According to this article in the Hartford Courant, the marijuana legalization movement is quiet but gathering steam. While medical marijuana captures all the headlines, the drive to legalize recreational usage of pot is making steady gains.

Three states, Nevada, Arizona and Ohio will be voting on some form of legalization in November.

Nevada's measure has the most attention. It would allow adults to possess up to three ounces of marijuana in their homes. How much is three ounces? The article quotes Keith Stroup, Executive Director for NORML, as saying it's enough "to roll about 90 joints the thickness of a pencil."

"Arizona will consider scrapping arrests for possession and cultivation of small amounts of marijuana. In Ohio, where possession of up to 100 grams of pot was decriminalized in the 1970s, voters will decide whether all non-violent drug users should get treatment instead of prison for their first two offenses."

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