intangible child

Great news! Two marijuana-related ballot initiatives, one in Maine and one in a ski town in Colorado, won in voting booths on Tuesday.
By 59%-41%, Maine voted to become the third state to license nonprofit dispensaries to provide medical marijuana to qualified patients.
And by an overwhelming 73%-27%, Breckenridge, Colorado voted to allow adults over the age of 21 to possess up to an ounce of marijuana. The Breckenridge initiative was spearheaded by MPP grant recipient Sensible Colorado.

Maine's new law is enormously important. While 13 states permit medical marijuana use, until now only Rhode Island and New Mexico have had laws allowing dispensaries, both of which were adopted by the states’ legislatures. Patients in the other states have had to grow their own marijuana, find someone to procure it for them, or buy it from the criminal market.

Tonight's vote is a dramatic step forward, the first time that any state’s voters have authorized the state government to license medical marijuana dispensaries. Coming a decade after passage of Maine’s original marijuana law in 1999, this is a huge sign that voters are comfortable with these laws, and also a sign that the recent change of policy from the Obama administration is having a major impact.

The new Maine law also expands the number of conditions that make a patient eligible for medical marijuana use and protects patients from discrimination in employment, housing, education, and child custody.
A coalition of activists and marijuana policy reform organizations are responsible for this victory: MPP got the momentum going by drafting the initiative and providing start-up funding to Maine Citizens for Patients' Rights, and the Drug Policy Alliance provided assistance to help complete the signature drive.
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klax

Fantastic. Now, if Ohio will take some influence from Maine. I mean we're already half way there, it's decriminalized. If the police find some on you and it's less than 100g they can't even arrest you legally. They just give you a ticket for $100 and that's it. I've never even gotten a ticket, honestly. I just can't wait for voting day, I think there's going to be some marijuana-related issues.

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intangible child

Its well on its way in Calif.

Sep 22, 2009 ... After California voters approved the nation's first law legalizing medical use of marijuana in 1996, federal authorities raided local pot ...
State OKs petition drive for pot legalization

California needs your help!
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/29/le...get-crunch-too

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/357348921

Drive to legalize marijuana rolls on in California - CNN.com

MetallicaFan495

This is great im glad to see states passing!

Frid

Ohio needs to jump on this band wagon

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ApheXNinjA

Finally, some great change. It looks like America is finally waking up from it's haze. Now one can only hope that Idaho takes a hint from it's neighbors and either passes a medical marijuana bill, or adopts something more radical like Colorado.

In any case, it looks like Marijuana is slowly losing it's long long long drawn out propaganda shame. Finally, science and common sense are making gains. haha

COdro

I am too excited for this! Breckenridge is 20 minutes from my house. I'm not 21 for a few more years, but it has been put on the local police department's discretion, including turning a blind eye according to the 2F representatives. It's already on the state's least urgent priority so I hope this makes it almost like smoking a cigarette.

thedude55551

Go Breck. Hopefully Park City follows its lead.

Vish

I was happy to hear that it passed. I am a proud Maine inhabitant.

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