Marijuana

Cannabis Cafe: First U.S. Marijuana Cafe Opens In Portland

Reuters | Posted 11.13.2009 | Business


The United States' first marijuana cafe opened on Friday, posing an early test of the Obama administration's move to relax policing of medical use of...

Is Daniel Radcliffe A Pothead?

people.com | Stephen M. Silverman | Posted 11.13.2009 | Entertainment


Under the headline "Harry Pothead", Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe's mug is splashed across Friday's front page of a British tabloid showing him ...

Liquid Marijuana Bust In Brooklyn

nytimes.com | Posted 11.12.2009 | New York


In what the police called an unusual drug arrest, a Brooklyn man was charged on Wednesday with selling liquid marijuana. ...

CNN's Wolf Blitzer, Jessica Yellin Discuss Marijuana (VIDEO)

Posted 11.09.2009 | Media


Things got a little personal for CNN anchors Wolf Blitzer and Jessica Yellin during a report about Congressman Barney Frank partner's bust for possess...

Barney Frank: POT BUST Took Place With Congressman Present

Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics


Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) was present during his partner James Ready's marijuana arrest in 2007, according to a police report. Ready was arrested ...

Calvin Hoover Charged: Oregon Man Accused Of Drunk Driving After 911 Call

AP | Posted 11.07.2009 | Home


SALEM, Ore. — Oregon police have charged a man with drunk driving after he called 911 to report his marijuana as stolen but the dispatcher could...

Mexican Pot Gangs Infiltrate Indian Reservations In U.S.

wsj.com | JOEL MILLMAN | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics


WARM SPRINGS, Ore. -- Police Chief Carmen Smith says he knows three things about suspected drug trafficker Artemio Corona: He's from Mexico, prefers a...

Savitex: The All-New "Cannabinoid" Marijuana!

Jonathan Leigh Solomon | Posted 11.08.2009 | Comedy


Jonathan Leigh Solomon

Pot Side Effect: Spending money on rolling papers. Savitex Side Effect: Discovering that by folding old rolling papers just so, you can create lovely origami.

High Time!

Shan Wells | Posted 11.04.2009 | Denver


Shan Wells

When even old George Will thinks Mary Jane is riding the Freedom Express, you know that national legalization can't be too far away.

Cops Seize 1,455 Pounds Of Marijuana In Rental Truck

AP | Posted 11.04.2009 | Chicago


Illinois State Police found 1,455 pounds of marijuana inside a rental truck that was pulled over in rural Champaign....

Breckenridge Votes Overwhelmingly To Legalize Marijuana

AP | Posted 11.04.2009 | Denver


DENVER — The Colorado ski town of Breckenridge has voted overwhelmingly to legalize marijuana. Early returns Tuesday night showed the proposal ...

Breckenridge Legalizes Marijuana

Mason Tvert | Posted 11.04.2009 | Denver


Mason Tvert

Ski resorts are offering everything from large discounts to specialty cheeseburgers to attract people to their towns. Perhaps offering skiers and snowboarders a hassle-free environment in which they can relax and recreate with marijuana could do the trick.

Colorado Can Lead Nation In Marijuana Policy

Jessica Corry | Posted 11.03.2009 | Denver


Jessica Corry

While some regulation of any industry may be appropriate at times, medical marijuana is being unfairly villainized by those who disagree with the state's voters

Breckenridge Pushes To Legalize Marijuana

AP | KRISTEN WYATT | Posted 10.30.2009 | Denver


BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. — Voters in this Rocky Mountain resort town will decide next week whether to legalize pot for all adults at a time when the ...

Huh? Conservatives Get Compassionate on White House, Dog Poop and Pot-Smoking

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 10.28.2009 | Entertainment


Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein

Fortunately for us uneasy many, President Bush is back. It's interesting to remember the guy's charmingly folksy side once again, without the worry that he's about to bomb Kazakhstan.

A Seedling of Sanity Takes Root in the War On Drugs

Rich Robinson | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics


Rich Robinson

It is time to cast aside all of the misinformation and propaganda about what marijuana is and what it is not. At least we are on the right path.

Push To Legalize Marijuana Gains Ground In California

nytimes.com | JESSE McKINLEY | Posted 10.28.2009 | Politics


These are heady times for advocates of legalized marijuana in California -- and only in small part because of the newly relaxed approach of the federa...

Bong Water An Illegal Drug, Minnesota Court Rules

AP | STEVE KARNOWSKI | Posted 10.26.2009 | Politics


MINNEAPOLIS — In Minnesota, bong water can count as an illegal drug. That decision from Minnesota's Supreme Court on Thursday raises the threat...

Stiletto Stoners: Is Their Habit Really Harmless?

Deni Carise | Posted 10.23.2009 | Living


Deni Carise

In today's society, so many of us work like dogs. When it comes to winding down, we want instant gratification. So, I wasn't surprised that more and more career women end the day with a few hits of pot.

Lance Armstrong, Michael Phelps -- and What They Say About Our Idiotic Drug Policies

David Sirota | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics


David Sirota

Why do we as a country encourage the consumption of drugs that are far more harmful than some of the drugs, like marijuana, we outright criminalize?

Marijuana Raid: Cops Seize 334 Plants Worth Estimated $20,000

Huffington Post | Posted 10.23.2009 | Chicago


Chicago Police seized 334 marijuana plants worth an estimated $20,000 after executing a search warrant at a Northwest Side apartment Tuesday night. ...

Obama and Paterson Get Love For Recent Drug Policy Reforms

Tony Newman | Posted 10.22.2009 | New York


Tony Newman

For as long as I can remember, the conventional political wisdom had been that elected officials, especially Democrats, can't touch drug policy reform with a ten foot pole.

La Familia Cartel Targeted, Police Arrest More Than 300 Across U.S.

AP | ELLIOT SPAGAT and SEAN MURPHY | Posted 10.23.2009 | World


OKLAHOMA CITY — In the largest single strike at Mexican drug operations in the U.S., authorities arrested more than 300 people in a sting that d...

Are States' Rights Right?

Harry Moroz | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics


Harry Moroz

Democrats have been increasingly willing to embrace state -- and local -- governments as partners rather than adversaries in both oversight and in substantive policymaking.

DEA 'Cartel' Claims Lack Facts, Again

Erin Rosa | Posted 10.21.2009 | Denver


Erin Rosa

DEA agents in Denver have a sordid history when it comes to backing up their claims, and their most recent allegation that medical marijuana dispensaries are being supplied by 'cartels' is no different.