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The Side of the Marijuana Debate That No One Is Talking About — But Everyone Should

Submitted by Marijuana News on Wed, 04/22/2015 - 08:00

On July 1, Oregon will become the third state to allow the sale, possession, cultivation and private use of marijuana inside its borders. Like Colorado and Washington in 2012, and Alaska, where the the new law is being implemented in two phases, Oregon ended marijuana prohibition via a statewide ballot measure, which voters approved on Nov. 4, 2014.

"This victory is just one more example of how Oregon is a special place filled with true trail blazers," the state's pro-legalization campaign, Yes On 91, said in a triumphant statement after the final tally.

Advocates for the repeal of federal marijuana prohibition, which began with the signing of the Controlled Substances Act of 1970, are now mobilizing across dozens of states and Washington, D.C. (which also voted for legalization in 2014) working to chip away at the Nixon-era law through an unprecedented campaign of...

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