The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. April 9, 2013 Maryland Set to Legalize Medical Marijuana ------------------------------------------- Maryland is set to become the newest state to legalize the use of marijuana for medical purposes. State lawmakers approved medical marijuana on Monday and Gov. Martin O’Malley has said he will sign the bill. Nineteen other states and Washington, D.C., already allow marijuana use for medical purposes. .