AltWeeklies Wire
How Green Is Your Pot?new
A new collective is trying to sell sustainable, organically grown marijuana, but patients are hooked on indoor weed that wastes energy and pollutes the planet.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
07-13-2011 |
Drugs
Can a Grieving Poet's Movement for Peace Save Mexico?new
On a broiling mid-June afternoon in Juarez, Javier Sicilia stepped on to a makeshift stage in a downtown park to address at least 2,000 of his fellow grieving Mexicans. The crowd applauded wildly as the soft-spoken, 54-year old poet began to speak in measured tones about creating a national movement to “save our Democracy.”
The Texas Observer |
Melissa del Bosque |
07-08-2011 |
Drugs
Leafly.com Classes Up The Jointnew
A new medical cannabis web site is lightning fast and wicked smart.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
07-07-2011 |
Drugs
Tags: Leafly.com, WeedMaps.com
It's Time for the Medical Cannabis Cupnew
Oakland dispensaries are gearing for the High Times Medical Cannabis Cup.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
07-06-2011 |
Drugs
Colorado Springs Studies Medical Marijuana Feesnew
It wouldn't be medical marijuana in Colorado Springs if the city and the industry immediately saw eye-to-eye on something.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bryce Crawford |
06-30-2011 |
Drugs
Med-Pot Dispensary Owners Caught in War on Weednew
Joe Byron and Joe Grumbine thought they were doing the people of Long Beach a favor. Then they became targets in the city's weird war on weed.
Another Try to Legalize Medical Marijuana in Illinoisnew
Illinois residents tell their stories of need.
Illinois Times |
Holly Dillemuth |
05-10-2011 |
Drugs
Narco-NIMBYism in San Jose?new
Medical cannabis advocates say the city is attempting to snuff out pot clubs.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
05-02-2011 |
Drugs
Medical Marijuana Closer to Legalization in CTnew
Rhode Island and New Jersey aren’t often put in the beacons-of-light category, but Connecticut is right now looking to those two states to help illuminate the tricky pathway toward state-sanctioned growing and sale of medical marijuana.
New Haven Advocate |
Gregory B. Hladky |
04-26-2011 |
Drugs
Heroin.com: Selling Junk Onlinenew
In 2008, New York City's Special Narcotics Prosecutor began leading a team of undercover investigators targeting the drug dealers who used Craigslist to advertise their wares. Three years later, drug dealing on the classified-ads website is still blatant and ubiquitous.
The Village Voice |
David Shapiro and Joe Coscarelli |
04-20-2011 |
Drugs
Who Gets Pot Recommendations?new
A new RAND study reveals that it might not be who you think.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
03-21-2011 |
Drugs
Reefer Madnessnew
One woman’s terrifying pot-smuggling saga.
Baltimore City Paper |
Van Smith |
03-15-2011 |
Drugs
What's Next for Berkeley Patients Group?new
Berkeley's largest pot club is in no danger of closing despite its $6.3 million tax bill.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
03-14-2011 |
Drugs
Oakland's Grow House Hazardsnew
Oakland has been blocked from permitting large pot farms, but small, illegal grows are sparking fires and posing threats to public health and safety.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
03-09-2011 |
Drugs
Watching the Weed Watchmennew
As the marijuana testing industry grows, the Alliance for Cannabis Science, a new nonprofit, plans to offer private auditing of pot labs.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
02-24-2011 |
Drugs
