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Tag: marijuana legalization

shallow focus photography of cannabis plant
Posted inLifestyle

Maryland Legalizes Recreational Marijuana

by Abby Zimmardi, Special to The Informer November 9, 2022November 10, 2022

Question four on the Maryland ballot passed easily, which means Marylanders 21 years and older can expect to legally use, carry and grow recreational marijuana beginning July 1, 2023.

Hundreds of demonstrators rally at 20th Street and Massachusetts Ave in northwest D.C. in support of federally legalizing marijuana and in protest of Sen. Jeff Sessions, newly elected President Trump's pick of attorney general, on Jan 20. (Travis Riddick/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity

Norton Seeks to Permit Pot in U.S. Public Housing in Consenting Jurisdictions

by WI Web Staff July 13, 2022July 13, 2022
Recreational cannabis could be a main topic when the Maryland General Assembly reconvenes on Jan. 12. (Courtesy of Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy)
Posted inCommunity

Legalizing Recreational Marijuana Emerging As Major Topic in Maryland

by William J. Ford December 8, 2021
Posted inCommunity

Recreational Marijuana Use Legislation Being Shaped in Maryland

by William J. Ford October 20, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inLetters to the Editor

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Truth Needed in Haiti

by WI Guest Author July 14, 2021December 21, 2021
marijuana
Posted inCommunity

Va. Governor Signs Bill to Legalize Use of Marijuana

by WI Guest Author April 21, 2021December 21, 2021
A group of Maryland lawmakers hold a meeting in Annapolis on Aug. 19 to assess whether to legalize marijuana in the state. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)
Posted inCommunity, William J. Ford

Md. Lawmakers Mull Marijuana Legalization

by William J. Ford August 21, 2019December 21, 2021
Hundreds of demonstrators rally at 20th Street and Massachusetts Ave in northwest D.C. in support of federally legalizing marijuana and in protest of Sen. Jeff Sessions, newly elected President Trump's pick of attorney general, on Jan 20. (Travis Riddick/The Washington Informer)
Posted inNational

House Lawmakers Float Marijuana-Legalization Bill

by William J. Ford January 17, 2018October 31, 2020
Hundreds of demonstrators rally at 20th Street and Massachusetts Ave in northwest D.C. in support of federally legalizing marijuana and in protest of Sen. Jeff Sessions, newly elected President Trump's pick of attorney general, on Jan 20. (Travis Riddick/The Washington Informer)
Posted inHealth

Marijuana Arrests Persist Amid Legalization

by Tatyana Hopkins – Washington Informer Contributing Writer August 9, 2017October 31, 2020
Hundreds of demonstrators rally at 20th Street and Massachusetts Ave in northwest D.C. in support of federally legalizing marijuana and in protest of Sen. Jeff Sessions, newly elected President Trump's pick of attorney general, on Jan 20. (Travis Riddick/The Washington Informer)
Posted inHealth

The Magic of Marijuana

by WI Guest Author May 10, 2017October 30, 2020

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