
As marijuana legalization in states like Colorado and Washington continues, marijuana farmers in Mexico are starting to see a steep decline in the profits their crops once fetched. Some growers report they’re seeing a decline in income as high as 70 percent, and they blame the popularity of higher quality legal marijuana in the U.S.
by Sylvia Longmire3 Jan 2016, 8:06 AM PST0

Medical marijuana dispensaries, brands and growing experts teamed up for the first-ever PotLuck Medical Cannabis Expo and Concert in San Diego on Saturday.
by Daniel Nussbaum16 Nov 2015, 12:00 PM PST0

On November 4, Mexico’s Supreme Court made a landmark—and highly controversial—decision, declaring that individuals should have the right to grow and distribute marijuana for their personal use. The ruling applies only to a single cannabis club that filed the suit, but may have initiated a domino effect that will pave the way for eventual marijuana legalization.
by Sylvia Longmire8 Nov 2015, 10:25 AM PST0

With Sacramento politicians desperate to find a new source of continuous tax revenue, the state’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Marijuana Policy has just published a study, “Pathways Report Policy Options for Regulating Marijuana In California,” as a precursor to sponsoring a 2016 ballot initiative to legalize recreational pot use.
by Chriss W. Street25 Jul 2015, 3:00 PM PST0

Morgan Freeman loves marijuana, and he doesn’t care who knows it.
by Daniel Nussbaum10 May 2015, 2:28 PM PST0

California marijuana enthusiasts will have the chance this month to break some long-held stereotypes and prove they can play sports too, when the “420 Games,” a kind of “stoner Olympics,” debuts in San Jose.
by Daniel Nussbaum8 May 2015, 11:48 AM PST0

For some in California, April 20th marks the 35th anniversary of Earth Day, a day to celebrate the environment and raise ecological awareness. For others. 4/20 is simply a day to get high on pot. The date–which is said to originate from a tradition among high school students in San Rafael of smoking marijuana at 4:20 in the afternoon– marks an unofficial day of appreciation for all things marijuana- and hemp-related–and a day of activism for legalization of the drug.
by Joel B. Pollak20 Apr 2015, 5:23 AM PST0

Marijuana locator app Weedmaps.com made a pair of million-dollar contributions on Friday to organizations working on legalization measures in California, an early sign that the cannabis industry will look to bolster its political clout ahead of the 2016 election.
by Daniel Nussbaum19 Apr 2015, 3:34 AM PST0

A new poll by the Public Policy Institute of California reveals a record level of support for the legalization of marijuana in the state.
by Daniel Nussbaum26 Mar 2015, 12:51 PM PST0

California attorney general Kamala Harris, who recently announced a run to replace outgoing Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA) next year, said Wednesday that she is “not morally opposed” to marijuana legalization in the state, calling it “an inevitability.”
by Daniel Nussbaum20 Feb 2015, 5:50 AM PST0

Mexican drug cartels may be raking in billions of dollars in profits every year, but new figures from both the United States and Mexican sources indicate marijuana from south of the border may be accounting for a much smaller share than before. Some drug war observers believe that legalization measures in certain U.S. states are causing not only a decline in marijuana smuggling, but a decline in Mexico’s homicide rate as well.
by Sylvia Longmire15 Feb 2015, 8:47 AM PST0

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, 72, told a standing-room-only crowd at the Aspen Institute that Colorado’s legalization of marijuana was stupid.
by William Bigelow8 Feb 2015, 1:51 PM PST0

Cheap, widely-available marijuana grown in the United States has caused demand for the drug to fall throughout the country, spurring Mexican drug cartels to increase their focus on the production and shipment of heroin and methamphetamine, federal drug seizure statistics indicate.
by Daniel Nussbaum12 Jan 2015, 12:09 PM PST0