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As the Marijuana Policy Project collects signatures to get their medical cannabis measure on the fall ballot, the Ohio legislature will consider a bill that would allow licensed doctors to prescribe marijuana for any ailment at all.

It’s been an interesting ride for supporters of recreational cannabis legalization in Vermont over the last few months. Earlier this year Governor Peter Shumlin called for legalization in his final State of the State address. A decent bill cleared the Senate and made its way to the House.

Federal officials announced last week that they are looking into the possible rescheduling of cannabis in the federal Controlled Substances Act and that they should make a decision by July. As many of you know, cannabis’ classification as a Schedule I drug means the federal government maintains that it is highly addictive with no medical value.

The effort to legalize recreational marijuana in Maine is back on track after a judge overturned a ruling by the Secretary of State’s office that had invalidated thousands of signatures turned in by The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol.

In a matter of weeks, the small state of Vermont could become a major player in the recreational cannabis legalization movement. The question is: would that be a good thing or a bad thing?

Late last week the Ohio Ballot Board approved an initiative from the group Ohioans for Medical Marijuana; this means the group can now begin collecting signatures from registered voters in the state.

On Saturday more than 100 cannabis activists sparked up joints in front of the White House in Washington D.C. to protest what they feel is President Obama’s indifference to marijuana users.