Portland, Maine Legalizes It!
Marijuana is now legal in Maine's largest city. Voters in Portland overwhelmingly passed a ballot that allows the possession of 2.5 ounces of pot without civil or criminal penalty.
Marijuana is now legal in Maine's largest city. Voters in Portland overwhelmingly passed a ballot that allows the possession of 2.5 ounces of pot without civil or criminal penalty.
Last November, voters in Colorado and Washington legalized marijuana. The off-year election tomorrow is not as exciting, except if you live in Portland, Maine, Colorado and Michigan, where important pro-pot initiatives are on the ballot.
A pot plant blooms on the cover of VCJ, a leading trade magazine for venture capitalists. That means the so-called smart money folks are smelling a chance to cash in on marijuana.
A record high number of Americans now think marijuana should be legalized. According to the latest Gallup poll, the spread is 58% for and 39% against.
Swiss citizens can now carry up to 10 grams of marijuana without fear of arrest. Switzerland is the fourth European country to decriminalize pot.