CANNABIS CULTURE - Growing ace Subcool goes back to his cannabis roots to highlight the origins of Jacks Cleaner in the third and final installment of his American Marijuana Grower memoirs.
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer (R) announced at a Tuesday afternoon press conference that she has instructed the state attorney general to file a federal lawsuit to seek clarification of the legality of the state's medical marijuana law. That means that the dispensary licensing portion of the program will most likely be put on hold pending a "declaratory judgment" sought by the governor.
It was just one year ago that Sen. Joshua Miller's bill to decriminalize possession of up to an ounce of marijuana got held up in committee, but the Cranston Democrat is hoping for a different result this year as his bill makes an encore appearance.
Country music legend and Teapot Party founder Willie Nelson has endorsed Republican presidential candidate Gary Johnson, citing Mr. Johnson's desire to fully legalize marijuana.
The U.S. Supreme Court has made it significantly easier for police to force their way into a home without a warrant. On Monday, the court, by an 8-1 vote, upheld the warrantless search of an apartment after police smelled marijuana and feared that those inside were destroying incriminating evidence.