Jan 20 Obama on marijuana legalization: 'Important for it to go forward' By Zachary Treu President Obama said in a magazine interview with The New Yorker that he didn't think marijuana is "more dangerous than alcohol." But his support for marijuana legalization comes with several caveats. Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch Shields and Brooks discuss how government can address economic inequality Shields and Brooks discuss how government can address economic inequality… Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch How Colorado is regulating its retail pot sales The new year ushered in Colorado's first day of legal retail sales of pot. Ricardo Baca, the first ever marijuana editor at the Denver Post, joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the details of the law, how its measures are --… Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch Colorado becomes first state to open retail stores for recreational marijuana Colorado becomes first state to open retail stores for recreational marijuana… Continue watching
Dec 16 Heavy marijuana use may cause poor memory and abnormal brain structure, study says By News Desk Daily marijuana use has a measurable effect on the brain, a new study finds. Photo by Dean J. Koepfler/Tacoma News Tribune/MCT via Getty Images. Teenagers who smoked marijuana daily for three years performed poorly on memory tasks and showed… Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch Wash. voters weigh GMO labeling; Colo. votes on marijuana tax measure Wash. voters weigh GMO labeling; Colo. votes on marijuana tax measure… Continue watching
Sep 07 Watch The Connection: Contradictory Marijuana Laws Just 10 days ago, the Obama administration said as long as strict regulations are in place, it will not challenge marijuana laws in states that have passed bills allowing recreational use of the drug. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, said the… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch News Wrap: Department of Justice Won't Block Marijuana Laws in Colo., Wash. In other news Thursday, the Department of Justice announced it will not challenge laws in Colorado and Washington state permitting the recreational use of marijuana and instead focus on drugged driving and cultivation. Also, a federal appeals court upheld a… Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch Holder Calls for New Approach to Prosecuting Low-Level Drug Crimes Holder Calls for New Approach to Prosecuting Low-Level Drug Crimes… Continue watching