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April 2, 2014 Andy Cush

The results of a new Pew Research poll paint a rosy picture for the future of pot in America. According to the study, 54 percent of Americans believe the plant should be legalized, and 69 percent believe it is less dangerous than alcohol. Furthermore, 75 percent of Americans — including those who are against legalization — […]

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January 28, 2014 Andy Cush

The last time the Marijuana Policy Project ran its pro-weed billboards at a major sporting event, it cause quite the dustup, so it’s exciting that the advocacy group is targeting the Super Bowl as well. The MPP launched the billboards today in locations near the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, where the game […]

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January 8, 2014 Andy Cush

Though Governor Andrew Cuomo’s plan for medical cannabis legalization is a step in the right direction, it isn’t enough to get suffering New Yorkers the treatment they need, according to the weed advocacy group Marijuana Policy Project. Cuomo’s plan, which he will announce in his State of the State address this afternoon, calls for weed […]

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August 20, 2013 Andy Cush

At the center of the Marijuana Policy Project’s “controversial” ad at NASCAR’s Brickyard 400 was the claim that cannabis is less toxic than alcohol. It’s true–just ask the fact-checkers at Politifact–but the feds, unsurprisingly, are having none of it. The National Institute for Drug Abuse recently issued a statement reading, “Claiming that marijuana is less […]

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July 29, 2013 Andy Cush

Something was conspicuously missing from that Fox News clip we posted earlier today, in which the anti-drug bishop Ron Allen rails against the “horrible” nature of a pro-cannabis ad at NASCAR’s Brickyard 400 race: a comment from the Marijuana Policy Project, the ultra-successful pro-weed lobbying group behind the spot. The Fair and Balanced news network […]

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February 20, 2013 Andy Cush

Just one day after announcing at his final State of the City address that he’d reduce the penalty for the possession of small amounts of weed, Mayor Bloomberg took to his radio show to explain why he doesn’t support full-on legalization like what’s currently happening in Colorado and Washington. Never mind the fact that small […]

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