A new study from the University of Pittsburgh confirms a link between state-level legalization and fewer opiate-related ER visits. The author suggests public policy officials embrace federal cannabis legalization, for the sake of public health.
Keep Reading Legalization Reduces Opiate Abuse ER Visits, Study ConfirmsMarijuana legalization is getting plenty of attention in Maine. Two groups have announced planned petition drives to put their version of legalization on the 2016 ballot. Now a state lawmaker is getting involved. Maine State Rep. Diane…
Keep Reading Maine lawmakers will consider legalizing marijuanaMaine requires a petition with around 61,000 valid signatures for 2016 initiatives. While volunteers collect some of these, professional campaigns often hire specialized businesses to help. The inevitability of invalidated signatures means groups need to collect much more than the minimum number.
Keep Reading Pro-cannabis groups offering different paths to legalization in MaineAmericans look west for signs of what marijuana policy reform will be like. Colorado, Washington, Alaska and Oregon boast legal cannabis and coalitions in California, Nevada and Arizona are working on promising ballot measures campaigns.…
Keep Reading Marijuana Policy Project plotting legalization strategies in New England