Bank Shutting Out Marijuana Dispensaries
Colorado Springs State Bank, the last bank in the state willing to do business openly with medical marijuana suppliers, has asked them to close their accounts.
Michigan Court Bars Sale of Medical Marijuana
Medical marijuana cannot be sold through private shops, the Michigan appeals court said Wednesday in a major decision that strikes at businesses trying to cash in on pot and cuts off a source for people with chronic ailments.
Seattle Hempfest 2011 in Photos
CANNABIS CULTURE - The 20th Anniversary celebration of Seattle Hempfest, the plantet's largest pot protestival, was bigger and better than ever this year. Cannabis Culture spent three days in the 300,000-strong crowd with our cameras flashing non-stop.
Ed Goes To Amsterdam
People living in the United States are used to politics and ideology trumping fact and science. As someone who shuttled between the US and the Netherlands for several decades, I always marveled at the difference in the way the two countries treated social issues. Dutch policies towards drugs, sex and sex education, support of the arts, and pulling people into the middle class were models for progressives throughout Europe and North America.
Judge: Anaheim Can Ban Medical Pot Shops
Case that centers on four-year-old ban is likely headed back to a state appeals court.
Two Men Arrested in Colorado Pot Shop Robbery After Wild Chase
Accused robbers captured after leading officers on car, foot pursuit.
Synthetic Marijuana & “Bath Salts” Illegal in Pennsylvania
Possession of synthetic marijuana, bath salts and salvia are now against the law in Pennsylvania.
We’ll Miss You Jack
CANNABIS CULTURE - NDP Leader Jack Layton, champion of progressive causes and friend to Canada's cannabis community, lost his battle with cancer, passing away early this morning.
Czech Doctors, Patients Seek Permission For Marijuana Use in Treatment
Czech doctors, patients and scientists Tuesday launched a petition for the legal use of cannabis in treating sclerosis multiplex, the Parkinson disease, cancer and the AIDS in the Czech Republic whose legislation bans such practice.
U.S. Intervention in Mexico Will Make Things Worse
The increasing involvement of the United States in Mexico's drug war is only going to make a bad situation worse.
