'Can you get a contact high from election results?'

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from the Detroit Metro Times:



Pot is a winner
Last week’s votes give massive momentum to the anti-prohibition movement

By Larry Gabriel
Published: November 14, 2012


Can you get a contact high from election results? It does seem possible with the euphoria among activists over last week's votes on cannabis issues.

"It clearly gives massive momentum to the anti-prohibition movement," says Allen St. Pierre, executive director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. "It again challenges the federal government and sets precedent for other states to very soon follow."

The votes were historic for cannabis activists in Michigan and across the nation. All of the ballot proposals in Michigan cities — Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo and Ypsilanti — passed. Voters in Colorado and Washington state made groundbreaking decisions to end state-level prohibition in favor of regulating and taxing cannabis in manners similar to alcohol and tobacco. Massachusetts brought the total of states with medical marijuana laws to 18.

It wasn't all buds and bongs. Oregon rejected a legalization initiative heavily tied to a proposed hemp industry; Arkansas voted down a medical marijuana initiative; Montanans failed to overturn strict guidelines on medical marijuana, such as prohibiting providers from accepting anything of value for their services. ..................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://metrotimes.com/mmj/pot-is-a-winner-1.1402709