California Gov. Jerry Brown on Legalizing Pot: Americans ‘Need to Stay Alert’

Staff / Truthdig Mar 3, 2014 California Governor Jerry Brown isn't so stoked about the prospect of legalizing marijuana, and his reasons are surprisingly pragmatic. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

After Defending Pot, Obama Has to Pardon Medical Marijuana Growers He Jailed

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jan 20, 2014 Barack Obama has a weed problem. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Poll Finds Majority of Americans Support Legalizing Pot

Staff / Truthdig Jan 7, 2014 The so-called gateway drug is getting some respect: Echoing results from a Gallup poll taken in October, a CNN/ORC International survey found this week that 55 percent of Americans support the legalization of marijuana -- and they're not so inclined to moralize about it either. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

As Goes Colorado, So Goes the Nation?

BLANK Jan 5, 2014 New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, formerly opposed, now reportedly backs loosening some restrictions on marijuana use by medical patients, as support for legalizing pot grows like, well, a weed. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Women’s Role in Legalizing and Destigmatizing Weed

Staff / Truthdig Oct 29, 2013 As more and more women from all walks of life come out about using cannabis, The Atlantic's Emily Dufton considers the implications. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why I Changed My Mind on Weed: Dr. Sanjay Gupta

Staff / Truthdig Aug 9, 2013 After years of knocking the merits of medicinal marijuana, CNN's prominent chief medical correspondent announces, "I am here to apologize." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

L.A. Pot Dispensary Crackdown

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Does Anything Change in Los Angeles With Election of New Mayor?

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig May 23, 2013 The Los Angeles election Tuesday again revealed a city unlike most of the country -- more liberal, more deeply Democratic, yet also more interested in medical marijuana than the troubles of the poor. The L.A. election Tuesday again revealed a city unlike most of the country -- more liberal, more deeply Democratic, yet also more interested in medical pot than the troubles of the poor. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Michael Hudson on Obama, Social Security and Mean Mrs. Thatcher

Staff / Truthdig Apr 15, 2013 This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Economist Michael Hudson attacks Obama's proposed cuts. Also on the program: the fight to keep Monsanto from polluting Hawaii's natural wonders, a college degree ain't what it used to be, and a new movie documents the legal showdown over medical marijuana. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

L.A. Sued Over Ban on Medical Pot Dispensaries

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Aug 20, 2012 The battle between the city of Los Angeles and medical marijuana advocates is intensifying again after a group representing hundreds of pot shop owners and patients sued the city in an effort to overturn a ban on dispensaries. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

L.A. Moves to Ban Marijuana All Over Again

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jul 25, 2012 The Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to ban all medical marijuana dispensaries in the city. A fig leaf provision designed to honor California's 16-year-old legalization of marijuana for medical use would allow patients and caregivers to grow a small amount of their own supply. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Feds Target Medical Marijuana Despite Increased Popular Support

Staff / Truthdig Jun 16, 2012 Despite the public's increased support for the legalization of medical marijuana, the Department of Justice has renewed its crackdown, this time targeting the landlords of dispensaries under laws allowing the feds to seize the assets of traffickers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )