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Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito came out in support of legalization of marijuana on Thursday, making her the highest city official to do so.

Do you believe there should be some form of marijuana legalization in New York State?

It was Cuomo's first endorsement of a Republican, although the governor has long said he would support the GOP senators who voted for legalization of same - sex marriage.

But he softened his stand and called for the study of legalization in January after Massachusetts voters approved recreational pot and incoming New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy campaigned on making pot legal in his state.

In October 2016, another Gallup poll found that 60 % of American adults support legalization of marijuana.

As several governments proceed with legalization for both medical and recreational use, there will always be public health concerns, as marijuana overdose often results in direct adverse reactions.

In November, the American Medical Associated reiterated its opposition to the full on legalization of marijuana, calling the plant «a dangerous drug.»

Support for cannabis legalization in the U.S. stands at a record high.

Cuomo has said he wants a gay marriage legalization bill by the end of the regular legislative session in June.

Skelos, R - Nassau County, also noted that Gov. Andrew Cuomo is yet to introduce a gay marriage legalization measure for the Senate Republicans to discuss in conference.

Now things are moving towards full legalization for recreational use and that is opening up a whole new potential industry.

We're seeing it with drug legalization as well.

Republicans who control the House and Senate have opposed legalization of marijuana, although some have flipped on the issue, including former House Speaker John Boehner, who recently joined the board of advisers of a marijuana company.

Does thish mean I have to be against legalization now?

Doctors For Cannabis Regulation is an organization of physicians who support legalization efforts around the country, and acts as a face for the 76 percent of doctors who support medical cannabis, according to the New England Journal of Medicine.

She's not the only candidate to embrace drug law reform: Joel Giambra, the former Erie County executive, is running on a platform that includes legalization of marijuana.

Observers noted that local politics generally attract older, more conservative voters, and said some residents may have favored legalization in the abstract but feel differently about welcoming a pot shop to their community.

This in turn tends to facilitate positive views toward legalization for recreational and therapeutic use.»

The authors range from legalization advocates to opponents of using cannabis, even for medical purposes.

The AFBF position in favor of decriminalizing industrial hemp cultivation is an auspicious boon to the hemp legalization movement, as currently the House version of the Farm Bill contains an amendment to legalize university research on industrial hemp in states that have removed barriers to the crop's production.

A new study by RTI International suggests that unexpected highs are a consequence of using new marijuana products and edibles — products that have flooded the marijuana market since legalization of recreational marijuana use.

«The more people that hear about legalization, the more people are uncomfortable with it.

Mason Tvert, spokesman for the Marijuana Policy Project, a pro-legalization group, said a growing number of state Democratic parties had already backed legalization in their platforms this year.

In Washington, New York Senator Chuck Schumer is talking up a Federal legalization bill, and former pot opponent John Boehner, long time Republican Speaker of the House has joined the advisory board of Acreage Holdings, a company that cultivates, processes and dispenses cannabis in 11 U.S. states.

Almost every media report on marijuana legalization at the state level references the fact that cannabis remains listed as a Schedule I illegal drug in the U.S.

The province does have a cross-ministry group working on legalization issues and at a municipal level Victoria and Vancouver have taken steps to license cannabis businesses, notwithstanding that recreational cannabis remains illegal at the federal level (until next year).

On Cuomo's proposal to study legalization of marijuana: «He's doing it in exactly the right way — doing a study — so that New Yorkers and he as governor can see what the impacts mean to the State of New York.

Cuomo's study would also evaluate how legalization in nearby states could impact New York, the governor said.

Arizona Senate Passes Hemp Legalization Bill.

With legalization now imminent the need for more public education and awareness is clear, marijuana is a drug, and like alcohol it affects your abilities and senses,» says John Bordignon, Media Relations, State Farm Canada.

Anthony Williams, special projects director of the polling company, said legalization supporters should be worried about these results.

The changing attitudes towards marijuana has given birth to the state - by - state legalization efforts that have brought a chunk of the industry from the black market into mainstream commerce.

The seat in 2010 was narrowly won by Republican Mark Grisanti, one of four Republicans who ultimately broke with their party to support Gov. Andrew Cuomo's same - sex marriage legalization measure.

As Canada moves towards legalization with the introduction of the federal Cannabis Act, it provides an opportunity not only to regulate the use and supply, but also to educate and inform cannabis users to prevent or reduce cannabis - related health problems.

Handlarski, principal of RH Criminal Defence, says there needs to be evidence that there will actually be a «significant» increase in impaired driving following legalization before legislators consider giving police the authority to take saliva samples at the roadside based on «mere» suspicion.

Fans of UFC are encouraged to contact their Assembly lawmaker to back the MMA legalization measure as the chamber continues to mull the legislation.

So even if legalization advocates are pleased with the governor's about - face on medical marijuana, they can't help but wonder whether he plans on using this modest concession to duck the bigger picture — and gain plaudits from the editorial pages for a no - brainer move in the meantime.

If we were interested in coverage of the drug legalization debate during a particular year, we could not look at every article published or every news broadcast aired that year.

According to a Catholic bishop in Springfield, Illinois, Satan was behind his state's recent legalization of same - sex marriage.

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[28] The legal status of MMA had been a state political issue for years; the state Senate passed legalization legislation seven times over six years, but the bills were not taken up by the State Assembly.

The burgeoning marijuana real estate market already has sent ripples through public policy in California, where voters approved legalization of recreational marijuana just last month.

Saland, one of the four Republicans to vote for same - sex marriage legalization last year, has enjoyed the support of wealthy LGBT - rights advocates and others who cheered his vote.

Interesting legal battle already emerging in Michigan about whether legalization initiative will get to voters in November 2016

As the decriminalization and even legalization of marijuana has occurred, cases of toxicity in animals have unfortunately increased.

New Jersey's governor has called on the legislature to legalize the drug, while voters in Michigan are expected to decide on legalization later this year.