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Marijuana: Gateway To Health?new

Bay Area journalist and cannabis activist Clint Werner has found self-publishing success with a medical marijuana research reference book.
East Bay Express  |  David Downs  |  09-26-2012  |  Drugs

How Realistic Is Oliver Stone's "Savages"?new

Not at all, but Legalization Nation goes ahead and fact-checks Hollywood's new weedy, ultra-violent cartel flick.
East Bay Express  |  David Downs  |  07-16-2012  |  Drugs

Turning Pot Into Medicinenew

Marijuana strains that provide medicinal relief without getting you stoned are rising in popularity, thanks to the groundbreaking work of cannabis testing labs.
East Bay Express  |  David Downs  |  06-20-2012  |  Drugs

The Joy of Cannabis Cookingnew

The federal crackdown on pot dispensaries may spur the growth of the burgeoning DIY "medible" culture.
East Bay Express  |  David Downs  |  04-20-2012  |  Drugs

Federal Officials Raid Oaksterdam Universitynew

Federal officials from at least three law enforcement agencies raided Oaksterdam University and several other locations owned or affiliated with California Prop 19 founder Richard Lee in Oakland.
East Bay Express  |  David Downs  |  04-03-2012  |  Civil Liberties

Cannabis Bills Hit Calif. Capitolnew

From divorce court to driving dirty, five new bills seek to either increase or the decrease the government's role in your once-private life.
East Bay Express  |  David Downs  |  03-02-2012  |  Drugs

California Dispensary Permitting Freezes Upnew

Appeals court decision chills activists from San Diego to Arcata.
East Bay Express  |  David Downs  |  01-19-2012  |  Drugs

Handicapping Marijuana Legalization in 2012new

California to win, place, or even show? A 2012 iniative forecast.
East Bay Express  |  David Downs  |  01-06-2012  |  Drugs

Weed Whacking Californianew

The federal crackdown that shredded medical marijuana this year looks like it'll last at least until the 2012 presidential election.
East Bay Express  |  David Downs  |  12-21-2011  |  Drugs

Metallica's Dirty Thirtynew

Lars Ulrich on raising kids, Lou Reed, and the good life in the Bay Area.
East Bay Express  |  David Downs  |  12-12-2011  |  Profiles & Interviews

No Cannabis for the Sick and Dyingnew

Fifteen years after Prop 215, the people who need medical marijuana the most have the hardest time getting it.
East Bay Express  |  David Downs  |  12-06-2011  |  Health

Inside the Cannabis Closetnew

Oakland's newest web celeb just wants to talk.
East Bay Express  |  David Downs  |  12-02-2011  |  Drugs

Apple Rocks, Againnew

The tablet wars heat up as holiday gadgetry gets more mobile than ever.
East Bay Express  |  David Downs  |  11-28-2011  |  Tech

Books, Bongs, and THC Sticksnew

This holiday season, medical cannabis products come unbound.
East Bay Express  |  David Downs  |  11-28-2011  |  Drugs

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