AltWeeklies Wire
Pot Shotsnew

Why one man wants to keep PTSD sufferers from using medical cannabis.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Joey Peters |
10-10-2012 |
Health
Tags: Medical Marijuana
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
Federal Officials Raid Oaksterdam Universitynew

Federal officials from at least three law enforcement agencies raided Oaksterdam University and several other locations owned or affiliated with California Prop 19 founder Richard Lee in Oakland.
East Bay Express |
David Downs |
04-03-2012 |
Civil Liberties
Arms Over Medsnew

Conservatives in the Arizona legislature want guns galore on campus -- but not a whiff of weed.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
03-04-2012 |
Politics
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
Medical Marijuana Ban in L.A.?new

Los Angeles city officials botched regulation, now they want prohibition. A medical marijuana ban is heading to the L.A. City Council.
L.A. Weekly |
Hillel Aron |
02-16-2012 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Medical Marijuana
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