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Texas Republican Ron Paul and a coalition of 25 co-sponsors are once again seeking to allow for the commercial farming of industrial hemp.

House Bill 1831, The Industrial Hemp Farming Act of 2011, would exclude low potency varieties of marijuana from federal prohibition. If approved, this measure will grant state legislatures the authority to license and regulate the commercial production of hemp as an industrial and agricultural commodity.

By BOB CHRISTIE, Associated Press – 2 hrs 4 mins ago
PHOENIX – Arizona voters have approved a measure that will legalize medical marijuana use in the state for people with chronic or debilitating diseases.
Final vote tallies showed Saturday that Proposition 203 won by a tiny margin of just 4,341 votes out of more than 1.67 million votes counted. The measure had started out losing on Election Day by about 7,200 votes, but the gap gradually narrowed in the following 10 days.
"Now begins the very hard work of implementing this program in the way it was envisioned, with very high standards," said Andrew Myers, campaign manager for the Arizona Medical Marijuana Policy Project. "We really believe that we have an opportunity to set an example to the rest of the country on what a good medical marijuana program looks like."
Arizona is the 15th state to approve a medical marijuana law. California was the first in 1996, and 13 other states and Washington, D.C., have since followed suit.
The Arizona measure will allow patients with diseases including cancer, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C and any other "chronic or debilitating" disease that meets guidelines to buy 2 1/2 ounces of marijuana every two weeks or grow plants.

October 13, 2010 - Santa Cruz, CA, USA
Santa Cruz, CA: A study released on Tuesday by the RAND Drug Policy Research Center concludes that legalizing marijuana in California would "effectively eliminate" the involvement of Mexican drug traffickers in the state's commercial marijuana trade.

by Melissae Fellet, (Source:Salinas Californian)
California 27 Sep 2010
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Howard "Cowboy" Wooldridge, 59, is riding his horse Misty throughout California in support of ending prohibition of marijuana.

Woodridge spent Monday morning near Northridge Mall in Salinas, circling the intersection of North Main Street and Harden Road, waving to passing cars.

He and Misty traveled to California from their home in Fort Worth, Texas. Though Wooldridge is the spokesperson, Misty is the "star." People are drawn to the horse and she opens the door for discussion, he said.

by Mary Anastasia O'Grady, (Source:Wall Street Journal)

The Resolutions Offered by El Paso's City Council to End Prohibition Are Quashed by Fear of Retaliation by Washington.

El Paso, Texas - In the national debate about the efficacy and morality of the U.S. war on drugs, it is not uncommon for prohibitionists to accuse their opponents of harboring libertine motives. But as opposition to current policy increases in places like this culturally conservative and predominantly Catholic border city, that charge isn't sticking.