AltWeeklies Wire
The Cannabis Crackdown Hits Oaksterdamnew
The feds detain Richard Lee and raid his respected medical pot businesses in a brazen move that may backfire.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
04-05-2012 |
Drugs
Tags: Oaksterdam University, Marijuana, NORML, Internal Revenue Service, Drug Enforcement Administration, Dale Gieringer, Richard Lee, Harborside Health Center, Prop 19, Stephen DeAngelo, Dale Sky Jones, Debby Goldsberry, Melinda Haag, Rebecca Kaplan, David Goldman, Americans for Safe Access San Francisco, Coffeshop Blue Sky, Jeff Jones, Oaksterdam Museum, the Oaksterdam Gift Shop, US marshalls, Freedom Fighter of the Year, High Times
Life in Prison for Hempnew
José Peña brought some roadside weeds home from Kansas. Cops decided it was reefer, and a Texas court sentenced him to life in prison – without the evidence. It took a decade for Peña to get back some of the pieces of his life.
Austin Chronicle |
Jordan Smith |
03-21-2012 |
Drugs
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
Tags: Medical Marijuana, SB 1506
Marijuana Can Help Prevent Suicide, Study Saysnew
A new study from Germany says that, in U.S. states like California where marijuana has become medically legit, rates of suicide have gone down.
L.A. Weekly |
Dennis Romero |
02-27-2012 |
Drugs
The War on Weednew
Illinois and many other states aggressively prosecute low-level pot users and dealers in the national war on drugs. But what's the cost, in both money and lives? And is it working?
Illinois Times |
Bruce Rushton |
02-09-2012 |
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
Medical Marijuana Crackdown in Southern Californianew
Feds move to take assets of four dispensaries in Orange and L.A. counties.
L.A. Weekly |
Dennis Romero |
01-18-2012 |
Drugs
Obama Violates His Own Dictates on MMJnew
Pot shop seizure letters decried by National Cannabis Industry Association.
23 Medical Marijuana Dispensaries in Colo. Targetednew
The 23 operations in question, in assorted cities across Colorado (no names yet), are each said to be within 1,000 feet of a school, and therefore presumably violate Drug Free School Zone laws, even if they were grandfathered in under local or state regulations.
Tags: Medical Marijuana, MMJ
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
How to Roll a Cigarettenew
A common misnomer is that you want a longer paper, but it's not going to make it any easier.
Charleston City Paper |
Ryan Overhiser |
01-02-2012 |
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
Coloradans Favor Legalizing Marijuana and They Love Tim Tebownew
Forty-nine percent think marijuana should generally be legal to only 40% who believe it should be illegal. Independents think it should be legal by a 54/34 spread.
The American Independent News Network |
Scot Kersgaard |
12-19-2011 |
Drugs
The Politics of Potnew
Are politicians too paranoid to decriminalize marijuana?
Chicago Reader |
Mick Dumke and Ben Joravsky |
12-05-2011 |
Drugs
