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It's a crime and a tragedy when governments legalize harmful drugs like cannabis but criminalize vital human rights like Death With Dignity. – Ryan Pack	added by littleking 9 months ago
Eyal Press writes in The New Yorker. Audm subscribers can listen to that article.)In the rest of today’s newsletter, we look more closely at the 10 states.Furthest alongInitiatives seem most likely to happen soon in two states.In Ohio, a coalition of abortion rights groups is collecting signatures to place an initiative on the ballot this year that would protect access through roughly the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. For now, most abortions remain legal in Ohio, thanks to a court ruling blocking a ban.In South Dakota, organizers are optimistic that they can collect the signatures needed for an initiative next year. It is a compromise measure that would seek to reinstate the minimum access required by the Roe v. Wade decision. All abortions would be legal in the first trimester (roughly 12 weeks), and some would be in the second trimester.Early effortsIn several other states, efforts have begun, but they’re less advanced.In Missouri, advocates have not yet settled on one approach. Some petitions — an early step to putting an initiative on the ballot — would protect most abortion access until 24 weeks of pregnancy. Others would be narrower and let the state enact parental consent laws.In Florida, where Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed a near-total ban, advocates are hoping to place an initiative on the ballot that would allow most abortions until 24 weeks. But the state’s pro-marijuana movement helps highlight the slowness of the effort: Organizers of a 2024 ballot initiative to legalize marijuana have already raised $30 million and collected nearly all the required signatures — while organizers of an abortion initiative are just getting started.Arizona has tough rules for ballot initiatives, requiring hundreds of thousands of signatures on a petition. – Planned Parenthood	Found on New York Times 11 months ago
Not only does the so-called Respect for Marriage Act open the door for a weaponized IRS to target religious non-profits, but it will start a race to the bottom, forcing the most extreme marriage laws from any state onto every other state, it will only take a California, New York, or Massachusetts to legalize polygamy, incest, or child marriages to force every state to recognize these relationships as well. – Ted Cruz	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
John Fetterman wants to legalize all drugs. – The Democratic candidate	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
Well, what I'm talking about here is marijuana crimes, i think we need to legalize marijuana. – Tim Ryan	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
I am not doing anything to legalize it or ban it or not legalize it, banning or not banning will come subsequently... But I will tax because it is a sovereign right. – Nirmala Sitharaman	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Prior to this, there was nothing in my hand to legalize what they have, but now, there is a law … that we can help them with. – Dirar Belhoul Al Falasi	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Virtually every major law enforcement groupsupports Vanita Gupta, you wouldn't know that would you when you hear on the floor that shewants to legalize all drugs and take money away from the police. Those simplistic statements belie the truth. – Dick Durbin	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
The bottom line is, he knows, I know, we know that the Republican Legislature is not going to legalize marijuana, per se, so, let's talk about the things we can do, and work together. – Kathy Bernier	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
We will end the so-called war on drugs, turns out, who knew this, but it turns out, through executive order a president can legalize marijuana in every state in this country. – Bernie Sanders	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
It feels like [ legalization ] has to happen soon, but it might not happen how people think. You get a bill passed to allow banks to clearly serve this industry without a whole bunch of restrictions, and that could be pseudo-legalization, so, the actual move by the federal government to' legalize' marijuana or let states decide might not come for years ; but that reality might play out anyway with some other type of legislation. – Chris Walsh	Found on CNN 4 years ago
But let me tell you the truth of the matter is, there's not nearly been enough evidence that has been acquired as to whether or not it is a gateway drug, it's a debate, and I want a lot more -- before I legalize it nationally -- I want to make sure we know a lot more about the science behind it. – Joe Biden	Found on CNN 4 years ago
We're going to legalize marijuana and end the horrifically destructive war on drugs, it has disproportionately targeted people of color and ruined the lives of millions of Americans. – Bernie Sanders	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
One of the issues that I want to deal with is legal, safe and free abortion, in the Macri government, there is no Ministry of Health, showing that a lot would have to happen to legalize abortion, which is something Fernandez said is important as a matter of public health. – Pilar Gil Navarro	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
We need to go back and expunge the records of people who were imprisoned because of using marijuana. And this is important, this part is important, in part, because there are a lot of people, and folks in this audience probably know some of them who have served jail time, right, and disproportionately it's impacted communities of color and poor neighborhoods of people who have been imprisoned because of marijuana use. So it's not enough just to say we want to legalize it. We actually want to go back and expunge these records. – Victoria Castro	Found on CNN 5 years ago
We don't seem to be able to check crime, so why not legalize it and then tax it out of business? – Will Rogers	added by Normando 5 years ago
In October, Canada became the first major economic country to legalize recreational marijuana, which will undoubtedly be a bellwether for the U.S. as it continues to debate policy issues surrounding pot. And although cigarette smoking might be on the decline, Dr. King notes the tobacco industry has heavily diversified its portfolio of products and still remains one of the most profitable industries globally. So while it might be awhile beforeconvenient stores are sellingpacks of joints, similar to a pack of cigarettes its cleartobacco is positioningitself for an impendingshift towards cannabis. Kids started with tobacco and then graduated to marijuana, now its the other way around. Kids start with marijuana and they graduate to tobacco. – Stanton Glantz	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
We must also end the needless and unjust criminal convictions and the debilitating criminal stigma and let's legalize the adult use of recreational marijuana once and for all. – New York	Found on CNN 5 years ago
It's been too easy for our kids to get marijuana - and for criminals to reap the profits. Today, we change that. Our plan to legalize & regulate marijuana just passed the Senate. – Justin Trudeau	Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I’m on the record totally opposing this law [California Proposition 64] that does not legalize marijuana. – Steve Kubby	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
The most important mission we have today is to legalize the de facto situation, to bring to an end this confusion by changing the constitution, the new constitution will be on an executive presidential system. – Binali Yildirim	Found on Reuters 7 years ago
This does not mean that you can freely commercialize, consume and legalize the consumption of marijuana. – Pena Nieto	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The state wants to go forward, they should be able to go forward without legal impediments from the federal government, and that's what this legislation is about, colorado wants to legalize marijuana, it's their decision. If Alabama does not want to legalize marijuana, that's their decision. But if a state wants to go forward, it should be able to do so without impediments from the federal government, which now prevent stores that sell marijuana from using banks, because that's in violation of federal law. – Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders	Found on CNN 8 years ago
I’m not even a pothead, I just think it’s funny that we legalize something as destructive as alcohol or pills and not that. – Kelly Clarkson	Found on FOX News 8 years ago

It's a crime and a tragedy when governments legalize harmful drugs like cannabis but criminalize vital human rights like Death With Dignity.

– Ryan Pack

added by littleking
9 months ago

Eyal Press writes in The New Yorker. Audm subscribers can listen to that article.)In the rest of today’s newsletter, we look more closely at the 10 states.Furthest alongInitiatives seem most likely to happen soon in two states.In Ohio, a coalition of abortion rights groups is collecting signatures to place an initiative on the ballot this year that would protect access through roughly the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. For now, most abortions remain legal in Ohio, thanks to a court ruling blocking a ban.In South Dakota, organizers are optimistic that they can collect the signatures needed for an initiative next year. It is a compromise measure that would seek to reinstate the minimum access required by the Roe v. Wade decision. All abortions would be legal in the first trimester (roughly 12 weeks), and some would be in the second trimester.Early effortsIn several other states, efforts have begun, but they’re less advanced.In Missouri, advocates have not yet settled on one approach. Some petitions — an early step to putting an initiative on the ballot — would protect most abortion access until 24 weeks of pregnancy. Others would be narrower and let the state enact parental consent laws.In Florida, where Gov. Ron DeSantis recently signed a near-total ban, advocates are hoping to place an initiative on the ballot that would allow most abortions until 24 weeks. But the state’s pro-marijuana movement helps highlight the slowness of the effort: Organizers of a 2024 ballot initiative to legalize marijuana have already raised $30 million and collected nearly all the required signatures — while organizers of an abortion initiative are just getting started.Arizona has tough rules for ballot initiatives, requiring hundreds of thousands of signatures on a petition.

– Planned Parenthood

Found on New York Times
11 months ago

Not only does the so-called Respect for Marriage Act open the door for a weaponized IRS to target religious non-profits, but it will start a race to the bottom, forcing the most extreme marriage laws from any state onto every other state, it will only take a California, New York, or Massachusetts to legalize polygamy, incest, or child marriages to force every state to recognize these relationships as well.

– Ted Cruz

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

John Fetterman wants to legalize all drugs.

– The Democratic candidate

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Well, what I'm talking about here is marijuana crimes, i think we need to legalize marijuana.

– Tim Ryan

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

I am not doing anything to legalize it or ban it or not legalize it, banning or not banning will come subsequently... But I will tax because it is a sovereign right.

– Nirmala Sitharaman

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Prior to this, there was nothing in my hand to legalize what they have, but now, there is a law … that we can help them with.

– Dirar Belhoul Al Falasi

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Virtually every major law enforcement groupsupports Vanita Gupta, you wouldn't know that would you when you hear on the floor that shewants to legalize all drugs and take money away from the police. Those simplistic statements belie the truth.

– Dick Durbin

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The bottom line is, he knows, I know, we know that the Republican Legislature is not going to legalize marijuana, per se, so, let's talk about the things we can do, and work together.

– Kathy Bernier

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

We will end the so-called war on drugs, turns out, who knew this, but it turns out, through executive order a president can legalize marijuana in every state in this country.

– Bernie Sanders

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

It feels like [ legalization ] has to happen soon, but it might not happen how people think. You get a bill passed to allow banks to clearly serve this industry without a whole bunch of restrictions, and that could be pseudo-legalization, so, the actual move by the federal government to' legalize' marijuana or let states decide might not come for years ; but that reality might play out anyway with some other type of legislation.

– Chris Walsh

Found on CNN
4 years ago

But let me tell you the truth of the matter is, there's not nearly been enough evidence that has been acquired as to whether or not it is a gateway drug, it's a debate, and I want a lot more -- before I legalize it nationally -- I want to make sure we know a lot more about the science behind it.

– Joe Biden

Found on CNN
4 years ago

We're going to legalize marijuana and end the horrifically destructive war on drugs, it has disproportionately targeted people of color and ruined the lives of millions of Americans.

– Bernie Sanders

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

One of the issues that I want to deal with is legal, safe and free abortion, in the Macri government, there is no Ministry of Health, showing that a lot would have to happen to legalize abortion, which is something Fernandez said is important as a matter of public health.

– Pilar Gil Navarro

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

We need to go back and expunge the records of people who were imprisoned because of using marijuana. And this is important, this part is important, in part, because there are a lot of people, and folks in this audience probably know some of them who have served jail time, right, and disproportionately it's impacted communities of color and poor neighborhoods of people who have been imprisoned because of marijuana use. So it's not enough just to say we want to legalize it. We actually want to go back and expunge these records.

– Victoria Castro

Found on CNN
5 years ago

We don't seem to be able to check crime, so why not legalize it and then tax it out of business?

– Will Rogers

added by Normando
5 years ago

In October, Canada became the first major economic country to legalize recreational marijuana, which will undoubtedly be a bellwether for the U.S. as it continues to debate policy issues surrounding pot. And although cigarette smoking might be on the decline, Dr. King notes the tobacco industry has heavily diversified its portfolio of products and still remains one of the most profitable industries globally. So while it might be awhile beforeconvenient stores are sellingpacks of joints, similar to a pack of cigarettes its cleartobacco is positioningitself for an impendingshift towards cannabis. Kids started with tobacco and then graduated to marijuana, now its the other way around. Kids start with marijuana and they graduate to tobacco.

– Stanton Glantz

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

We must also end the needless and unjust criminal convictions and the debilitating criminal stigma and let's legalize the adult use of recreational marijuana once and for all.

– New York

Found on CNN
5 years ago

It's been too easy for our kids to get marijuana - and for criminals to reap the profits. Today, we change that. Our plan to legalize & regulate marijuana just passed the Senate.

– Justin Trudeau

Found on Reuters
5 years ago

I’m on the record totally opposing this law [California Proposition 64] that does not legalize marijuana.

– Steve Kubby

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

The most important mission we have today is to legalize the de facto situation, to bring to an end this confusion by changing the constitution, the new constitution will be on an executive presidential system.

– Binali Yildirim

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

This does not mean that you can freely commercialize, consume and legalize the consumption of marijuana.

– Pena Nieto

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The state wants to go forward, they should be able to go forward without legal impediments from the federal government, and that's what this legislation is about, colorado wants to legalize marijuana, it's their decision. If Alabama does not want to legalize marijuana, that's their decision. But if a state wants to go forward, it should be able to do so without impediments from the federal government, which now prevent stores that sell marijuana from using banks, because that's in violation of federal law.

– Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I’m not even a pothead, I just think it’s funny that we legalize something as destructive as alcohol or pills and not that.

– Kelly Clarkson

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

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