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VAIL, Colorado — Pot dispensaries have come to Colorado’s Vail Valley. Some may argue these dispensaries make it an even happier place. But that misses the point. The pot in those dispensaries, while just as capable of happy-making as any other pot, is for medical purposes only. Got that? No sniggering allowed.While debate may yet rage [...]

LONG BEACH — A controversial item that critics have said would violate medical marijuana patients’ privacy rights is part of a proposal under review by the City Council, which would regulate medical marijuana dispensaries. The proposal was discussed Monday by the City Council’s Economic Development and Finance Committee, but the item was [...]

Arizona — A new drive has been launched to reduce the penalty for having small amounts of marijuana to a fine. Phoenix resident Dennis Bohlke filed the necessary legal papers to begin collecting signatures to put the measure on the 2010 ballot. The maximum penalty for those convicted of having four ounces of marijuana or [...]

VANCOUVER, B.C. — After flouting marijuana laws for decades, British Columbia’s so-called prince of pot turned himself in to authorities Monday to face extradition to the U.S. But Marc Emery was defiant until the end. “Plant the seeds of freedom. Over grow the government everyone,” Emery yelled as he was led away by sheriffs at [...]

But Afternoon Rally Stays Trouble-Free People again lit up for marijuana legalization in Keene’s Central Square Friday in a protest that’s given new meaning to the word “grassroots.” Drivers honked.  A sign proclaimed pot safer than prison.  Even the soldier statue in Central Square got into the act with a sign that read “4:20 Everyday.” [...]

From the outside, the farm looks like any other in the tobacco belt. The side windows on the old-style wooden kilns are open.  This year’s crop is visible, hanging upside down and turning yellow. The only clue that something is amiss is the greenhouse, its contents hidden by plastic sheets put up on the inside. [...]

Emery’s Jail Term Longer Than for Some Violent Crimes After two decades as Canada’s Prince of Pot, Marc Emery will surrender himself today in B.C.  Supreme Court and become the country’s first Marijuana Martyr. Emery will begin serving what could be as long as five years behind bars as Uncle Sam’s prisoner for a [...]

Nobody should shed any tears for Canada’s self-proclaimed “Prince of Pot.” Marc Emery was escorted out of B.C.  Supreme Court and into jail Monday to await extradition to the U.S., where he could serve up to five years in prison for shipping marijuana seeds across the border. Emery was indicted in 2005 along with [...]

Boulder, Colo. — Boulder County District Attorney Stan Garnett said Tuesday that the state’s medical marijuana laws desperately need more clarity, and he’s not interested in prosecuting cases that fall in the gray areas between legalization and prohibition of the drug. Enforcing marijuana laws is his office’s lowest priority, Garnett told the Boulder County commissioners. [...]

Santa Cruz — No smoking will be allowed at WAMMfest this year, after a planning mix-up has answered the question of whether to allow medical marijuana use during the San Lorenzo Park celebration on Saturday. Leaders of Wo/Men’s Alliance for Medical Marijuana said last week that they planned to go before the City Council today [...]