Jan 04 Watch 8:22 News Wrap: Winter storm blasts the East Coast By PBS News Hour A massive storm system pounded Eastern states with snow and strong winds on Thursday. Also: the Justice Department has rescinded an Obama-era policy on marijuana, which could mean more aggressive enforcement of a federal law banning all marijuana sales. Continue watching
Dec 31 Anticipation high as California rolls out retail pot sales By Brian Melley, Associated Press The first of about six dozen shops licensed by the state will open Monday. Continue reading
Dec 23 California's top marijuana regulator talks legalization By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press California's legal pot market opens for business on Jan. 1. The day will be a milestone, but what exactly will happen then and, especially, in the weeks and months to come is unclear. Continue reading
Dec 15 Teens don't always know what they're vaping, study says By Michael Rios The study, called Monitoring the Future, was released Thursday by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the University of Michigan. It surveyed more than 43,000 eighth, 10th and 12th graders across the country in early 2017 about their… Continue reading
Dec 02 Army issuing more waivers for recruits who used marijuana By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press As more states lessen or eliminate marijuana penalties, the Army is granting hundreds of waivers to enlist people who used the drug in their youth — as long as they realize they can’t do so again in the military. Continue reading
Oct 29 Confusion coming with California's legal marijuana By Michael R. Blood, Associated Press Los Angeles and San Francisco are among many cities still struggling to fashion local rules for pot shops and growers. Continue reading
Aug 05 Task force on marijuana law offers little on new policies By Sadie Gurman, Associated Press The task force, a group of prosecutors and federal law enforcement officials, largely reiterates the current Justice Department policy on marijuana. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch 2:46 What a scientist suggests you tell your kids about legal marijuana By PBS NewsHour With marijuana legal in some form in 26 states and the District of Columbia, the old script for talking to your children about pot is changing. Behavioral scientist Elizabeth D’Amico, who has researched drug and alcohol use among teens for… Continue watching
Jul 05 Column: How cannabis patents could pave the way for future lawsuits By Craig Nard, The Conversation Although marijuana continues to be classified as a Schedule 1 drug, private companies are quietly securing patents. Here's why that matters. Continue reading
Jul 01 Nevada starts sale of recreational marijuana By Omar Etman At midnight, Nevada became the fifth state to sell marijuana for recreational purposes. Continue reading