Oct 29th, 2008 · Massachusetts voters will consider a ballot question next month to decriminalize marijuana, making punishable only by civil fine. Advocates say it will help unclog the court system, but opponents say it sends the wrong message to young people and will increase drug use.
Oct 20th, 2008 · When Jim Masters and his wife Lisa were arrested in 2006 for marijuana cultivation, the police confiscated 39 marijuana plants. The Colorado case was dismissed a year later but the couple's pot plants had all died. Now they want the police department to reimburse them for the cost of the plants: $200,000.
Aug 26th, 2008 · We've been hearing lately of suburban McMansions turned into hydroponic growing houses for marijuana. Turns out, you can also find marijuana at the mall. Federal agents in Miami confiscated 200 plants when they busted a pot-growing operation at the Mall of the Americas.
Aug 18th, 2008 · California's medical marijuana law conflicts with federal law, which says the growth and sale of the drug is illegal. But taxing marijuana could provide hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue for state and federal governments. Madeleine Brand explores the economic and legal dreams versus the realities of medical marijuana in California.
Aug 18th, 2008 · At Oaksterdam University in Oakland, students learn how to cultivate, sell and use medical marijuana the "safe way." A day in an intro class shows that this often requires thinking like a lawyer, while acting like a drug dealer.
Jul 10th, 2008 · A Colorado teenager created a toll bridge, or rather a "troll" bridge. Robert Hibbs allegedly told bikers and joggers he was a troll and demanded one dollar to cross. When an off-duty sheriff's deputy refused to pay, Hibbs allegedly attacked the deputy. Once police arrested Hibbs, they found he was rolling marijuana joints with his one-dollar bills.
May 27th, 2008 · One traveler arriving at Japan's Narita airport got an unexpected, duty-free souvenir: A 5-ounce package of marijuana. A security official wanted to test the nose of his sniffer dog, so he tucked a brick of cannabis into the side pocket of a random bag — but the dog couldn't find it.
Apr 18th, 2008 · It's two days before April 20th, otherwise known as 420 long a code for smoking marijuana. Few people are sure why says David Bienenstock, author of The Official High Times Pot Smoker's Handbook.