What would legalized California look like? Some questions, answered
It’s official: Come Nov. 8, California legalization of recreational marijuana will be on the ballot. But what exactly will that look like?
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Inside story on where NORML is headed as America gets legalized
NORML had its annual meeting of the marijuana minds in Aspen in June. The event focused on legal issues has changed in recent years, but legalization is at the forefront.
In Canada, some drivers dismiss danger of being high behind wheel
Almost half of weed-smoking Canadian drivers say that they can safely operate a vehicle while stoned, according to a recent report by State Farm.
Happening May 21: Denver’s 420 Rally with Wiz Khalifa, Lil Wayne
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.
High Society: Hopping Sensi Mag party spotlights cannabis pioneers
A massive cannabis convergence happened in Denver recently, and no, we’re not talking about the annual 4/20 smokeout.
Landmark cannabis report explores trends in Colorado legalization
While people say they’re using cannabis more frequently, the author of an expansive new report on Colorado marijuana legalization says this new data should be viewed as a starting-off point on measuring impacts.
U.S.’s biggest drug threat is already 100% legal
In a new survey by the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research on American attitudes toward substance use and abuse, 76 percent of respondents named alcohol as a serious problem in their communities.
This Ivy League doctor sees cannabis’ medical promise, wants it rescheduled
Ivy League doctor-professor David Casarett understands and believes in marijuana’s true medical promise, and here’s why he wants it rescheduled.
Opinion: Colorado’s marijuana legalization is a story of paradise lost
What’s happening with legal marijuana in Colorado is not quite the paradise imagined by pot enthusiasts in countries where it’s still criminalized or merely tolerated. Amendment 64 has fostered an industry, and the way it’s developing is not necessarily great for marijuana users and the community.
Fewer people charged in Colorado with marijuana-related DUIs in 2015
The Colorado State Patrol arrested fewer people on allegations they were driving under the influence of marijuana last year, according a report released Thursday.
Watch: Kevin Hart, Conan O’Brien and Ice Cube go weed shopping with a pal
What happens when Kevin Hart, Conan O’Brien and Ice Cube give a friend a driving lesson and then swing by the weed shop? Pure hilarity. Watch the video:
A green oasis: When Colorado cities ban pot sales, small towns fill void
An interesting David-and-Goliath dynamic is taking shape across Colorado’s burgeoning commercial cannabis sector, with tiny communities friendly to the sale of recreational marijuana living in the shadow of large — and totally pot-shop-free — neighbors.
Top 2016 cannabis trends: Mapping weed genome, CBD, healthy edibles
Mood mixers, marijuana cocktails and cannabis genomes — these concepts may be unfamiliar to casual followers of the burgeoning Colorado pot scene, but they will likely be the driving forces behind an industry that is on track to generate $1 billion in sales for 2015.
What are safe levels for cannabis use during pregnancy and breastfeeding?
Ask The Cannabist: A reader who is breastfeeding asks if it’s safe to use marijuana. We look at available research and guidelines from women’s health groups.
AMA calls for warnings at pot shops on pregnancy, breastfeeding
The American Medical Association is pushing for warning signs about marijuana use during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Federal government is stifling medical pot research, says major think tank
In a strongly worded new report out Tuesday, researchers at the influential think tank the Brookings Institution call on the federal government to eliminate roadblocks to medical marijuana research in the United States.
High Society: A tasty soiree stretches possibilities of cannabis entertaining
The Headquarters Harvest Dinner draws a cultivated crowd with its twist on a farm-to-table dinner: cannabis pairings that complement a special menu created by Colorado “Top Chef” champion Hosea Rosenberg
Banana Kush (marijuana review)
This cut of Banana Kush from a Colorado dispensary disappoints, as it’s flat-out poor on every level, from genetics to over-trimmed presentation and flavor.
Op-ed: Congress has ignored need for marijuana research for too long
Members of Congress are often eager to admit they’re not scientists. The trouble is, they also don’t like listening to scientists. Now, America’s ignorance-is-bliss Congress has come to fear what scientists might have to say about marijuana.
Amid debate on medical marijuana research, Colorado taking charge
Researchers and advocates rail against federal government barriers in medical marijuana research, but Colorado is opening door for more studies.
Study: Medical pot unproven for many illnesses OK’d by state law
Medical marijuana has not been proven to work for many illnesses that state laws have approved it for, according to the first comprehensive analysis of research on its potential benefits.
Update: First medical pot dispensary in Massachusetts opens
The first medical marijuana dispensary in Massachusetts is scheduled to open nearly three years after voters overwhelmingly approved marijuana for medicinal use.
Renewed effort to place PTSD on Colorado’s medical marijuana list
Colorado may add post-traumatic stress disorder as a condition to be treated with medical marijuana — a dramatic turnaround after years of rejecting appeals to make PTSD the first ailment added to the state’s medical-pot program since it was approved by voters in 2000.
Colorado bill on pregnancy pot warnings questioned
A bill to warn pregnant women about the dangers of using marijuana had some Colorado legislators on Monday questioning whether that would be constitutional, since the mandate from voters who passed 2012’s Amendment 64 was to regulate pot like alcohol.
Pediatrician: I would rather my kids choose marijuana instead of alcohol
A respected pediatrician-educator answers the question: “Which would you rather your children use — alcohol or marijuana?” While the first answer is “neither,” the doctor has a pragmatic view.
