Op-ed: Here’s the best way for the DEA to classify pot
This summer may be a big moment in the national conversation about marijuana. With a decision coming by July 1, the DEA could partially legalize medical marijuana. READ THE FULL OP-ED
This summer may be a big moment in the national conversation about marijuana. With a decision coming by July 1, the DEA could partially legalize medical marijuana. READ THE FULL OP-ED
What are the specific diseases, syndromes and ailments that qualify for medical marijuana in Ohio? Here’s the full list of MMJ-qualifying conditions.
For some life insurers, the more you smoke pot could raise a red flag, since you’re exposed to things that could cause death.
Pressure is mounting on the federal government to update decades-old marijuana policy. Pot is still listed as a Schedule 1 drug, next to heroin.
Patients with glaucoma, chronic pain and those in hospice care can now use cannabis in treatment options.
A Quinnipiac University Poll revealed registered American voters say veterans should be allowed to use marijuana for PTSD.
Long-term marijuana use is not associated with a raft of physical health problems, according to a new study, with one surprising exception: gum disease.
The Veterans Affairs hospital in Phoenix has blocked a local doctor from giving a lecture about marijuana’s effect on veterans with PTSD.
Denver Police issued 18 citations for marijuana consumption Saturday at the rescheduled 420 Rally in Civic Center park, said Doug Schepman, a police spokesperson.
CDOT will simulate a slow-speed police chase that will circle Civic Center Park during Denver’s 420 rally on May 21 as part of a driving safety campaign.
The scheduling of various drugs was decided largely by Congress and absent a scientific process – with some strange results.
Marijuana’s strict scheduling emerges from the cultural and racial apathy felt by Richard Nixon, the activist president who signed the Controlled Substances Act into law.
As Congress and the Drug Enforcement Administration weigh whether marijuana should be rescheduled, public faith in the drug classification system continues to erode.
The Drug Enforcement Administration has announced that it will decide whether to change federal drug laws regarding marijuana “in the first half of 2016,” which should prompt a reexamination of how drugs are classified.
Colorado health officials want to hire somebody to keep an eye on marijuana legalization — at potentially one of the highest salaries in state government.
Even if the federal government lifts its ban on marijuana, this wouldn’t end pot prohibition in the United States.
Medical marijuana is still a touchy topic for most in the medical profession. But pharmacy behemoth Walgreens just published a surprisingly sane and straightforward story on the subject that has some wondering if major medicine is starting to come around to the idea of cannabis as medicine.
The saga of the 2016 will go down in the massive smoke-out’s history as one of its strangest ever. Here’s the scoop on the Denver 420 Rally’s rescheduled date, venue and line-up.
For most major retailers November and December are the busy season, but in the budding cannabis industry, April is when the workload gets heavy.
Thousands — mostly young adults — gathered Wednesday in Denver’s Civic Center Park to light up in celebration of 4/20, although the crowd was smaller than previous years.
Organizers of the 420 Rally that was canceled last Saturday due to the weather on Wednesday will announce a process for those who bought tickets to get refunds, said Santino Walter, an organizer.
Pennsylvania has become the 24th state to legalize a comprehensive medical marijuana program after Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf signed the bill into law Sunday.
The weekend’s snow shut down Denver’s annual 420 marijuana rally, but organizers are now hoping to pull together an extravaganza at one of the city’s premier entertainment venues.
Organizers of the Denver 420 Rally say they will not be refunding tickets for the event, which was postponed Saturday morning because of wet, snowy weather. The event at Civic Center Park had scheduled headlining performances by Wiz Khalifa and Lil Wayne.
Doctors for Cannabis Regulation, a new coalition, takes a different view from the American Medical Association, arguing that the prohibition of marijuana use does more harm to the public than good.