Jan 12 What medical marijuana can and can’t do for your health By Nsikan Akpan Cannabis can help chronic pain, and other conclusions from a federal advisory review of more than 10,000 marijuana studies to determine the health pros and cons. Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch 6:58 Budding regulation in one of California’s marijuana meccas By PBS NewsHour As more states move to legalize pot, Humboldt County, California, an epicenter of the underground marijuana industry, has begun a new, bold experiment to bring growers out of the shadows and regulate the growth, sale and environmental impact of cannabis. Continue watching
Dec 24 Licensing medical marijuana stirs up trouble for states By Rebecca Beitsch, Stateline States have struggled with how to give out potentially lucrative medical marijuana licenses. Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch 8:14 How safe is super-concentrated marijuana? By PBS NewsHour Now legal in eight states, there are unanswered questions about the impact of recreational marijuana on public health. To maximize potency, pot can be purified for maximum THC, its psychoactive ingredient. But a lack of research and restrictions on these… Continue watching
Dec 01 Watch 2:38 A history of the American war on weed By PBS NewsHour On November 8, multiple states legalized marijuana for medical or recreational purposes -- so Joe Dolce’s new book on the substance's history in the U.S. is timely. Dolce argues marijuana's bad reputation is a result of political demonization, including an… Continue watching
Nov 25 Watch 9:13 What’s next for marijuana legalization By PBS NewsHour On November 8, multiple states legalized the use of marijuana for either recreational or medicinal purposes -- thus marking a major shift in U.S. drug policy. William Brangham speaks with Taylor West of the National Cannabis Administration and Jonathan Hudak… Continue watching
Nov 16 Denver voters first in the nation to approve pot in bars By Kristen Wyatt, Associated Press Denver voters have approved a first-in-the-nation law allowing willing bars and restaurants to give patrons the option to use marijuana. Continue reading
Nov 08 Death penalty, gun control, pot among ballot-measure issues By David Crary, Associated Press NEW YORK — Voters in some states weighed in Tuesday on several of most volatile issues facing America — gun control, marijuana legalization, the death penalty and the right of a terminally ill person to get a doctor's help in… Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch 7:53 Legal pot, gun control and other big ballot initiatives to watch By PBS NewsHour There are more than 150 ballot initiatives this year at the state level, capable of creating huge change for voters. Nine states are voting on the legalization of recreational or medical marijuana. Other measures concern gun control, the minimum wage… Continue watching
Nov 02 Marijuana legalization could reach a national tipping point on Election Day By Daniel Bush If a majority of the ballot initiatives pass, pressure would mount on the federal government to end its roughly 80-year prohibition of pot. Continue reading