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Rob is proud to have voted for California Proposition 215 in 1996 and is now enjoying the fruits (or flowers) of the medical marijuana movement. He would happily give up alcohol in exchange for recreational cannabis and encourages people to read real peer-reviewed science and make informed decisions for themselves. We have only begun to understand the human endocannabinoid system.
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Westword has a nice synopsis of the newly crowned Miss Universe (Olivia Culpo) thoughts on marijuana: "Medical marijuana is fine, she said in an interview, but recreational pot is bad -- and will stop people from reaching their full potential."
Fifteen years after voters gave the green-light to a medical marijuana program in the nation’s capital, a pair of locations approved to grow or sell the drug have cleared regulatory hurdles and will set up shop a few months into the new year, according to city officials.
In California, the battle between federal and state authorities over legal marijuana at Harborside Health Center is coming to a head in a high-profile legal challenge. Watch the video and read the transcript.
Recreational marijuana use has long been the subject of heated debate, and laws regulating cannabis consumption vary greatly from country to country.
Carpe diem, celebrate the beginning of the rest of your life with a honey bear bong!
Michigan’s medical marijuana law does not allow a collective grow operation, the state Supreme Court said Wednesday in the case of a Grand Rapids man who gave warehouse space to others to raise pot.
Brionne Corbray, a medical marijuana entrepreneur, was the first Seattle dispensary owner to be sentenced on federal drug-dealing charges.
A month after Washington legalized marijuana for adult recreational use, the Seattle Police Department has relaxed its rules on pot use for job seekers.
An opponent of legalization says it would exacerbate inequality in the United States. But he fails to account for the impact of jail time on inequality under currents laws.
It’s a new age for weed. Find out who’s capitalizing on liberal new laws and where .
West Hollywood medical marijuana dispensary Zen Healing announced this week that it's giving vets a true "gift of appreciation:" Free weed!
Arizona owner and operator Cathy Mead is a breast cancer survivor who began to see marijuana in a different light when she witnessed how it helped her father when he was ravaged by cancer.
Lubbock High School’s orchestra director, Alejos Anaya, resumed teaching duties on Monday after the resolution of his arrest Nov. 7 on a marijuana charge.
Denver lawyer Rob Corry said his client expects to receive $5,000 per plant (totaling $210,000), based on what law enforcers have testified a marijuana plant is worth, in addition to attorney fees.
Montana medical marijuana provider Chris Williams has reached a settlement with prosecutors.
The group in charge of creating rules for an industry that has never existed before — the recreational marijuana stores allowed under Colorado's newly enacted Amendment 64 — gathered its breath Monday before getting to work.
At least two Massachusetts towns have voted already to ban dispensaries — Wakefield and Reading. Other communities are considering similar moves. But lawmakers say it’s unclear if the medical marijuana law gives cities and towns the authority to say no.
Should you go to prison if you smoke pot in Georgia? One group plans to argue emphatically that you should not. A campaign to decriminalize marijuana in Georgia will be launched Monday at the State Capitol.
