On March 2, the Pew Center on the States, a Washington, D.C.–based think tank, released a report on the staggering growth of the American correctional system.
A bill that allows the use of medical marijuana passed the House and is on its way to the Senate then, if successful there, to a governor who might have some concerns about signing it into law. The House passed the bill 234-138 in an active day in the legislature that also saw the House repeal the death penalty.
ALBANY — Gov. David A. Paterson and New York legislative leaders have reached an agreement to dismantle much of what remains of the state’s strict 1970s-era drug laws, once among the toughest in the nation.
Some states are moving to legalize the use of marijuana for medical purposes in response to the Obama administration's decision to limit prosecutions of sick people or caregivers who use or dispense the drug.
One week after President Barack Obama's top law enforcement official seemed to indicate the feds would no longer raid pot clubs, DEA agents busted a medical marijuana facility in San Francisco Wednesday night.
Cannabis Culture Magazine will be ceasing publication of its print version and moving to an entirely online format due to increasing financial constraints, the prospect of further economic downturn, and the increasing obsolescence of print media in a digital world. Watch for some major changes in the near future as we transform CannabisCulture.com into a revamped marijuana super-site.
CANNABIS CULTURE - What started as a desire to reach stoners with the Bible has once again morphed into a new house of worship for Hollywood’s Craig X as he and his wife open the Beverly Hills Green Cross.
The lawyer for a number of alleged 'compassion club' marijuana dealers says the RCMP has made a false claim against the alleged ringleader and police are essentially wasting the public's time by spending 18 months investigating sales of marijuana.