John Liu, NYC Comptroller, has released a report detailing plans to overhaul the city’s broken marijuana laws by taxing and regulating recreational use.
A federal judge Monday found that the New York Police Department's stop-and-frisk search tactics violated the constitutional rights of racial minorities in the city and ordered a federal monitor to oversee broad reforms in the department.
A family from southern California is suing the City of Coronado after their children were taken away for nearly a year because the father admitted to legally smoking medical marijuana.
Two separate medical marijuana initiative campaigns aimed at the November 2014 ballot are underway in Arkansas. A similar effort to legalize medical marijuana failed in 2012, but came surprisingly close, winning 48.5% of the vote, and encouraging Arkansas activists to try again.
One of the most critically acclaimed shows in recent memory, AMC’s Breaking Bad, debuts its final half-season worth of episodes this Sunday night. While the show has become famous for its graphic, gritty portrayal of a man who transitions from unhappy chemistry teacher to a ruthless drug lord, it also depicts timeless lessons about America’s failed war on drugs.
A third operation now has permission to grow and sell medical marijuana in New Jersey. The Compassionate Care Centers of America Foundation is setting up shop in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County.