AP: Mexico’s El Chapo Likely to Be Prosecuted in Brooklyn
BY TOM HAYS ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK (AP) — In the nationwide sweepstakes among federal jurisdictions to put…
Radical Rant: Geez, Pot is So Lame!
“Geez, Pot is So Lame!”—That’s the tag line to a political cartoon that ran shortly after Oregon had…
Vermont’s Medical Pot Program Just Expanded
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MONTPELIER, Vt. — Democratic Gov. Peter Shumlin has signed into law a bill expanding…
Second Mexican Judge Approves El Chapo’s Extradition
BY E. EDUARDO CASTILLO ASSOCIATED PRESS MEXICO CITY (AP) — A second Mexican judge has ruled that the…
Man Linked to French Connection Drug Ring to Be Sentenced
BY DAVE COLLINS ASSOCIATED PRESS HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut man who federal authorities say was a…
Over 1,400 Pounds of Marijuana Found Inside Coconuts at Border
PHARR, Texas (AP) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection says officers discovered over 1,400 pounds of marijuana hidden…
Scientific Basis for Laws on Marijuana, Driving Questioned
BY JOAN LOWY ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — Six states that allow marijuana use have legal tests to…
Looming Marijuana Ruling Could Limit Federal Prosecutions
BY SUDHIN THANAWALA ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Rolland Gregg and his family have fought federal marijuana…
600K Sign California Initiative to Legalize Pot
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Backers of a marijuana legalization initiative say they have collected enough signatures for the…
Hawaii Selects Businesses for Medical Pot but Excludes Woody Harrelson
BY MARINA STARLEAF RIKER ASSOCIATED PRESS HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii selected eight businesses Friday to open medical marijuana…
Man Charged After Cop Helps Find His Marijuana Lost in Yard
ALLIANCE, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man who got a police officer's help to find a bit of…
NJ Weedman: Officials ‘Exaggerated Big-Time’ in Pot Charges
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey marijuana advocate dubbed NJ Weedman says authorities "exaggerated big-time" in charging…
Senators Try to Revive Criminal Justice Overhaul
BY MARY CLARE JALONICK ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of senators unveiled legislation on Thursday…
House Panel Approves Bipartisan Legislation to Fight Painkiller Epidemic
BY ALAN FRAM ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Judiciary Committee took an election-year swipe Wednesday at…
Alaska Board to Weigh Rules for Pot Consumption at Stores
BY BECKY BOHRER ASSOCIATED PRESS JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska will soon become the first state in the…
Could Marijuana Help Treat Painkiller and Heroin Addiction?
BY MICHAEL CASEY ASSOCIATED PRESS CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The growing number of patients who claim marijuana helped…
Authorities: Pot Operations Found in Ohio Homes Where 8 Died
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Marijuana growing operations were discovered at some of the crime scenes where officials said…
Maine Could Be 1st State to OK Medical Pot to Treat Addicts
BY TOM BELL ASSOCIATED PRESS AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine could become the first state to add addiction…
High Court Rejects Appeal Over Stiff Marijuana Sentence
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has turned away an appeal from a 76-year-old Alabama man who was…
County Sees More Legal Marijuana Sales Than Retail Sales of Wine, Bread or Milk
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS SPOKANE, Wash. – The amount of money spent on legal marijuana sales in Spokane County…