In Medical Milestone, U.S. Approves Marijuana-Based Drug for Seizures

MATTHEW PERRONE / The Associated Press Jun 25, 2018 Epidiolex, used to treat rare forms of epilepsy, contains CBD, a chemical ingredient found in the cannabis plant. FDA approval takes place in an increasingly complicated legal environment for marijuana. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Health Officials Give Marijuana-Based Drug Positive Review

MATTHEW PERRONE / The Associated Press Apr 17, 2018 The medication, which doesn’t get users high, reduces rare, hard-to-treat seizures in children. It could be in line to be the first U.S. government-approved drug derived from the cannabis plant. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why Jeff Sessions Loves Pot Prohibition

Harvey Wasserman / OpEdNews Jan 11, 2018 The drug war is a cash cow for prison owners, cops, guards, lawyers, judges, bailiffs and others. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump Casts Cloud Over Cannabis, but Money Keeps Pouring In

By Jennifer Kaplan / Bloomberg Jun 1, 2017 For cannabis financiers, the industry's growth potential outshines the political risk. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why Flip Burgers When You Can Sling Weed?

By Philip Smith / AlterNet Apr 3, 2017 Colorado's legal marijuana industry is providing more options for young workers, but it has created hiring challenges for Denver restaurant owners. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

As the War on Weed Winds Down, Will Monsanto Be the Winner?

By Ellen Brown / Web of Debt Jun 25, 2016 The war on cannabis that began in the 1930s seems to be coming to an end. But skeptics question the sudden push for legalization, which is largely funded by wealthy investors linked to Big Ag and Big Pharma. Dig deeper ( 8 Min. Read )

Imagine What President Donald Trump and Attorney General Chris Christie Might Do to Marijuana Laws

Staff / Truthdig Jun 1, 2016 A new administration hostile to marijuana and a memo from the Justice Department could crash the pot movement. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

President Obama Must Act on Marijuana Reform

Thor Benson / Truthdig May 24, 2016 Expanding legal access to cannabis would help veterans with PTSD and many other vulnerable populations. Because the next president may not do it, it’s a change that should be made now. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Frequent Marijuana Use Raises Risk of Psychotic Disorders in Vulnerable People

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 18, 2016 The potential for marijauana to cause lasting damage to the mental health of some users, especially the young, is serious enough to warrant global public health campaigns, international drug experts say. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Mexico’s Supreme Court Rules That Smoking Pot Is a Fundamental Human Right

Roisin Davis / Truthdig Nov 6, 2015 The motion represents a sharp challenge to the country's strict drug laws, adding the court's weight to the growing debate in Latin America over the costs and consequences of the war on drugs. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

The Marijuana Economy Comes Out of the Shadows

David Sirota / Truthdig May 16, 2015 Since Colorado voters legalized marijuana in 2012, more states and cities have been considering a similar path. At the same time, the cannabis market is looking less like a music festival and more like a Silicon Valley confab -- upscale, data-driven and focused on investors. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

99 Years in Jail for a Marijuana Bake Sale? (Video)

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jun 21, 2014 Jacob Lavoro, 19, could see just under a century behind bars for baking and selling pot brownies. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )