Fact: Pharma companies are fighting legal marijuana. This chart shows why
Pharmaceutical companies have also lobbied federal agencies directly to prevent the liberalization of marijuana laws.
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Definitive guide to marijuana on the 2016 ballot: Recreational & medical initiatives
A state-by-state rundown of the recreational and medical marijuana ballot initiatives going before voters in November 2016.
These Colorado grads scored scholarships funded by weed
Pueblo County has set aside $750,000 from marijuana excise taxes to help Pueblo high school graduates go to college.
Working with weed: Meet a delivery coordinator
In states where marijuana is legal — medical or recreational — a variety of weed jobs have cropped up that didn’t exist before.
Watch: ‘The Nightly Show’ explores stoney side of life with ‘Larry’s Dank News Stash’
“The Nightly Show” with Larry Wilmore has a new weed segment — and the Comedy Central host takes jabs at the NFL, senior smokers and Pueblo, Colorado.
What the world’s first museum exhibit about California marijuana looks like
California marijuana: The groundbreaking exhibit “Altered State: Marijuana in California” is the first major museum exhibition to focus on the topic.
Legalization not encouraging teen use, 2015 national survey suggests
Teen marijuana use has fallen slightly over the past five years, according to the 2015 Monitoring the Future Survey of more than 40,000 8th- , 10th- and 12th-graders.
Study: U.S. college students’ daily pot use at 35-year high, edging tobacco
More U.S. college students are making a habit of using marijuana, which has supplanted cigarettes as the smoke-able substance of choice among undergraduates who light up regularly, according to the annual “Monitoring the Future” study by the University of Michigan.
Funding college scholarships via pot grows proposed in southern Colorado
A Pueblo County commissioner is proposing a ballot measure for a program to fund college scholarships through a new excise tax on recreational marijuana grows.
Analysis: What four crucial votes mean for U.S. legalization momentum
Today’s election will determine the direction of future marijuana legalization efforts in the U.S. If all or most of the measures fail in Florida, Oregon, Alaska and D.C., legalization proponents may need to take a step back and reassess their strategies for the 2016 presidential election year.
Medical marijuana could be spoiler in Florida governor’s race
Florida’s race for governor has focused on the candidates’ integrity and their credit or blame for the economy. But an issue seldom mentioned on the campaign trail could play the spoiler in the razor-thin contest.
Research divided over stoned driving and traffic deaths
As states liberalize their marijuana laws, public officials and safety advocates worry that more drivers high on pot will lead to a big increase in traffic deaths. Researchers, though, are divided on the question.
A thoughtful look at legalization: What happened to “Just Say No”?
“Just Say No” is one of those dated cultural milestones that now seems more distant than it should. Note: It’s been less than 20 years since Nancy Reagan’s program was at its pinnacle, and already two states in the union have legalized recreational marijuana as everybody from republicans to democrats are guessing on what states will be the next to fall.
Parental dilemma: 4/20 weekend with your kids? There are options
What’s a parent to do on 4/20 weekend? There’s no reason to stay at home. There are options that are less stoney, but still fun, including a pet expo in Denver, an African festival in Boulder and Saturday and Sunday options for Easter egg hunting.
Pot o’ gold: 10 events for a stoney St. Pat’s weekend
Of course there’s the parade, and many other things to do, including conventional stuff (kegs and eggs) — and extremely unconventional (dream interpretation?) “Would you believe me if I said the parade is the least exciting thing going on this weekend?”
Legalization of marijuana "could make coaches worry" about athletes
Colorado’s new marijuana laws could create more headaches for high school coaches and more temptations for athletes. When recreational marijuana use becomes legal Wednesday, it’s easy to see that high school athletes will be exposed to cannabis more than ever.
Feds call out Colorado in releasing study on teen marijuana use
Federal drug abuse officials called out Colorado by name Wednesday in releasing a new national survey of illicit drug use among teenagers, saying marijuana legalization efforts are clearly changing youth attitudes in a dangerous way.
