Alaskans to Vote on Legalizing Marijuana
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Voters in Alaska will decide on Tuesday whether to make their state the first in the country to legalize the sale, possession or use of marijuana by adults.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska  - Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa  Murkowski, dogged by criticism about being appointed to her job  by her governor father, will face former Democratic Gov. Tony  Knowles Nov. 2 in her first statewide election.
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Republican leaders in the U.S. House  of Representatives, who will yield to a Democratic majority in  January, on Friday agreed to allow a vote on a limited offshore  oil and natural gas drilling bill, which would open 8.3 million  acres in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida.
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House Republicans seeking to build a pre-election record for getting tough on illegal immigration plan a new vote Thursday on a border fence proposal that won House approval last December.
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The Bush administration's war on drugs stretches deep into Asia and Latin America, yet one of its most crucial campaigns &#151; in the eyes of drug czar John Walters &#151; is being waged this fall among voters in Oregon, Alaska and Montana.
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Nearly three-fourths of Americans middle age and older support legalizing marijuana for medical use, according to a poll taken for AARP.
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Vending machines distributing marijuana are to begin operating in California.
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Senators urging the passage of a bill that would legalize millions of illegal immigrants hope to revive bipartisan support for the embattled measure and push it to passage by week's end.
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OTTAWA -- The long push to reform marijuana laws took a big step forward yesterday as the federal government re-introduced legislation decriminalizing possession for personal use.
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OAKLAND, Calif. A legal challenge by four Northern California residents over the federal government&#39;s prosecution of medical marijuana patients is scheduled to be heard by the US Supreme Court Monday.
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Montanans will vote on Nov. 2 whether to remove a ban on cyanide heap-leach gold minding, a process that environments say has sullies the state with water pollution.
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Outgoing Alaska Gov. Frank  Murkowski said Wednesday he plans to call a third legislative  session to try to win approval for a more than $20 billion  natural gas pipeline deal that would pump badly needed fuel to  the U.S. Midwest.
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North Dakota farmers are part of a movement to legalize growing a plant that is closely associated with marijuana.
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A California judge appears set to nullify an election result voting down medical use of marijuana after an e-voting lawsuit.
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On Monday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that will determine whether patients in Oregon and 10 other states can continue to use marijuana for medical purposes.
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The Canadian government has reintroduced a bill to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana, it is reported Tuesday.
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SUPREME COURT The debate over medical marijuana heads toward a legal conclusion tomorrow as the Supreme Court hears arguments about the substance.