At first glance Alaska with its strong Republican leanings would seem like a bad target for what definitely could be the next marijuana legalization initiative campaign, but there are a three important factors that make it surprisingly promising. 1) Libertarian leaning – Alaska overwhelmingly backs the Republican party in federal elections and considering national polling shows [...]

As far as most Americans are concerned marijuana use isn’t a sin. This is the result of a new Public Religion Research Institute poll for the Religion News Service. They surveyed Americans on their opinions about marijuana and found 45 percent think it should be legal, while 49 still think it should be prohibited. What [...]

The very first licenses to legally grow and sell marijuana in Washington State should be issued around December 1st of this year. This is according to the the Washington State Liquor Control Board’s (WSLCB) newly released official timeline for implementing Initiative 502. While voters in Washington State approved I-502 last November and parts of the [...]

California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom (D) dedicated a large segment of his speech at the state Democratic convention this weekend urging the party to support marijuana legalization. He called on his fellow politicians to come out of the closet and publicly support reform. (marijuana talk starts at 7:58) Newsom received a round of applause when [...]

Marijuana is now legal under Colorado law. On November 6th the people of Colorado voted overwhelmingly in support of Amendment 64, but initiative amendments don’t officially go into effect until the election results have been certified and the governor adds the amendment to the state’s constitution. On Monday Governor John Hickenlooper (D) signed the executive order making it officially the law in Colorado.