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News about marijuana, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
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U.S. Won’t Prosecute in States That Allow Medical Marijuana
People who use marijuana for medical purposes and those who distribute it to them will not face federal prosecution, provided they act according to state laws.
Los Angeles Prepares for Clash Over Marijuana
Law enforcement officials and marijuana supporters disagree over how to regulate the dispensaries that have sprouted up.
Marijuana Is Gateway Drug for Two Debates
Marijuana’s increased potency is the opening for a debate on addiction, treatment and legalization.
Marijuana Advocates Point to Signs of Change
Advocates of legalizing marijuana are sensing increasing acceptance of the drug, as medicine or entertainment.
Dispensers of Marijuana Find Relief in Policy Shift
Officials disagree about the extent to which the attorney general’s statement that he would not authorize raids on medical marijuana dispensaries represents a policy shift.
Colorado: Halt Sought on Medical Marijuana Raids
Four state lawmakers trying to regulate marijuana dispensaries sent a request to Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. on Monday to stop raids on medical marijuana operations.
Colorado Asks US to Halt Medical Marijuana Raids
DENVER (AP) -- Colorado lawmakers trying to regulate marijuana dispensaries are asking the U.S. attorney general to stop raids of medical marijuana operations.
California: Lawsuit Challenges Medical Marijuana Crackdown
A lawsuit filed Tuesday challenges Los Angeles’s crackdown on medical marijuana dispensaries, claiming that it would force nearly all of them to close.
NATIONAL BRIEFING | WEST; California: Medical Marijuana Outlets Sued
Los Angeles authorities have gone after 21 medical marijuana dispensaries, arresting one owner and filing lawsuits and eviction orders against outlets. The actions on Thursday involved alleged violations of state and federal marijuana laws. Prosecutors filed lawsuits against three dispensaries and sent eviction notices to business and property owners involving 18 others.
California: Medical Marijuana Outlets Sued
The actions on Thursday involved alleged violations of state and federal marijuana laws.
California: Curbs on Marijuana Shops
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa of Los Angeles has signed an ordinance that will close hundreds of medical marijuana shops and banish the rest to industrial areas.
LA Mayor Signs Medical Marijuana Shop Law
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The mayor of Los Angeles has signed an ordinance that will close hundreds of medical marijuana shops and banish the rest to industrial areas.
California: Ballot Issue Gains Support
Backers of a statewide initiative to legalize marijuana said they would submit about 700,000 signatures collected statewide.
Medical Marijuana Lab Says It Was Raided by DEA
DENVER (AP) -- A Denver lab that tests medical marijuana says it was raided by federal drug agents and ordered to turn over patient and customer records.
Colo. Committee Backs Medical Marijuana Bill
DENVER (AP) -- The first attempt to regulate Colorado's medical marijuana industry has passed its first test at the Capitol.
California: Court Rejects Marijuana Limit
The State Supreme Court struck down a law that sought to limit the amount of marijuana a medical patient can legally possess.
Researchers Find Study of Medical Marijuana Discouraged
Despite the Obama administration's tacit support of more liberal state medical marijuana laws, the federal government still discourages research into the medicinal uses of smoked marijuana. That may be one reason that -- even though some patients swear by it -- there is no good scientific evidence that legalizing marijuana's use provides any benefits over current therapies. Lyle E. Craker, a professor of plant sciences at the University of Massachusetts, has been trying to get permission from f...
NJ Medical Marijuana Bill Is Signed Into Law
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine has signed legislation granting chronically ill patients legal access to marijuana.
