I don’t know about you, but I’m a little tired of hearing comparisons of corporate-made, old-fashioned cigarettes to a 100% medical-quality cannabis joint.  Once in a while...

The full Chicago City Council is expected to review and vote on Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s marijuana decriminalization plan today. Read more at Chicago Tribune.

The Oregonian reports on James Bowman, who grows for more medical marijuana patients than any other grower in Oregon. He produces for 200 medical marijuana patients. In addition...

Be careful when you travel and smoke, a British man (21) is allegedly facing the death penalty in the United Arab Emirates for selling 20 grams of...

A citizen initiative to repeal the Fort Collins, Colorado ban on medical marijuana dispensaries has collected enough signatures to put it on the November ballot,  read more...

Up host Chris Hayes and his guests, including New York Times columnist Ross Douthat and comedian Michael Ian Black, discuss the surprising politics of the debate over...

One of our favorite products that we picked up at the 2012 High Times Cannabis Cup in San Francisco is I-Tal’s Hempwick.  Hempwick is a thin hemp cord...

Count the Costs has published a detailed 128 page report called ‘The Alternative World Drug Report: Counting The Costs Of The War On Drugs‘ that’s worth a read,...

The New Jersey state Assembly passed a bill on Monday in a 44-30 vote to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana. If passed, the bill would...

Jodie Emery, wife of marijuana activist Marc Emery, gave a rousing speech at Toronto’s  ideacity conference on how marijuana prohibition laws are becoming as damaging in Canada as they...

Mike Riggs at Reason writes about an important decision recently handed down by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals but the article also gives an excellent example...

This weekend saw the 2012 High Times Cannabis Cup come to San Francisco. Some of the first place winners were: Cordero Kush Platinum, San Jose Patients Group (Best Indica), Premium...

Assembly member Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco) postponed a meeting for a Senate committee to vote on Assembly Bill 2312, which would have founded a nine member board tasked with...

CNNMoney asked 20 economists to give Obama and Congress a letter grade on their handling, or there lack of, of the economy.  Read more to find out...

  The Texas Democratic Party recently published their 2012 Texas Democratic Party Platform.  Page 28 of the PDF shows the Texas Democrats formally endorsing marijuana decriminalization: DECRIMINALIZATION OF MARIJUANA...

We finally made it to a High Times Cannabis Cup this year! The weather was beautiful in that Bay Area kind-of-way, 62 degrees, warm sunshine and a...

Long time marijuana advocate, and weedist in every sense of the word, Snoop Dogg recently released a new video called “Executive Branch.”   It’s a commercial for...

05:01pm After hours of querulous questioning, the Chicago City Council’s Public Safety Committee voted 13-1 to send Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s marijuana decriminalization to the full council for...

“Famed marijuana smuggler turned tireless pot activist Robert Platshorn (a.k.a. The Black Tuna) has been facing a series of threats from federal parole board officials in recent...

NYT article covers civil lawsuit filed by Legal Aid Society because  “police officers have continued to unlawfully charge New Yorkers with crimes – rather than with non-criminal violations –...