Roisin Davis / TruthdigNov 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 )
David Sirota / TruthdigMay 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 )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigFeb 21, 2015
The "Trews" host argues that while there's a lot of "disinformation and propaganda" being spread about marijuana, there's also quite a bit of "deception and confusion around food." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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Kasia Anderson / TruthdigDec 19, 2014
Nearly a year after Colorado blazed a trail in the movement to legalize recreational marijuana use in the U.S., two neighboring states are totally harshing the stoner mecca's mellow. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigNov 20, 2014
Don't worry -- this incredibly hilarious video was filmed in the state of Washington, where recreational use of marijuana is legal. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
David Sirota / TruthdigOct 25, 2014
Drug reform advocates are so sure marijuana is safer than alcohol, they are now challenging police to a "drug duel" to prove their point. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 8, 2014
This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: The former congressman says, "You can't just stay silent when you see a massacre of people going on." Also: Washington, D.C. will decide whether to legalize marijuana. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 28, 2014
The editorial board of The New York Times has weighed in with its collective take on decriminalizing marijuana use, and it can be summed up with two familiar words: Legalize it. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigJul 12, 2014
The first and only recreational pot store in Seattle was forced to close Friday after running out of stock just three days after Washington became the second U.S. state to allow pot sales to adults. But Seattleites shouldn't fret. It's set to reopen soon. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Peter Z. Scheer / TruthdigMar 5, 2014
Breaking a barrier for the legal pot industry, this ad for Marijuana Doctors.com "appeared on Fox, CNN, ESPN, Comedy Central, AMC, and Discovery," The Verge reports. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigMar 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 )
Staff / TruthdigJan 22, 2014
Wall Street's fat cats will be just fine with Americans rolling fat joints en masse once the other 48 states go the way of Colorado and Washington on the marijuana legalization issue. Sure enough, as Capital New York's Joanna Molloy put it, "Marijuana is going corporate." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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