SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 28, 2016 /Weed Wire/ — Today, the Proposition 64 campaign announced that the San Diego Union-Tribune has joined the long and growing list of California’s largest newspapers endorsing the measure, which will be on the statewide ballot in November.
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Nevada Paper Reverses Marijuana Stance After Adelson Purchase
A conservative billionaire has succeeded in pressuring an influential Nevada newspaper to reverse its longtime support for legalizing marijuana — by buying it and then sending its editorial writers to visit a drug treatment facility.
Bill Maher Smokes a Joint on TV to Make a Point About Legalization
On Feb. 12, 2016, on “Real Time with Bill Maher,” host Bill Maher directed his “New Rules” editorial segment to proponents of marijuana legalization, reminding them that legalization is not guaranteed, even if it is recreationally legal in four states.
Study Suggests Marijuana Does Not Shrink Brain
One of the biggest questions surrounding marijuana reform in the United States is how exactly does the substance affect the human brain.
It’s Time to Break the Sound Barrier
As you gave us a voice, we now offer you one in return. This marks the launch of our new editorial section and we invite you to contribute your opinions in the form of op-eds and letters to the editor.
Yes to Marijuana Ballot Measures
The decision by California voters in 1996 to legalize medical marijuana produced a wave of similar initiatives around the country. Less than two decades later, over half the states allow at least limited medical use.
New York Times High on Hypocrisy?
When The New York Times published an editorial endorsing the legalization of marijuana, it was like the shot heard around the world. The article, and the subsequent series of editorials that followed, shook up the cannabis debate across the country.
New York Times Stirs Debate with Call for Ending U.S. Ban on Marijuana
The editorial board of the New York Times has issued a dramatic call for the federal government to repeal its ban on marijuana, saying officials should leave the question of legalization up to state governments.
The New York Times Backs Legal Marijuana
With fanfare, and a press release, The New York Times shook up the marijuana legalization debate. It seems Maureen Dowd’s pot cookie horror story failed to scare-off her colleagues because on July 26, 2014, The New York Times released part one of an editorial series that empathically supports the legalization of marijuana.