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LOS ANGELES — James Gray once saw himself as a drug warrior, a former federal prosecutor and county judge who sent people to prison for dealing pot and other drug offenses.  Gradually, though, he became convinced that the ban on marijuana was making it more accessible to ...

Washington, D.C. — From the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific, state laws restricting marijuana use are slowly going up in smoke, a newspaper review indicates. Advocates of legalizing marijuana say shifts propelled by culture, politics and generational attitudes have moved the United States to the point that could see the relaxation ...

Marijuana Is Becoming Part of Our Culture. Hope for marijuana supporters and consumers in California has reached an all time high with the “Regulate, Control, and Tax Cannabis Act” initiative on the path for the November ballot. The first step in ending the ban on marijuana, which is getting the required amount ...

Oxford, Mississippi — It is the smell — pungent and slightly citrusy — that first greets visitors to Mahmoud ElSohly’s office on the University of Mississippi campus. Next are pictures lining the hallways of the bright green plants ElSohly has spent the past 35 years researching as chief cultivator of the ...

Sen.  Ed Harbison ( D-Columbus ) plans to introduce a bill next week that would make synthetic pot — known as K2 or “spice” — illegal. The substance, which like potpourri and is marketed as incense, is sold in smoke shops.  It mimics the affects of THC, the chemical in marijuana ...

Medical marijuana legislation pending in the state legislature could legitimize hundreds of dispensaries, and we don’t think that honors the intent of voters who approved narrowly drawn access for sick people. While state lawmakers may believe they have the authority to create a dispensary system for medical marijuana — that is, ...

Last week Rhode Island became the fifth state this legislative session to introduce legislation seeking to legalize and regulate the adult use, possession, production, and distribution of non-medical marijuana. Also last week lawmakers in the Hawaii Senate approved legislation seeking to ‘decriminalize’ (replace criminal penalties with civil fines) marijuana possession ...

LOS ANGELES – With a 13-year head start on Michigan, California’s efforts to transform marijuana from illicit to prescription drug offers a clear lesson: It ain’t easy. The conflict has flared in recent weeks with a new Los Angeles ordinance aimed at hundreds of marijuana ...

The smell of sweet skunk and sounds of cannabis coughing were tell-tale clues for the location of the 11th-annual Victoria Cannabis Convention. Many members of Victoria’s cannabis community gathered this past Sunday, Feb.  28, in UVic’s David Strong Building, to celebrate and educate ...