Voters in Washington, Montana, Colorado and Massachusetts vote to legalize marijuana.
Washington floated into history Tuesday, becoming the first state, with Colorado, to reject federal drug-control policy and legalize recreational marijuana use. Initiative 502 was passed 55 to 45 percent, with support from more than half of Washington's counties, rural and urban. Voters in Washington, Montana, Colorado and Massachusetts voted to legalize marijuana. Washington State promises to give almost $2 billion dollars tax money received for five years to support of substance abuse, education, health care and research programs. UPI /Jim Bryant
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Ailing Canadians were only hours away from being able to legally buy marijuana for medical purposes on the free market, officials said Monday.
Interim San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria said he is resuming enforcement of a ban on medical marijuana dispensaries but would like to see the law changed.
Recreational marijuana could be available for sale early next year in Washington state, officials say.
The Denver City Council has adopted rules on the sale of recreational marijuana, in advance of the legal sale of non-medical marijuana beginning in January.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Friday he approved of a bill making medical marijuana more available for minors but sent it back to the Legislature.
The U.N. unit that monitors production and consumption of narcotics Thursday urged Uruguay to reconsider a bill that would legalize non-medical marijuana.
Illinois Thursday became the 20th state to legalize medical marijuana when Gov. Pat Quinn signed a bill supporters say is the strictest in the nation.
The District of Columbia has recorded its first legal sale of medical marijuana in at least 75 years, officials said.
The medical marijuana industry, sometimes called "Big Marijuana," is working to head off general legalization of marijuana in the United States, lobbyists said.
Doctors in Michigan say medical marijuana, often prescribed to combat nausea, can cause patients to become ill if used for extended periods of time.
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