controlled substances act

Op-ed: How racism and bias criminalized marijuana

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.

federal drug laws

Op-ed: Isn’t it high time we revised our federal drug laws?

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.

This June 4, 2014 file photo shows a Walgreens retail store in Boston. (Charles Krupa, AP file)

Did Walgreens just flip the script on a pharmacy’s medical marijuana stance?

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.

Denver 420 Rally with Wiz Khalifa and Lil Wayne postponed

Denver 420 Rally, concert postponed; no refunds

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.