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 )

Obama Sounds Off on Marijuana vs. Alcohol, Legalization

Staff / Truthdig Jan 20, 2014 According to President Obama, smoking pot isn't a more perilous prospect, health-wise, than drinking alcohol. Of course, Obama, in an interview with The New Yorker, couched this statement by issuing a series of responsible-sounding disclaimers. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Marijuana Injustices

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Jan 9, 2014 I have come to believe that we should legalize or at least decriminalize marijuana use. The way we enforce marijuana laws is unconscionable. Dig deeper ( 3 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 )

‘Left, Right & Center’: Saving Mr. Snowden

Staff / Truthdig Jan 4, 2014 Truthdig Editor-in-Chief Robert Scheer and the other "Left, Right & Center" panelists discuss The New York Times' call for clemency for Edward Snowden. National Review editor Rich Lowry, providing the perspective from the right, acknowledges that Snowden's case is "ambiguous," while insisting he broke the law. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Satire: ‘I Smoked Pot With David Brooks’

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jan 4, 2014 If you've read David Brooks' column about weed, in which The New York Times scribe presents himself as a once-cool kid who got wise and found more fulfilling and morally sound pleasures in the conservative movement, then you know it's begging to be made fun of. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mile High: Denver Celebrates 2014 With Legal Recreational Marijuana

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Jan 2, 2014 The times, they are a changin', and in Denver, you can tell by the smoke signals. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Legalized Marijuana

Adam Zyglis, Cagle Cartoons, The Buffalo News Dec 8, 2013 Dig deeper

Marijuana Dreaming

Angel Boligan, Cagle Cartoons, El Universal, Mexico City Aug 10, 2013 Dig deeper

Reaction to Snowden Asylum, Another State Legalizes Pot, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Aug 2, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including San Diego's mayor blames the city for sexual harassment allegations against him and the Virginia Republican lieutenant governor nominee claims that Democrats are "anti-God." Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

WikiLeaks Releases Snowden Statement, Vermont Decriminalizes Pot, and More

Tracy Bloom / Truthdig Jul 2, 2013 A look at the day's political happenings, including student loan interest rates double due to Congress' inaction and Texas Republicans begin their push to pass a controversial anti-abortion law in the new special legislative session after their attempts were thwarted last week. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )