The High Cost of Shutting Down One Medical Marijuana Operation
A single prosecution can easily run more than $1 million -- all to send an empty message about federal drug laws and hand the market share over to a less savory purveyor.
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In California, It’s U.S. vs. State Over Marijuana
Matthew R. Davies graduated from college with a master’s degree in business and a taste for enterprise, working in real estate, restaurants and mobile home parks before seizing on what he saw as uncharted territory with a vast potential for profits — medical marijuana.
San Diego Mayor Halts Marijuana Shop Crackdown
City code enforcement officers and police will no longer target medical marijuana dispensaries under a directive issued Friday by Mayor Bob Filner.
Hawaii Poll Shows Majority Supports Marijuana Legalization
A poll released Thursday shows 57% of Hawaiians favor the idea of taxing and regulating marijuana. That's a startling 20% increase in support in just seven years -- a 2005 poll by the same group asking the same question had only 37% support.
Medical Marijuana Boom Predicted for 2013
It may be crass to promote grass, but the concept of marijuana for medicinal purposes is spreading across the country, with many weed-wielding businesses predicting a high time for their bottom line.
Illinois House to Again Debate Medical Marijuana
The Illinois House sponsor of prior efforts to legalize medicinal use of marijuana has already renewed efforts in the new General Assembly.
California Supreme Court Sets Riverside Case Date
The California Supreme Court has set Feb. 5 as the date to hear arguments in a Riverside-generated case over whether local governments can ban medical marijuana dispensaries.
Drug Czar Sees “Serious National Conversation” About Marijuana
Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP—the drug czar's office) head Gil Kerlikowske said Tuesday that the country is "in the midst of a serious national conversation about marijuana"—an at least rhetorical advance from his 2009 position that marijuana legalization is "not in the president's vocabulary and not in mine."
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The Trillion Dollar Fail: How the War on Drugs Was Lost
“If we cannot destroy the drug menace in America, then it will surely in time destroy us.” – Richard Nixon, 1971.
U.S. Marijuana Laws Ricochet Through Latin America
President Obama has yet to deliver a clear response to the November decision by Colorado and Washington to legalize recreational marijuana use — asked whether the government would enforce federal laws that override the verdict of those states’ referendums, he answered simply that he has “bigger fish to fry.”
