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Trump's War on Drugs Is Catastrophically Wrong

By Don Winslow

7 Reasons Trump Is Unlikely to Fight Legal Marijuana

By Katy Steinmetz

Jeb Bush Rolls Out Multi-Step Drug Policy

By Daniel White

Marijuana Reform Activists Push for Change with DEA Head

By Maya Rhodan
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New Senate Bill Could Solve Medical Marijuana's Tax Problems

The bill aimed at healing the sick could save dispensary owners lots of money

By Katy Steinmetz

Teens Doing Less Drugs

About 8.8 % of young people surveyed were current illicit drug users, down 13% from 2009.

By Maya Rhodan

First Recreational Marijuana Legally Sold in Seattle Donated to Museum

A marijuana milestone saved for posterity

By Melissa Locker

Obama Eyes Softer Tack in New Drug Policy

A new emphasis on treatment and addiction, but no change on marijuana

By Alex Altman

Obama Talks Dope to Reach Youth and Push Reform

Part 'cool factor' and part cautionary tale, Obama talks about his drug-using past.

By Maya Rhodan and Zeke J Miller

Less Prison Time Proposed for Drug Offenses

The U.S. Sentencing Commission said on Thursday that prison sentences for low-level drug offenders should be cut by an average of almost a year, unless Congress blocks the change, to help deflate the surging federal prison population

By Michelle Arrouas

Pot Bill Gets Grassroots Support

More than 100 marijuana-legalization advocates went to Washington to lobby lawmakers on a subject that has seen little action in Congress despite a rising tide of Americans supporting legalization for medical purposes

By Alex Rogers

Ohio County Sees More Heroin Deaths Than Homicides

New figures released by a Cleveland medical examiner show heroin-induced deaths in the metropolitan area hit a record 195 last year, well above the 161 in 2012, highlighting what Attorney General Eric Holder calls an “urgent and growing public health crisis"

By Alex Rogers

Green Light! Pot Busts in Colorado Can Be Reversed

Convictions that were under appeal when the new law allowing recreational weed took effect can be thrown out, a Colorado court ruled Thursday. The decision could impact hundreds of people who were jailed for pot possession

By Noah Rayman

Medical Marijuana: California Bill Would Provide More Oversight

Doctors issuing more than 100 recommendations per year would be investigated

By Katy Steinmetz

Colorado Lawyers: Let Us Smoke Pot, Too

Legal professionals met at the Colorado Supreme Court to argue for rule changes that would explicitly allow attorneys to smoke pot and give weed-related legal advice without being reprimanded

By Katy Steinmetz

California Governor Unsure if Legal Pot is a Good Idea

"How many people can get stoned and still have a great state or a great nation?" asks Jerry Brown

By Nate Rawlings

Christian Marijuana Dispensary Reconciles Dogma and Dope While Battling the IRS

"I prayed to the Lord and God said ‘Open up a pot shop'"

By Katy Steinmetz

Christian Pot Dispensary Takes on IRS

A business touting Christ and cannabis takes a stand over dispensaries' awkward tax status

By Katy Steinmetz

Obama's Legacy Project

The president returns to his roots in the fight for criminal justice

By Michael Scherer and Maya Rhodan

Lawmakers Push Obama to Soften Marijuana Rules

Obama's recent comments saying pot is less dangerous than alcohol look like an opportunity to advocates for relaxed marijuana laws

By Katy Steinmetz
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