Pot Versus Alcohol: Experts Say Booze Is the Bigger Danger
For more than three decades, America's marijuana policies have been based upon rhetoric. Perhaps it's time to begin listening to what the experts have to say.
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New LAPD Team’s Aggressive War on Illegal Marijuana Dispensaries
A new Los Angeles Police Department team is spearheading an aggressive push to shut down dispensaries that are illegal under a city ordinance that took effect four weeks ago.
Visiting Marc in US Federal Prison on July 4th, Independence Day
Today is Independence Day in America, and as I sit in my hotel room in SeaTac (outside of Seattle, Washington), listening to non-stop explosions and firecrackers going off outside in celebration of "independence" and "freedom", I am saddened to think that one out of every 100 Americans are imprisoned and my Canadian husband Marc Emery is among them.
CBS Affiliate: Pot Activist Barry Cooper ’Still at Large’
A West Texas CBS affiliate dedicated a segment last night to Candi Cooper’s arrest by the Texas Rangers. It was actually quite comprehensive and good, and none of what’s to follow in my ruminations should be considered a slight to their work.
Homemade Submarines Up The Drug Smuggling Ante
Military checkpoints line the long and winding road from the airport in Cali, Colombia, to the coastal city of Buenaventura.
Washington Pot Legalization Campaign Has Two Days Left
We should know by Friday afternoon whether the campaign to legalize marijuana in Washington has a good chance of making it to the November ballot.
LAPD Investigates Third Shooting at a Medical Marijuana Dispensary
Los Angeles police detectives are investigating a robbery at a Northridge marijuana dispensary over the weekend that left an employee in critical condition after he was shot in the face.
When Capitalism Meets Cannabis
ANYONE who thinks it would be easy to get rich selling marijuana in a state where it’s legal should spend an hour with Ravi Respeto, manager of the Farmacy, an upscale dispensary here that offers Strawberry Haze, Hawaiian Skunk and other strains of Cannabis sativa at up to $16 a gram.
Unincorporated LA No Haven for Pot Dispensaries
A Los Angeles County supervisor Tuesday proposed a ban on all medical marijuana outlets in unincorporated areas.
Pot Legalization Initiative Has Same Number as One From 1972
It's an important day for the manufacturers of political buttons and bumper stickers, as the Secretary of State's office has given numbers to each of the November ballot measures.
