By Paul Armentano / Alternet / Nov. 2, 2012
With just days to go before Election Day, voters in two states – Colorado and Washington – are poised to make history.
In Colorado, voters will decide on Amendment 64, a Constitutional amendment that allows for those age 21 or older to legally possess up to one ounce of cannabis and cultivate up to six cannabis plants in the privacy of their home. … In Washington, voters will decide on I-502, a statewide ballot measure that enacts regulations regarding the state-licensed production and sale of marijuana for adults.
The passage of one or both of these statewide measures this Tuesday will be both historic and game-changing. Here’s why. [Read more…]