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Study: Per Se Drugged Driving Laws Have Little Or No Impact On Traffic Deaths by Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director January 14, 2013 The imposition of so-called per se drugged driving laws, which create new traffic safety violations for drivers who operate a vehicle with the presence of trace amounts of certain controlled substances and/or their inert metabolites (byproducts) in their blood or urine, do not reduce incidences of traffic safety deaths. That’s the conclusion of a just-published study by economists at the University of Colorado, Denver and Montana State University. The study is available from the Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) i…

More and more Americans want pot legal By David Nathan, Special to CNN updated 10:25 AM EST, Wed January 16, 2013 http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/121112112912-osler-joints-story-top.jpg A woman hand rolls joints in San Francisco for a medical cannabis cooperative. Colorado and Washington state legalized recreational marijuana on November 6. STORY HIGHLIGHTS David Nathan wrote op-ed from doctor's point of view, urging pot be legal for adults Nathan: Positive response was overwhelming, attitudes to pot are changing fast Nathan says pot might be bad for people with emotional problems and for children He says legal pot would bring in tax money, reduce…

Bill filed to legalize medical marijuana in Kansas By KHI NEWS SERVICE KHI News Service Jan. 15, 2013 Document Medical Marijuana Bill http://media.khi.org/img/news/documents/2013/01/11/Screen_Shot_2013-01-11_at_4.01.21_PM_t180.png?6ec45598a0efd272cf6d6631efc8bbae7a2ee918 Download .PDF View Document TOPEKA — A bill to legalize medical marijuana in the state was introduced in the Kansas Senate and referred today to the Public Health and Welfare Committee. The "Cannabis Compassion and Care Act" would permit the use of marijuana to treat pain and nausea associated with a number of conditions including cancer, glaucoma, Alzheimer's disease, or multiple sclerosis.…

Pennsylvania Senator Prefiles Cannabis Legalization Bill, Pennsylvanians Approve By Erik Altieri, NORML Communications Director Last week, state Senator from Montgomery County Daylin Leach announced his intentions to file legislation that would legalize the adult use of marijuana, in a way similar to the laws recently approved in Colorado and Washington. “I acknowledge that it may take a while, but like same-sex marriage,” stated Sen. Leach, “this will inevitably happen. Demographics and exposure will in time defeat irrational fears, old wives tales and bad science. This bill furthers the discussion, which hastens the day.” This legislation, if approved,…

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