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Medical marijuana bill amendment would not allow for marijuana to be smoked

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With 18 days left in the session, a bill to regulate voter-approved medical marijuana in Nebraska has new life.

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YouSpeak: Should Medical Marijuana Be Legalized?

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On November 6, Massachusetts’ residents will vote on a ballot initiative that would legalize medical marijuana. The controversial measure would allow people with glaucoma and chronic illnesses that cause severe pain to buy marijuana with a doctor’s written recommendation, at designated dispensaries.

With the election just seven weeks away, this week’s “YouSpeak” asks: Should medical marijuana be legalized?

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Judge does not make ruling on Nebraska medical marijuana lawsuit Friday

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A judge said the effort to stop both Nebraska medical marijuana petitions from making it onto the November general election ballot will have to wait until another week to be heard

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5 states pass marijuana legalization

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Besides voting for president, voters considered measures covering recreational marijuana, abortion, minimum wage, affirmative action and Puerto Rico’s statehood.

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Weed was the real winner of the 2020 election

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Americans are turning against the war on drugs.

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On November 3, four American states voted to legalize marijuana: Arizona, New Jersey, Montana and South Dakota. Combined with the other states that have done so in recent years, one in three Americans now live in a state where access to marijuana has been legalized. It shows that Americans are souring on the harsh drug policies that have put millions of people in prison.

But America’s national drug policy is a different story. Under federal law, marijuana is still classified as a “schedule 1” drug, meaning it’s considered to have little medical value and a high risk of abuse, along with drugs like LSD, heroin, ecstasy and psilocybin mushrooms. In states where marijuana has been legalized, that conflict with federal law creates numerous problems for legal marijuana sellers and users. And few national politicians talk about legalizing marijuana throughout the country. But advocates are hoping that by introducing new state laws one by one, Americans who are ready to move on from the country’s decades-long war on drugs will eventually force the federal government’s hand.

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Read Vox’s coverage of marijuana legalization in the 2020 election here: https://www.vox.com/2020-presidential-election/2020/11/4/21548800/election-results-marijuana-legalization-drug-decriminalization-new-jersey-arizona-oregon-montana

There’s more about Americans’ support of weed legalization in the latest Gallup survey: https://news.gallup.com/poll/323582/support-legal-marijuana-inches-new-high.aspx

The ACLU’s report on racial disparities in marijuana possession arrests: https://www.aclu.org/report/tale-two-countries-racially-targeted-arrests-era-marijuana-reform

Marijuana Policy Project’s breakdown of state laws: https://www.mpp.org/states/

FBI’s Crime Data Explorer for arrests by state and year: https://crime-data-explorer.fr.cloud.gov/

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NPD Preparing for Marijuana Legalization

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With the legalization of marijuana in Illinois coming on January 1, it’s important to remember there are still laws around the use of the drug.
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With the legalization of marijuana in Illinois coming on January 1, it’s important to remember there are still laws around the use of the drug.

For example, it will still be illegal to drive while under the influence of cannabis. Though there isn’t a comparable device to the Breathalyzer for testing blood alcohol levels, police will continue to use field sobriety tests for marijuana detection.

“What the officers have to rely on is basically their initial observation of the vehicle, their driving habits, what are they doing?” said Sergeant Derek Zook of the Naperville Police Department. “And then the observation that the officers make will determine if they do a field sobriety test.”

Drivers that fail that test can be arrested and taken to the police station for blood and urine samples.

Similar to the .08 BAC threshold for alcohol, the NPD has established concentrations for THC in those tests.

It’s also illegal to consume cannabis in public. Sergeant Zook said the best place to use cannabis is in your own home.

“It’s going to be handled the same way as open alcohol,” said Zook. “You just can’t walk around Downtown Naperville with a can of beer. It’ll be the same thing. You can’t walk around Downtown Naperville or anywhere within the city and smoke marijuana.”

Naperville has not opted in to the sale of cannabis within the city’s jurisdiction, but residents could purchase products from dispensaries in other municipalities.

There will be a non-binding referendum asking residents to weigh in with their stance on recreational cannabis sales on the March 17 primary ballot.

Naperville News 17’s Casey Krajewski reports.

Marijuana on the ballot: Which states could legalize pot?

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Voters aren’t just choosing between candidates this Election Day. There are several ballot measures being considered, including expanding access to marijuana. CBS News correspondent Dean Reynolds reports.

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The Real Reason Ohio Didn’t Legalize Weed

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Ohio voted against the legalization of marijuana, but not for the reason you might think. The law would have only allowed a handful of private investors to profit from the sale of cannabis. Activists believe that is the wrong approach and actually fought against the legalization. Ana Kasparian (The Point) and John Iadarola (Think Tank) hosts of The Young Turks discuss.

Would you have voted for the measure? Let us know in the comments below.

Read more here: http://news.yahoo.com/ohio-votes-legalizing-pot-medical-recreational-174223541–politics.html

“Ohio voters rejected a ballot proposal Tuesday that would have legalized both recreational and medical marijuana in a single stroke — a vote-getting strategy that was being watched as a potential test case for the nation.

Failure of the proposed state constitutional amendment followed an expensive campaign, a legal fight over its ballot wording, an investigation into petition signatures — and, predominantly, a counter campaign against a network of 10 exclusive growing sites it would have created. It was the only marijuana legalization question on the 2015 statewide ballots.

About 65 percent of voters opposed the measure, compared to 35 percent in favor.”

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