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Related: About this forum2016 Will Be the Biggest Year Yet for Marijuana Policy Reform
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rob-kampia/2016-will-be-the-biggest-_b_8882012.htmlBefore voters have a chance to legalize marijuana in the five states mentioned above, Vermont could become the first state to legalize marijuana via the legislative process. We have strong allies in the state Senate, the House speaker is openly supportive, and Gov. Peter Shumlin (D) is a long-time supporter of various reform measures.
If a second state government legalizes marijuana this spring, it would be in Rhode Island.
As for decriminalizing the possession of marijuana, Illinois and New Hampshire are highly likely to do so this winter and spring, respectively. In the former state, Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) issued an "amendatory veto" of such a bill in August, so the legislature has retooled the bill to accommodate his concerns. In the latter state, the Senate stalled when Gov. Maggie Hassan (D) expressed her disapproval, but the overwhelming support for decriminalization in both legislative chambers could very well overcome her opposition -- and override her potential veto -- this spring.
Pennsylvania, which is the sixth-most-populous state, is by far the most likely to legalize medical marijuana in 2016, in part because Gov. Tom Wolf (D) is such a strong supporter, as are many Republican leaders in the legislature. If this occurs, Pennsylvania would become the 24th state to legalize medical marijuana.
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2016 Will Be the Biggest Year Yet for Marijuana Policy Reform (Original Post)
eridani
Dec 2015
OP
Well, that explains why some of our "inevitable" candidates do nothing but spout worn out drug war
Warren DeMontague
Dec 2015
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Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)1. Well, that explains why some of our "inevitable" candidates do nothing but spout worn out drug war
Tropes while courting private prison lobbyist money, and our esteemed DNC chair votes to throw medical marijuana users in prison.
...or something.
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)2. k&R !!!!!!!!!!!! n/t
Kath1
(4,309 posts)3. I hope you're right.
babylonsister
(171,577 posts)4. Give it 10 years, every state
will be legalized. There's too much money in it not to reform current policies.
Scuba
(53,475 posts)5. I predict Wisconsin will be last.