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Article: PRO-POT MEASURES DEFEATED IN 3 STATES.(NATION/WORLD)
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- The Capital Times
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- November 6, 2002
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Byline: Michael Luo Associated Press
Activists hoping to soften American attitudes toward marijuana ran into vigorous opposition from the White House, and drug reform ballot measures were voted down in Nevada, Arizona and Ohio.
Wealthy backers who had succeeded in easing access to marijuana for medical uses sought to go a step further and lessen the penalties for its use in general. Many voters apparently drew a distinction between the two ideas.
Elsewhere, Florida voters banned smoking in most indoor workplaces and restaurants, joining four other states that have passed similar bans. Arizona residents slapped smokers with an increase in ...