Aside from Barack Obama’s victory on Nov. 6, Americans in certain states also voted to pass two controversial pieces of legislation — legalized marijuana and gay marriage. What do YOU think of the decision?
The 2012 election made history on Nov. 6 when voters in Maine and Maryland approved same-sex marriage — the first states to do so through a majority vote on a ballot measure, and a milestone victory for same-sex couples everywhere.
One leading advocacy group, Freedom to Marry, said Maine should begin issuing marriage licenses in December.
“Now the commitment gay and lesbian couples have made in life will be respected equally under the law, celebrated before their loved ones, and called what it is: marriage,” Marc Solomon, the Freedom to Marry National Campaign Director, said in a news release.
Two more states also passed into law a controversial measure that allows legalization of marijuana for recreational use. Colorado voters approved Amendment 64, which will legalize and regulate the production, possession, and distribution of marijuana for persons age 21 and older.
“The voters have spoken and we have to respect their will,” Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper said in a written statement released by his office.
Washington State also passed the legalization of marijuana, Initiative 502, which will legalize and regulate the production, possession, and distribution of cannabis for persons age 21 and older.
What do YOU think of the measures HollywoodLifers?
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Posted at 7:45 PM on November 7, 2012
YIPPEE-TI-YI-YEAH!!!!! motherf—–kers!!!! FINALLY-oh wah wah poor “rl” the world is finally wising up-pot being illegal has been a political whitewash since the end of the Prohibition-when it was illegalized because of an all out propaganda onslaught driven by the then “out of a job” head of prohibition enforcement dude who “coincidentally” then had a job again-his absolutely false propaganda has been influencing the uninformed for 80 years now-let the drunks and coke heads wail and throw ashes-hypocrites-if ya’ll just had a pow wow once in a while this world would be a better place-if all the drunks can kill in their cars and beat their wives and that’s all good-what has been your messed up BS??? solid TRUTH if these same drunks just smoked a blunt-one they would think twice about beating anyone up and they wouldn’t be driving-they would stay home and enjoy the lovely sunset or bake some cookies-of all the truly lethal and addictive gnarly LEGAL substances out there pot ain’t one of them -get over your completely ignorant “Marijuana Madness” false judgmental baloney and let Americans be FREE