AltWeeklies Wire
Take the High Road with One of Orange County's Medical-Marijuana Delivery Servicesnew
We make deliveries with Racer X, a part-time driver for one of some two dozen cannabis clubs in Orange County that offer members door-to-door marijuana-delivery services.
With Support from the Unlikeliest Circles, This Could Be Marijuana's Momentnew
The fight to legalize marijuana is burning up like never before -- but some advocates warn that if it doesn't happen soon, it may never happen at all.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
05-29-2009 |
Drugs
The Emerald Initiative Challenges College Campuses to Change Marijuana Policiesnew
While schools typically have graduated penalties for dealing with underage drinking, most schools have a zero-tolerance policy toward marijuana possession or use. The Emerald Initiative wants students to change that.
Boulder Weekly |
Boulder Weekly |
04-20-2009 |
Drugs
Forest Service Land Is Fertile Ground for Pot Plantsnew
Between 2006 and 2008, the Gila County Narcotics Task Force took down 43 pot farms, eradicating 82,904 marijuana plants. All but a handful were on Tonto National Forest land.
Tucson Weekly |
Leo W. Banks |
04-16-2009 |
Drugs
An Argument for Legalizing Medical Marijuananew
After an 80-year-old woman was arrested for marijuana possession, AIDS patient Joshua McCracken argues that medical marijuana is needed in those 37 states that have not yet exacted laws to allow it.
Metro Spirit |
Joshua McCracken |
03-20-2009 |
Drugs
A Canadian Daredevil's Final Actnew
After allegedly landing a helicopter filled with marijuana in a national forest, a young Canadian mountain biker takes his own life in a Spokane, Wash., jail. Is he a casualty of the war on drugs?
The Inlander |
Kevin Taylor |
03-11-2009 |
Drugs
Tags: Drugs, Jackson Lindsay-Brown
The Manhattan Project of Marijuananew
If pot is truly medicine, shouldn't it be standardized? Analytical Labs wants to test the potency and safety of California cannabis.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
03-04-2009 |
Drugs
Has the Nation's Former Meth Capital Really Turned a Corner?new
For the last dozen years, a concerted effort to suppress methamphetamine use in San Diego County has, at times, been like a Whac-a-Mole game — just as one problem’s solved, another pops up. But a report card released last week by the county’s Methamphetamine Strike Force touts success.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kelly Davis |
03-04-2009 |
Drugs
The Economic Argument for Legalizationnew
Advocates have long supported reforming current state and federal prohibitions against growing, trading and consuming marijuana. But existing evidence of the economic benefits of legalizing, regulating and taxing marijuana is even more compelling, particularly in today's trying times.
Illinois Times |
R.L. Nave |
03-02-2009 |
Drugs
A Southwest Missouri Hamlet is Leading the Latest Fight to Legalize Medical Marijuananew
Cliff Village has become the second Missouri city to legalize marijuana for medical use. But with a population in the double-digits and a local sheriff who vows to lock up any pot smoker he can find, the town's 30-year-old mayor, Joe Blundell, concedes that the move is "symbolism, pure and simple."
Riverfront Times |
Keegan Hamilton |
02-20-2009 |
Drugs
Pot Reform Backlash in Massachusettsnew
Since the state's 2008 ballot initiative lowering penalties for possessing small amounts of marijuana passed resoundingly, local law enforcement has been scrambling for unofficial overrides.
Boston Phoenix |
Chris Farone |
01-30-2009 |
Drugs
Drunk Tank: Colorado Springs Loses Its Detox Facilitynew
Emergency rooms will soon be the only safe place for chronic substance abusers to crash in Colorado Springs. What's that say about the rest of us?
Colorado Springs Independent |
Matthew Schniper |
01-27-2009 |
Drugs
Users Get Tests for Bad Cocaine in British Columbianew
The province's health officer has confirmed that testing is now available for people with a fever who believe they may have used contaminated cocaine.
The Georgia Straight |
Matthew Burrows |
01-05-2009 |
Drugs
New Review Slams Montana Meth Projectnew
An independent review published in the December issue of Prevention Science uses data compiled by the Montana Meth Project to question the graphic campaign's effectiveness among teens. The project receives millions in public funding and several other states have developed ad campaigns based on the model used in Montana.
Missoula Independent |
Skylar Browning |
12-19-2008 |
Drugs
After 15 Years, Medical Marijuana Pioneers Face the End of a Dreamnew
Because of a perfect storm of factors -- plummeting donations, the DEA raid of the property in 2002, death and taxes -- Valerie and Michael Corral can no longer afford to stay in her home, and the Wo/Men's Alliance for Medical Marijuana is losing its iconic garden.
Good Times Santa Cruz |
Jessica Lussenhop |
11-13-2008 |
Drugs
