The total amount of marijuana seized by the Drug Enforcement Administration nearly doubled from 1,539 metric tons in fiscal 2008 to 2,980 metric tons in last year.
Recently, I have been in correspondence with Tim Beck, a personal hero of mine. He is the fellow who single-handedly got the Michigan Marijuana Initiative on the ballot and made sure that it won in all 51 counties.
Hot on the heels of new research showing marijuana's pain-relief value and the reintroduction of a bill to legalize, regulate and tax the drug, the Bay Area this week saw the premiere of its first marijuana-themed television show.