10 years in prison for 2-ton marijuana bust

A Texas man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison in a 2-ton marijuana bust in a ring that prosecutors said stretched from Mexico to Kentucky.

Tons of pot found floating off Southern Calif.

Authorities say three and a half tons of marijuana have been found floating in the ocean off Southern California.

Pot worth millions found floating off Calif. coast

Marijuana grows openly in California towns, and not always for medicinal purposes

Smoking pot may help relieve symptoms of MS

Conn. aims to avoid states' medical marijuana woes

Connecticut lawmakers' approval of the use of medical marijuana includes strict regulations for the cultivation and distribution in an attempt to avoid problems other states have run into when legalizing the plant for medical use.

Conn. Senate passes medical marijuana bill

A bill legalizing marijuana for medical purposes has passed the Connecticut Senate. The state joins 16 others and the District of Columbia in enacting such legislation.

Pelosi criticizes federal medical pot crackdown

House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said she is concerned that the Obama administration's crackdown on medical marijuana dispensaries is hurting patients with a legitimate need for the drug.

Dutch try ban on some tourists buying marijuana

A policy barring foreign tourists from buying marijuana in the Netherlands went into effect in parts of the country Tuesday, with attention focused on the southern city of Maastricht, where a cafe was warned over violating the ban and around 200 smokers marched in protest.

Harvard instructor caught with pot in Bermuda

A Harvard instructor who was caught with a small amount of marijuana hidden in her underwear at this British territory's airport was released Monday by a judge.

Cops: Woman, 73, ran huge pot operation

Spanish village may still grow pot to pay debt

An adviser to a Spanish village that had considered growing marijuana to pay off debt may still do so, even though 'yes' votes in a referendum prevailed but fell short of the minimum set by the mayor.

Trayvon Martin was suspended three times from school

Synthetic pot symptoms may be missed by ER docs

Medical marijuana patient booted from hospital

Would Jesus back marijuana?

Pat Robertson: Pot should be legal like alcohol

Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson says marijuana should be legalized and treated like alcohol because the government's war on drugs has failed.

Police: Enough explosives to blow up 'entire block'

NY cops: Man, daughter caught with pot-laced candy

A 48-year-old Massachusetts man and his daughter are being held in an upstate New York jail after state police say the pair was found with marijuana-laced hard candy after they were pulled over.

Spanish village to raise funds with marijuana

A tiny Spanish village has voted to lease land for growing marijuana as a source of desperately needed revenue — a unique but legally questionable way of battling an economic crisis highlighted by staggering unemployment and a looming recession.

Colorado voters to decide on recreational pot plan

Colorado voters will decide this fall whether to legalize marijuana for recreational use when the state becomes the second in the nation to put such a proposal on ballots this year.

Time for pot shops near CO schools to move, close

It's moving day for some two dozen marijuana dispensaries warned to move or close by the top federal lawyer in Colorado.

Federal warning ends county truce with pot-growers

Residents of Mendocino County, the redwood and marijuana-rich territory in California's fabled Emerald Triangle, thought they had reached detente in the decades-old clash between pot growers and local law enforcement two years ago when the sheriff agreed to stop raiding medical cannabis producers who paid to have their crops inspected.

From caffeine sheets to Dust-Off: What teens are taking

Banking for pot shops rejected in Colorado

Medical marijuana is legal in 17 states, but the industry has a decidedly black-market aspect — it's mostly cash-only.

Last week police in Kanagawa, near Yokohama, raided a general store for selling "herbs containing cannabis-like ingredients" reports the Japan Times. The shop's owners weren't dealing drugs from behind the counter, but instead took advantage of a legal loophole allowing them to …

`Excerpts from an upcoming biography of the president make some interesting allegations about his innovative toking techniques, shady drug dealer, and more.' -- The Week

Bill Clinton he was not. When it came to smoking pot, the teenage Barack Obama had rules.

The meticulous biographer David Maraniss revealed Barack Obama's early girlfriends in an excerpt published in Vanity Fair of his forthcoming biography, and now the Internet is seizing upon new details of the president smoking marijuana with his buddies at the Punahou School in Ha …

PHOENIX - Arizona may expand its fledgling medical marijuana program even as state officials are still moving to implement a key part of the law approved by voters two years ago.

This Monday, Nick Diaz and his attorney showed up in front of the Nevada Athletic Commission to hear the ruling regarding the failed test. The one year suspension the fighter got is retroactive to February 4th, when he had the UFC 143 fight. This time, the Nevada Athletic Co …

A solid majority, 56 percent, of registered American voters favor legalizing marijuana and regulating it in a manner similar to alcohol and tobacco, according to a new Rasmussen poll. Only 36 percent of the country is opposed to legalizing and regulating cannabis. This represen …

The Drug Dilemma

     Everyday in schools across America, drug transactions are made. It's not an easy thing to accept, but it's the truth. Yesterday I was suspended for 5 days in my search for the underbelly of American school's drug system. Harsh, yes. Did I deserve it? 100%... & …

St. Petersburg, Florida -- The father of a kindergarten student was arrested Tuesday after a teacher found marijuana in his child's backpack.

WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich.(WXYZ) - A 74-year-old grandmother who shot and killed her 17-year-old grandson during a dispute has been charged with murder in connection with his death.

A candidate for Congress, running in California’s 2nd District, promised recently to smoke a marijuana cigarette on the steps of the U.S. capitol is he’s elected to office. It wouldn’t be the first time for 54-year-old Andy Caffrey (D), either. Appearing on the …

If you are new to marijuana use and especially if you have never used marijuana, this book is an invaluable little reference that will give you the honest low down on the essential information you need to know.   Needless to say, it also makes a great gift for anyone curious …

New York’s marijuana arrests, says a growing chorus of critics, are a prime example of how the nation’s drug laws disproportionately impact black and Latino communities. NYPD's stop-and-frisk stops still on the rise[Photo: panafricannews.blogspot.com] 

Yesterday, when I wrote up a post on the tons of evidence newly released in the Trayvon Martin case, I neglected to mention the THC in Martin’s system that his autopsy show. A number of commenters accused me of bias in skipping this fact. To them, I have two things to say …

This morning, while driving into a campaign meeting at my office, I got a whiff of how bad. A professor from Loyola Law School was talking about how some of the evidence yesterday could end up helping George Zimmerman's defense.

New York lawmakers who prefer more stringent medical marijuana laws now have a new unlikely adversary -- Supreme Court Justice Gustin Reichbach.

Among the voluminous evidence released Thursday in the shooting death of 17-year-old Florida high school student Trayvon Martin is a toxicology report showing that the teen had trace levels of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, in his blood and urine.  …

A sitting Judge and cancer patient from New York admits that he uses marijuana for medicinal purposes, which is illegal in his state.

Proves Trayvon Martin did not come from a home, whose parents watched what their son did.

Two police reports written the night that George Zimmerman shot Trayvon Martin said that Zimmerman had a bloody face and nose, according to police reports made public today. The reports also note that two witness accounts appear to back up Zimmerman's version of what happened  …

By attempting to change "stereotypes" about marijuana users, the campaign hopes to make Colorado the first state to legalize recreational marijuana use.

In this opinion piece, a sitting NY state judge undergoing pancreatic cancer treatment makes a plea for the NY legislature to legalize medical marijuana. He admits that he uses marijuana to treat side affects of his cancer regimen.