Study Says Moderate Marijuana Smoking Doesn’t Hurt Lungs

Staff / Truthdig Jan 11, 2012 Before you rush out and follow Snoop Dogg's lead, you might read the fine print about a new NIH-funded study about moderate long-term marijuana use and its effects (or lack thereof) on lung function. On the other hand, the study makes a strong case for giving up cigarettes and rolling a joint. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Snoop Dogg Has Some Ideas About Legalizing Marijuana

Staff / Truthdig Jan 9, 2012 Snoop Dogg would like to speak to President Obama on behalf of a friend of his, and her name is Mary Jane. The pot-friendly rapper, né Calvin Broadus, also has visualized how this meeting would ideally take place at the White House. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Obama Administration’s War on Pot in California

Bill Boyarsky / Truthdig Nov 14, 2011 The U.S. attorneys who have declared war on California's medical marijuana industry remind me of the prohibition agents in the HBO show "Boardwalk Empire." Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

California Medical Assn. Says Pot Should Be Legal

Staff / Truthdig Oct 17, 2011 With the Obama administration threatening to seize medicinal marijuana dispensaries in the state, the California Medical Association voted Friday to support the decriminalization of marijuana. The association, the state's largest physician organization, originally opposed California's 15-year-old medical marijuana initiative. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

University of Hypocrisy

David Sirota / Truthdig Sep 16, 2011 In the firmament of celebrated Americana, there is Mom, apple pie, football and beer -- but there most certainly is not marijuana. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

The Obama Administration’s Changing Attitude on Medicinal Marijuana

Staff / Truthdig Jul 28, 2011 This week on Truthdig Radio in collaboration with KPFK: the politics of global warming; the ever more complicated fight to legalize marijuana; Robert Scheer's update on the debt; the director of the new documentary "Honest Man"; and the Rev. Barry Lynn, executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church and State.This week on Truthdig Radio: global warming, legalizing marijuana, Robert Scheer's update on the debt, the "Honest Man" documentary, and Norway in the context of church and state. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Netherlands Closing Pot Shops to Tourists

Staff / Truthdig May 28, 2011 Marking the end of a long era of tolerance for certain drugs in the Netherlands, Amsterdam's legendary "coffee shops" will soon stop admitting foreigners as the Dutch government prepares to ban tourists from cafes that sell marijuana. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

George Soros Makes the Case for Legal Weed

Staff / Truthdig Oct 27, 2010 The billionaire investor/activist has written a well-reasoned essay in the Wall Street Journal arguing for an end to marijuana prohibition The L Times reports that in California, Soros is backing the cause with more than words (continued). Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

What the Pot Legalization Campaign Really Threatens

David Sirota / Truthdig Sep 24, 2010 By their actions, alcohol companies are admitting that more sensible drug policies could cut into their government-created monopoly on mind-altering substances. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Chronic Pain? Pot May Do the Trick

Staff / Truthdig Aug 30, 2010 This may seem like the results of a study by Professor Obvious, but a research team out of McGill University Health Center in Montreal has determined that smoking marijuana might help chronic pain sufferers manage their symptoms. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Could Pot Topple the Tea Party?

Staff / Truthdig Aug 5, 2010 The tea party is still less a party than a loose coalition, offering both opportunity for expansion and the threat of division. Take, for example, one growing states' rights issue that might pose some problems this election season: the legalization of marijuana. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Financial Reform Bill Rewards Whistle-Blowers

Staff / Truthdig Jul 27, 2010 Today on the list: Why asking the troops about don't ask, don't tell is a bad idea, the "God hates fags" preacher's son works against homophobia, and the whistle-blower provision that makes the financial reform bill just a little bit sweeter. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )