Medical marijuana is legal in more than 20 U.S. states, and places like Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Alaska and Washington, D.C., have decriminalized recreational marijuana use for adults over the last few years. Marijuana advocates say this has led to an expanding industry in the home remodeling business: creating rooms in homes in which to grow […]
The Push for Legal Marijuana Spreads
Support for making marijuana legal is increasing around the world, and that is a good thing. Earlier this week, the Mexican Supreme Court opened the door to legalizing the drug by giving four plaintiffs the right to grow cannabis for personal use. Read more »
DEA chief says smoking marijuana as medicine “is a joke”
DEA chief Chuck Rosenberg on Wednesday rejected the notion that smoking marijuana is “medicine,” calling the premise a “joke.” “What really bothers me is the notion that marijuana is also medicinal — because it’s not,” Rosenberg said in a briefing to reporters. “We can have an intellectually honest debate about whether we should legalize something […]
Ohio Marijuana Legalization 2015: Voters Reject Recreational, Medical Cannabis Initiative
Ohio residents voted down a proposal Tuesday that would have marked the first time that a state simultaneously legalized recreational and medicinal marijuana, the Associated Press reported. But fears that the measure would establish a monopolized cannabis industry ultimately left even marijuana advocates conflicted. Read more »