Oct 16 Watch 10:21 California to vote on legalizing recreational marijuana By Saskia de Melker, Melanie Saltzman California, the first state to legalize medical marijuana 20 years ago, will vote in November on whether to legalize recreational use for people over the age of 21. With 39 million residents and the world’s 6th-largest economy, California’s status could… Continue watching
Jul 13 Watch 8:54 Medical marijuana research comes out of the shadows By PBS News Hour It was an unprecedented meeting of the minds and it happened at Harvard Medical School. The subject of April’s confab? Medical cannabis. Researchers suspect cannabis can do so many things, from fighting cancer to easing concussions and Crohn’s disease. There… Continue watching
Nov 03 Colorado school counselor warns Ohio voters to say no to legalizing pot By Jill Doty With each new state that legalizes marijuana, the agonizing effort to convince students of the quality of living a drug-free life goes up in smoke, says Jill Doty, a school counselor at Thompson School District in Colorado… Continue reading
May 23 Watch 9:07 Inside the legal crusade against Colorado’s marijuana laws By PBS News Hour Late last year, Nebraska and Oklahoma filed a federal lawsuit asking the Supreme Court to declare Colorado's marijuana law unconstitutional, due to an influx of pot illegally entering those states. Now, as the Supreme Court decides whether to take up… Continue watching
Mar 10 Rand Paul, two Senate Democrats try to legalize medical marijuana nationwide By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Two Democratic senators and a possible Republican presidential candidate are joining forces to push a bill to remove federal prohibitions on medical marijuana in 23 states where it's already legal. Continue reading
Feb 14 Illegal crossing: See the confiscated weed at the Colorado-Nebraska border By Hannah Yi Since Colorado started legally selling recreational marijuana just over a year ago, law enforcement along the Nebraska border are busier than ever, as eastward drivers attempt to leave the state with everything from rolled joints to psychedelic glass pipes to… Continue reading
Feb 14 Watch 8:50 Between a rock and a high place: How neighboring states struggle when pot becomes legal By PBS News Hour Since recreational marijuana became legally available in Colorado last year, officials say more pot is illegally coming through the border of states like Nebraska and Oklahoma, draining state resources as the number of arrests keeps growing. Now, the attorneys general… Continue watching
Jan 25 Colorado to federal government: Let our colleges grow pot for research By Andrew Mach Colorado colleges may soon begin growing their own weed -- that is, if a group of state officials have their way -- in order to study more in-depth the drug's health affects. Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch 8:12 Pot pioneer: More states, Native American tribes mimic Colorado’s marijuana laws By PBS News Hour The movement to legalize marijuana is spreading rapidly as the legal sale of marijuana for recreational use begins its second year in Colorado. This past November, Oregon and Alaska voted to legalize the possession and sale of recreational marijuana. Last… Continue watching
Oct 17 Why is marijuana not playing a bigger role in Colorado races? By Kristen Wyatt, Associated Press DENVER — Colorado has seen feisty debates this fall, with candidates in close races for governor, Senate and the U.S. House arguing over abortion rights, energy policy and the death penalty. Just don't expect any of them to talk much… Continue reading