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...been years in the making, derailed by Congress three times in about as many years, but medicinal marijuana could soon be heading to the nation's capital...
...voters in Washington put themselves near the forefront of the budding medical-marijuana movement when they voted nearly 7 to 3 for doctor-prescribed dope - a greater majority than those in any of the other eight statewide ballot initiatives that have passed around the country. (Watch a video about medical-marijuana home delivery...
Twelve years later, the political landscape appears to be profoundly changed. The sponsor of the 1998 congressional ban, Bob Barr, has gone from a drug hawk to a libertarian, legalize-it presidential candidate - even lobbying against the law he once wrote. Fourteen states have legalized medical marijuana in the 14 years since California became the first to do so; several more are working on legislation...
After years of pressure from patients'-rights groups, New Jersey is set to become the 14th state to legalize medical marijuana following a Jan. 11 vote in its legislature. However, concerns that lax laws had sparked abuses in other states prompted lawmakers to create the strictest such legislation in the nation. Only patients with "debilitating medical conditions" such as cancer and AIDS will be allowed access to cannabis products; they will be given 2 oz. (57 g) of the drug at state-monitored dispensaries every 30 days. Outgoing governor Jon Corzine is expected to sign the bill before leaving office...
States that permit medical marijuana...