Stop Lying About Legalization
Lisa Rough - Published on October 31, 2016Read moreIn campaign ads, Sheila Polk (right) and Arizonans against Prop. 205 make false claims about Colorado. Colorado’s Congressional delegation tells them to cease and desist.
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The Adelson Endowment: Why a Casino Billionaire Is Propping Up Prohibition
Gage Peake - Published on October 28, 2016Read moreLas Vegas casino owner Sheldon Adelson has donated tens of millions of dollars to cannabis prohibition causes. But why?
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State of the Leaf: Oregon Tests Cannabis More Than Its Food
Lisa Rough - Published on October 27, 2016Read moreAn Arkansas legalization initiative bites the dust, Alaska opens its first testing lag, and why are some Florida ballots missing Amendment 2?
