Colorado Fights Underage Marijuana Use

Colorado’s Health Department hopes talks from adult role models can help keep kids away from marijuana, and it has launched a new ad campaign with the goal of inspiring those adults to speak up.
The campaign will specifically target what the department calls “trusted adults” — people like parents...
Colorado Fights Underage Marijuana Use

A Stoner"s Guide to Election 2016

Marijuana reform is hugely important to American voters, yet the subject has rarely come up in this year’s presidential contest.
That’s largely because the race has been dominated not by policy discussions but by the personalities of the candidates – specifically the GOP...
A Stoner"s Guide to Election 2016

Pain: Does Pot Work Better for Men Than Women?

Gender inequity extends to the cannabis plant, apparently.
A new study suggests marijuana may be more effective at treating chronic or severe pain in men than in women. The study’s conclusions raise important questions about how pot works as medicine and how it can best be tailored to the...
Pain: Does Pot Work Better for Men Than Women?

Jesse Ventura: DEA Is "Just Toying with Us"

It’s easy to forget, but there once was a professional wrestler who governed a state. His name is Jesse Ventura, he won the Minnesota governor’s office 18 years ago this November, and he still pops up in pop culture occasionally.
Most recently Ventura surfaced to scold the DEA for...
Jesse Ventura: DEA Is "Just Toying with Us"

Northern California Blaze Starts with Pot Plants

A large wildfire that burned dozens of homes in Northern California last year started with an illegal marijuana grow, authorities said recently. But two people suspected of sparking it had already fled the United States, the authorities said.
As of Aug. 17 the blaze had destroyed at least 43...
Northern California Blaze Starts with Pot Plants

Actually, Marijuana Can Kill (Sort of)

Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson repeated a common claim about marijuana in August, arguing that it’s far safer than prescription drugs because they kill 100,000 people each year while pot kills none.
But is this true? Is cannabis really fatality free? Well, that depends on...
Actually, Marijuana Can Kill (Sort of)

Court Blocks DEA from MMJ Crackdowns

A landmark court ruling handed down in August blocks the DEA and other law enforcement agencies from spending money to arrest or prosecute people who break federal drug laws but obey state medical marijuana rules.
The ruling by an appeals court based in California enforces legislation passed...
Court Blocks DEA from MMJ Crackdowns

Legal Marijuana Grow Goes Up in Smoke

A legal marijuana garden in Seattle went up in flames in August, destroying a valuable crop and forcing firefighters to work through thick, billowing clouds of pot smoke.
Neighbors called 911, and firefighters found the building engulfed in large clouds of smoke. The smoke was so thick, fire...
Legal Marijuana Grow Goes Up in Smoke

DEA Says Marijuana Will Remain Illegal

In a move that should be little surprise to anyone who follows developments in marijuana law, the DEA announced in August that it would not, in fact, make it easier to legalize the drug.
That doesn’t mean it won’t happen. Just a day before the DEA decision, the Obama administration...
DEA Says Marijuana Will Remain Illegal

What Does DEA Decision Mean for Future of Reform?

The DEA announced in August that it would not agree to reschedule marijuana as a prohibited drug under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA), a move that makes it harder for states to legalize the drug without fear of a federal crackdown.
But what does the decision mean for the future of cannabis...
What Does DEA Decision Mean for Future of Reform?

Obama Lifts Rules Blocking Marijuana Research

The Obama administration announced in August that it would lift a critical barrier to marijuana research in the United States. The move could eventually pave the way for federal drug policy reforms.
The immediate effect of the decision will be to dramatically increase the supply of cannabis...
Obama Lifts Rules Blocking Marijuana Research

Feds Won"t Prosecute Over 1 Gram of Pot

Prosecutors said in August that they would not pursue federal charges against an American Indian man arrested in Oregon for possession of roughly a gram of marijuana.
The state’s voters legalized recreational pot possession in 2014, but because Devontre Thomas, 19, was busted on a...
Feds Won"t Prosecute Over 1 Gram of Pot

How Do Marijuana, Booze Affect Sex?

It’s no secret that many, many people use marijuana and alcohol to enhance their sexual encounters. Both drugs are widely available, easy to use, and often conducive to romance and physical desire.
But it’s never been clear exactly how pot and booze affect sexual experience, and some...
How Do Marijuana, Booze Affect Sex?

Marijuana Grows Are the New "Meth Houses," DEA Says

The DEA is not exactly known for taking smart positions on drug use and criminal justice reform. So it should come as little surprise that the agency recently compared indoor marijuana gardens to “meth houses.”
Marijuana grow house
Agency officials explained in June that they are...
Marijuana Grows Are the New "Meth Houses," DEA Says

Why Trump Would Be Terrible for Legal Marijuana

Marijuana users and drug policy reformers face a difficult choice in November. Neither of the major-party presidential candidates has called for full legalization of the drug, and while there are third parties that openly support the idea, they have no chance of winning the White House.
That may...
Why Trump Would Be Terrible for Legal Marijuana