States: Time to Rethink Medical Marijuana

Colorado has become the fourth State in the US to send a letter to the US Drug Enforcement Administration asking them to downgrade marijuana from a Schedule I Narcotic to a Schedule II Narcotic.  Schedule I drugs ... continue

Medical Marijuana in California Targeted by the Feds

Federal and state laws on the medical use of marijuana vary greatly in California. While federal law states the possession and sale of marijuana is a serious crime, Californian voters approved medical use of the drug in ... continue

Federal Government Sued By Medical Marijuana Supporters

A group that backs the full legalization of medical marijuana has filed suit against the US attorney general over their recent crackdown on California's decriminalized dispensaries and medical marijuana collectives. The lawsuit comes after California and other states ... continue

ATF Memo Says Medical Marijuana Users Not Allowed to Buy Firearms

If you legally purchase, ingest, and enjoy marijuana, you are no longer allowed to purchase firearms. A recent ATF memo states that firearm dealers in states where medical marijuana is legal can no longer sell firearms or ... continue

Marijuana Genome Project Sequences Plants Entire Genetic Code

Forget the human genome project, scientists at a Massachusetts company have sequenced the entire genome for marijuana, the first company to accomplish that goal. According to the Nature news blog, the results from Medicinal Genomics have yet to be ... continue

Feds Tighten Medical Marijuana Controls, Refuse To Reclassify Drug

While many states have begun using marijuana as an acceptable drug of choice for many of their suffering patients, the federal government this week refused to reclassify the narcotic for medical use, a reclassification that many marijuana ... continue

Scotts Miracle-Gro Looks at Medical Marijuana Market

Rumors have circled for years regarding corporate plans to monetize it after they legalize it (the eternal it being weed), but surely actual corporate interest in farming marijuana shows promise that the controversial plant is becoming more ... continue

TSA busts Montel Williams with pot pipe at airport

Open medical marijuana user Montel Williams was busted at a Milwaukee airport for possession of a pipe used for smoking marijuana, although no pot residue was found in the pipe. 54-year-old former talk show host Williams has been ... continue

Study suggests pot use in early teens can harm cognitive function

Although pot is often held up as a more benign intoxicant than alcohol, it does seem to pose a bit of a risk to teens who pick up the practice at a younger age. The author of the ... continue

[Video] The cutest pro-marijuana animation ever

The Other 98% linked to this adorable clip (titled The Flower) that illustrates, adorably, the animator's conception of the ramifications of marijuana prohibition. Evil weed that makes people chubby, or the answer to many of our financial woes? continue

Feds ease up on cancer-stricken tokers

Medical marijuana has evolved into a state vs. federal law argument, with the notable example of a thriving medical marijuana industry in California. Aside from California, 13 other states allow use of marijuana for medical reasons ranging from ... continue