AltWeeklies Wire
GDP and Seven Stars, Rebornnew

Richmond's GDP Collective is barren of décor but packs the best strains in the region, while Seven Stars hides in plain sight in a small mall.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
09-29-2012 |
Drugs
Help for Headachesnew
If medical marijuana can help people with migraines, then people with migraines should be able to use medical marijuana.
Tucson Weekly |
J.M. Smith |
06-25-2012 |
Drugs
Tags: medical marijuana
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 Squeeze Is Onnew

A state flub hurts an already reeling medical marijuana industry.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Bryce Crawford |
05-08-2012 |
Drugs
Smoked Outnew

The federal government makes good on its threat to shut down medical-marijuana dispensaries - and the worst may be yet to come.
North Bay Bohemian |
Leilani Clark |
05-02-2012 |
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
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
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
Inside the Cannabis Closetnew

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