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Marijuana Industry News April 5, 2013

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New Poll Shows Growing Majority of Americans  Want Legal Marijuana …

Recent polls in the past few years seem to highlight a shrinking gap between those for and those against the legalization of marijuana.  Even more recently, polls have started to show that a slight majority of Americans, for the first time since polling on the issue began, support the legalization of recreational cannabis use.  There now seems to be a gap growing in the opposite direction.  This week,we learned that a new poll found that Americans are in favor of legalizing recreational marijuana use by a margin of 52-45%.  Adults between the age of 18-32 supported legal marijuana in even higher numbers (65%).  Tom Angell of Marijuana Majority commented on the poll by saying “Not too long ago, it was widely accepted in political circles that elected officials who wanted to get re-elected needed to act ‘tough’ on drugs and go out of their way to support the continued criminalization of marijuana.  “The opposite is quickly becoming true.”

 

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Colorado Hoping for Big Revenues from Marijuana Industry…

Even as the Federal government refuses to provide their outright approval, states are already making plans to generate new revenues in order to combat the long lasting fiscal crisis.  In November, Colorado residents passed historic legislation that potentially created a tremendous new stream of revenue.  Matt Brown and James Walker have started a marijuana travel agency of sorts.  My 420 Tours will serve as an all in one travel company that will lead customers to marijuana friendly hotels, tours of dispensaries, as well as tickets to other marijuana events.  State officials are likely not thrilled about the idea however it shows the degree of variety that businesses can capitalize on.  Many jobs, in theory, could be created with revenues and taxes pouring in.  Matt Brown recently told NBC “It’s an opportunity for people who prefer marijuana to alcohol to come to Colorado and know that they’re not going to have to walk around downtown asking strangers for pot.”

 

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Marijuana Legalization Super PAC Joins a Growing Trend….

Super PACs were certainly in fashion during the 2012 presidential campaign season.  Even Comedy Central host, Stephen Colbert, formed a Super PAC.  The corporate groups, free from traditional campaign regulations, have been sprouting up all over as interest groups have found a new way to target their audience.  Brothers Mark and Dennis Rogers have started Legalize Marijuana Super Pac.com. The timing seems to be advantageous as there already is a eager audience.  As we pointed out in one of the above stories, support for legalizing marijuana is reaching historic levels.  Mark Rogers told the Huffington Post this week “We do a lot of activism up and down the West Coast, and we have relations with many dispensaries, so it just made sense.  If we could all pool our collective interests and pockets books, maybe we could actually shine a light on the hypocrisy of the laws being put on the books.”  Super Pacs have a tainted reputation at best, but activists may be forced to utilize them in order to push marijuana past the bureaucratic roadblocks and into mainstream media conversation.  Concern may rise over the direction of the marijuana reform movement once a high level of politicized/corporatized money enters the arena.

 

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