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"I couldn't find a single person at the State of Marijuana Conference '16 on the Queen Mary this week willing to predict anything other than success for Proposition 64, the measure that could legalize cannabis in California for adult recreational use.
Polls continue to show that almost two-thirds of California's likely voters support passage, though things could tighten up closer to election day.
No question, a pungent wind is blowing across America. Already, adult use of marijuana is legal in Washington, Oregon, Colorado and Alaska.
In November, voters in eight other states will be making choices about legalizing recreational and medical marijuana. Like California, Arizona, Maine, Massachusetts and Nevada could approve the use of recreational pot. Florida, Arkansas and North Dakota voters will consider legalizing medical marijuana (already the standard in 25 states, plus the District of Columbia).
Montana voters will consider easing restrictions on the state's medical marijuana law.
In California, communities up and down the state are scrambling. City councils and boards of supervisors are passing ordinances, moratoriums and bans. Some are courting industry, getting ready to capitalize on what has been described as a coming "green rush." Others are sticking their heads in the sand."
http://www.latimes.com/local/abcarian/la-me-abcarian-cannabis-legalization-20160930-snap-story.html
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(Score: 2) by mcgrew on Saturday October 15 2016, @08:54PM
TYpical government guy -- never use a one syllable word when a three syllable word or larger is available. POT, REEFER. GANJA. Or the long discarded MUGGLES (1940s slang).
Ganja means pot in almost every language, in case you find yourself in a foreign country and wanting marijuana.
But AGAIN? Gees, this guy's on crack, not pot. Reefer is better than it's ever been, with buds four or five times as good as 1970 and these days there aren't stems, seeds, or leaves. Back then they'd brick up the whole plant.
And it was illegal everywhere, even Amsterdam. Now it's legal for any use in four states, and legal for medical use in over half of them. "Great again?" How about lets make pot great AT LAST. Because it's never been greater.
But maybe that's what he was doing -- a satirical backhand to Trump, who wants to make America great again when it has never stopped being great, ever.
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(Score: 2) by takyon on Saturday October 15 2016, @11:53PM
After somebody complained about me using the word "marijuana" in the first 4/20 article here, I switched to "cannabis" when writing headlines, summaries, and comments. It's (part of) the scientific name and doesn't have the racist/propaganda backstory.
America has four syllables (three if you say 'merica), so if you want to riff on Trump's #MAGA, you can do better than "weed" or "pot".
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