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Monday, February 11, 2013

Legal Marijuana: Pa. Voters Say No

A new poll shows that Pennsylvanians are still against legalizing marijuana, but not as much as they used to be.

Pennsylvanians don’t want marijuana legalized, but they favor letting adults use it for medical purposes, that’s according to the latest Franklin & Marshall College Poll. The poll found that 55 percent of respondents said no to making marijuana legal, but that is down from a 2010 study, where 60 percent said no and a 2006 study where 72 percent said no. Of those polled, 36 said yes, they support legalizing marijuana, which is up from 33 percent in 2010 and 22 percent in 2006. When it comes to using marijuana for medical purposes, as recommended by a doctor, 51 percent of those polled strongly favored it, and 31 percent somewhat favored it. On the other side, 13 percent strongly opposed and 3 percent somewhat opposed. The results were not …

michaellr

5:12 pm on Friday, April 19, 2013

Marijuana by itself; no alcohol, no any other self administered substance added, marijuana by itself is a healing herb, Vaporized, made into food. peanut butter, butter, salad dressing oil, beverages, deserts, All ingested without smoking anything. No carcinogens, just pure THC. Use it if it works for you, I use it to reduce the chronic pain I have suffered these last seven years. Stop blaming …   more ›

Friday, January 4, 2013

Tell Us: Legalize Marijuana in Pennsylvania?

A Pennsylvania lawmaker wants to legalize marijuana in the Keystone State. What do you think about that idea?

Pennsylvania state Sen. Daylin Leach of Montgomery County plans to sponsor two bills to legalize marijuana in 2013, according to a WFMZ report. Voters in two states -- Colorado and Washington -- approved new measures legalizing pot in the November general election. Is it time for the Keystone State to move in that direction? Vote in our poll and add your comments below. For the two sessions in a row, Leach introduced medical marijuana bills in the Pennsylvania Senate, but neither of these bills received a vote, according to the Marijuana Policy Project. Sen. Leach was joined this past session by three other senators as co-sponsors – Larry Farnese (D-Philadelphia), Jim Ferlo (D-Allegheney/Westmoreland/Armstrong) and Wayne Fontana (D-…

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David Scott

3:09 pm on Wednesday, March 20, 2013

If you did some research, you might find that the two smokes are different... Cannabis has no nicotine or tar... Besides, if legalized for medical use, you would not find someone standing by the front door grabbing a quick smoke... The medical benefits far outweigh, besides the financial benefit of clearing the national debt if done correctly... and, you won't find a smoker of cannabis one of …   more ›

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