Forum: Medical Marijuana

Washington, D.C. — No one should be too poor to buy pot if they live in Washington, at least if the marijuana is for a medical condition. That’s...

Oakland — The nation’s top narcotics watchdog, the Drug Enforcement Administration, has requested information about Oakland’s ordinance permitting...

Colorado — The medical marijuana industry is bringing green to Colorado. The state made $7.34 million in fees from the more than 700 dispensary...

California — The legal status of medical marijuana, and marijuana generally, is changing in these parts. Richmond, Berkeley, and Oakland all have...

This is in response to Julia Dostal’s column of July 17 about medical marijuana.* She is largely misinformed.The New York medical marijuana bill was...

Greater Sudbury’s first annual Cannabis Festival was not without its share of controversy.The city denied organizers a permit to use Memorial Park...

USA — An employee recently approached Josh Ward, an executive at a Denver plumbing company, with a question he never thought he’d hear. Her...

California — It’s harvest time in downtown Oakland. “Paul” leads his roommate “David” (not their real names) into their apartment’s spare third ...

Of all of the claims in print about marijuana, this is the most revealing, yet the most ignored quote of all: “Marijuana, in its natural form, is one...

Proposition 19, a November ballot initiative, would legalize recreational marijuana use for California residents over 21 and allow small residential...

Editor’s Note: The Author Is The Co-author Of The Book “Marijuana Is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People To Drink?” The latest screed by ex-law...

I spoke to Kevin Krueger this week to ask him to explain the difference between his party’s voracious criticism of gambling expansion ( in particular...

California — Last week, Oakland officially became the first city in the U.S. to allow large-scale marijuana factories to grow and process the...

Berkeley City Attorney Zach Cowan And Oakland Councilwoman Rebecca Kaplan, Co-author Of Oakland’s New Law, Say It Is.* But Other Legal Experts...

Herger Urges Feds to Devise a Strategy Saying federal agencies aren’t doing enough to stop Mexican drug cartels from growing marijuana illegally on...

Trenton — Gov. Chris Christie said today he was surprised that Rutgers University turned down an opportunity to be the lone grower of the state’s...

Colorado — Nearly a fifth of Colorado’s medical marijuana dispensary operators could be forced out of business in coming weeks because of new state...

California — Today, at least a third of Americans say they’ve tried smoking weed. Is it possible that after half a century of increasingly...

Some Black church leaders are calling for the head of the California NAACP to step down over her group’s support for the legalization of marijuana in...