A new study shows that an overwhelming majority of Americans want the federal government to stay out of state-level affairs associated with changes in marijuana law.
According to The Washington Post, that is one of the conclusions of a survey on legal marijuana recently commissioned by Third Way:
The survey found Americans split on the question of full legalization, with 50 percent supporting versus 47 percent opposed. However, the poll did find that six in ten respondents said that states, not the…
A petition aimed at allowing the adult use of marijuana in Nevada has met its signature requirements and will be submitted to the 2015 state legislature.
According to The Washington Post:
Supporters of the measure to make marijuana legal in Nevada turned in 138,453 valid signatures, according to the Secretary of State Ross Miller’s (D) office, far above the approximately 100,000 valid signatures necessary to qualify an initiative.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal provided a good rundown on where it…
A significant majority of Wyoming’s residents approve of making medical marijuana legal.
According to The Washington Post:
A University of Wyoming poll, which included 768 residents statewide, found 72 percent of the respondents to support marijuana use if it is recommended by a physician, while only 25 percent oppose it.
However, only 35 percent of the survey respondents favor legal, recreational use of the substance, while 60 percent are opposed to it.
KBZK.com reported:
Survey responses concerning…
As reported by The Washington Post, the Marijuana Policy Project, in partnership with marijuana industry leader Medbox, Inc., is now launching a $75,000 public education campaign to counter what communications director, Mason Tvert, describes as decades of “exaggeration, fear mongering, and condescension.” The campaign will launch at noon in Denver, Colorado in front of a billboard aimed at tourists.
The outdoor ad reads, “Don’t let a candy bar ruin your vacation. With edibles, start low and go slow.”
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