AltWeeklies Wire
How Federal Restrictions Created Colorado's Medical Marijuana Industrynew
The friction between federal and state law has created a booming industry in Colorado, with enterprising men and women stepping in to provide services physicians can't. The rest of the state may be in a recession, but Colorado's medical marijuana industry is thriving.
Boulder Weekly |
David Accomazzo |
08-17-2009 |
Drugs
Colorado School District Considers Drug Testing Studentsnew
Parents might have a tough time dealing with estimates of rampant drug use in our high schools, but they also need to know that the solutions start at home.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirksten Akens |
08-13-2009 |
Drugs
Will Medical Marijuana Come to Pennsylvania?new
Here in Pennsylvania, my friend Barry the Pot-Dealing Samaritan is risking his freedom to provide a sick person with the medicine he needs to fight cancer. Prison time. Fines. A criminal record that would follow him for his entire life.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Brendan Skwire |
08-10-2009 |
Drugs
Cannabizness: New Mexico's Medical Marijuana Industry is About to Bloomnew
Want to break into the marijuana business? You too can learn how to grow it, cook it, distribute it and, best of all, it's 100 percent legal. If Canntechs were to advertise on late-night television, that might be the pitch.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Dave Maass |
07-24-2009 |
Drugs
L.A.'s Yawning Loophole for Pot Dispensaries Spawns a Woodstock Economynew
In 2005, every city in California was busy adopting ordinances to allow for medical-marijuana storefronts while keeping out the bad actors and illegal peddlers. But the Los Angeles City Council couldn't get it done.
L.A. Weekly |
Daniel Heimpel |
07-17-2009 |
Drugs
Louisville's War on Drugs Is a Never-Ending Storynew
With the help of federal dollars, Louisville wages a war on drugs. But is this fight futile?
LEO Weekly |
Jonathan Meador |
07-10-2009 |
Drugs
Weed Picking Up Speed?new
Another step forward has been taken on the road towards decriminalization of marijuana.
Boston Phoenix |
Mike Miliard |
07-09-2009 |
Drugs
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
Our Brains on Drugsnew
Americans are already too distracted ... and now we're talking about legalizing pot?!
Tucson Weekly |
Catherine O'Sullivan |
04-02-2009 |
Drugs
Tags: marijuana legalization, commentary
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
