Who's Next For Legal Marijuana?

 

By Jonathan J. Cooper
Advocates seeking more lenient marijuana laws have no intention of stopping with Colorado and Washington. Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia have allowed marijuana for medicinal purposes, and more could follow.
Here’s a look at five of the states that may be welcoming more permissive marijuana laws in the near future:
ALASKA (legalization)
Alaska may seem like an unlikely place to follow the lead of liberals in Colorado and Washington, but the state’s libertarian electorate may provide a good look at how a different breed of voters will respond to marijuana legalization.
It’s early, but proponents have a big head start on fundraising and organization, led by the Marijuana Policy Project based in Washington, D.C.
Marijuana legalization failed in Alaska in 2000 and 2004, but advocates say the landscape has changed markedly since then.
If the measure is approved, adults could use marijuana legally and purchase it at state-licensed stores, but use in public would still be illegal.

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