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Weed is winning in the polls, with a solid majority of Americans saying marijuana should be legal. But does that mean the federal government will let dozens of state pot experiments play out? Not by a long shot.
New Jersey lawmakers say they're concerned about what President-elect Donald Trump's selection of Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions as attorney general could mean for marijuana legalization. But he recently invited Sessions, who opposes legalizing recreational marijuana, to lead the Justice Department.
Gov. Chris Christie said on a radio show this week that he's the only thing standing in the way of legalization of recreational marijuana in New Jersey. Well, maybe not.
On the same day Donald Trump was elected president, four states legalized marijuana for recreational use, while four others legalized or expanded access to medical marijuana. As a result of those ballot initiatives, most states now recognize marijuana as a medicine, and one in five Americans lives in a state that has decided to tolerate cannabis consumption without a doctor's note.
Donald Trump's selection of Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., as his attorney general poses a threat to the booming marijuana industry. Sessions is a staunch opponent of marijuana, despite legalization of the drug for recreational use in seven states and legalization of the drug for medical use in 27 states.
The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has long had an existing ban on gun sales to anyone who uses marijuana . The ban was upheld in a controversial 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in August; A medical marijuana patient in Nevada said the ban violated the Second Amendment, but the 9th Circuit unanimously agreed that pot and other drug use "raises the risk of irrational or unpredictable behavior with which gun use should not be associated."
Seven states passed ballot initiatives easing marijuana laws this year, four of them legalizing it for recreational use. But some in the nascent, if growing marijuana industry fear President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of Sen. Jeff Sessions for attorney general will hinder progress toward legalization.
After winning big at the polls only 10 days ago, backers of marijuana legalization fear their movement took a major hit Friday when President-elect Donald Trump chose Alabama Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions , a staunch legalization opponent, as his attorney general. It is false that marijuana use doesn't lead people to more drug use.
Newton Mayor Setti Warren's announcement this week that he wouldn't run for reelection gave Massachusetts Democrats something to ponder besides the wreckage of Tuesday's election: Is Warren going to run for governor instead? Can they shift the conversation to that now, please? Someone is going to have to challenge first-term Republican Governor Charlie Baker, who, despite continued popularity, suffered a few dents in his agenda in Tuesday's election. "The 2016 elections have shown us that no one is preordained to win an election," said Jay Cincotti, executive director of the Massachusetts Democratic Party.
One marijuana-smoking state representative from Manchester easily won re-election this week, while the other - bounced from his seat by voters - vowed to run again and said he will continue to advocate for medical marijuana.
There were no bombshells or funny business during the conversation taped Tuesday at the White House and aired on HBO's "Real Time" Friday night. Obama spoke with pride of his achievements during his two terms as chief executive, saying "every single issue we've made progress on" will be on the ballot next Tuesday in the form of the opposing candidates.
Nevada already has legal brothels, round-the-clock casinos and a coy catchphrase declaring that "what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas." If voters approve, the state could soon add another vice in the form of recreational marijuana.
California voters, who've watched as Massachusetts and Colorado leaped ahead on causes such as gay marriage and legal marijuana, could restore its role as a laboratory of liberal policy-making with The push to regain California's reputation as the nation's progressive stronghold is being aided by billionaire hedge-fund founder Tom Steyer, who has poured more than $17 million into five of the 17 questions on the ballot next week. The measures also may be aided by a 2011 state law that puts initiatives before voters only in November, when turnout among Democrats is highest.
The Indiana gubernatorial candidates said during a debate Tuesday that they believe the state should do more to attack the growing abuse of heroin and other drugs. Democrat John Gregg and Republican Eric Holcomb both pointed to proposals they've made for addressing the problem as federal statistics show Indiana saw a 59 percent jump in overall drug overdose deaths between 2006 and 2014.
Sen. Tick Segerblom, D-Las Vegas, has requested two resolutions for drafting that would ask voters in 2018 to abolish term limits for state and local elected officials and repeal a two-thirds requirement in the Legislature to raise taxes. Nevada Sen. Tick Segerblom, D-Las Vegas, talks during a break in the special session at the Legislative Building in Carson City, Nev.
Police officer Khalid Khan says two gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire early on Monday, killing intelligence off... Liane Golightly has finally decided who she'll vote for on Election Day. Hillary Clinton is not a choice the 30-year-old Republican would have predicted, nor one that excites her.
A c... Liane Golightly has finally decided who she'll vote for on Election Day. Hillary Clinton is not a choice the 30-year-old Republican would have predicted, nor one that excites her.
In November, Coloradans will choose from current Sen. Michael Bennet, a Democrat, Republican Darryl Glenn, Libertarian Lily Tang Williams, and Green Party candidate, Arn Menconi. Michael Bennet's service in the United States Senate began after he was appointed by Gov. Bill Ritter in 2009.
On Eve of Final Presidential Debate, Trump in California Risks Getting Smaller Percentage of Popular Vote Than Any Republican Candidate in the Past 100 Years; Recreational Marijuana Prop 64 Still Leads Ever-So-Slightly; Harris Safe Both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have lost support in the past 17 days, as Republicans beat up on Clinton and Democrats beat up on Trump, according to a SurveyUSA pre-election tracking poll conducted for KABC-TV in Los Angeles, KPIX-TV San Francisco, KGTV-TV San Diego, and KFSN-TV Fresno. Compared to an identical poll conducted before the 1st Presidential debate, Clinton is down 3 points, Trump is down 3 points, and undecided voters have doubled.
There is a major political debate currently happening in many parts of this country, but the astonishing thing is that most politicians -- especially those on the national stage -- seem to want to pretend the debate doesn't even exist . We saw this previously on the issue of gay marriage, when even the Democratic candidates for president in 2008 wouldn't support the idea for fear of losing votes -- even though it was obviously the right thing to do.