California is in serious financial trouble, fueling the most recent push to legalize and tax marijuana to help balance the state budget.  But what’s left out of these calculations is the health and safety of the patients who rely on medical marijuana. While I am a supporter of medical marijuana, a decision to [...]

USA — The nation’s largest doctors group took a step toward supporting medical marijuana last week, urging the federal government to review marijuana’s status as a controlled substance in order to facilitate more medical research on the drug. ”This has, I think, profound implications,” said Greg Allen, a local attorney and longtime medical marijuana advocate. [...]

USA — It seems strange that we are just now, in the 21st century, applauding a call by the American Medical Association to see marijuana classified as something other than a Schedule 1 controlled substance, in the same category as heroin, ecstasy and LSD. The association believes the change would allow scientists and medical professionals [...]

Colorado — Todd Young is concerned. His lawyer assures him the grow operation and members-only dispensary he runs from a nondescript North Boulder warehouse is on the right side of the ambiguous regulations that constitute medical marijuana law in Colorado today. That doesn’t stop him from worrying about what will happen if he’s [...]

Colorado — With Tibetan art on the walls, a spacious sitting area with tasteful, modern couches, a small display of hand-blended herbal teas and salves, and complementary snacks and teas on a low table, there’s little to indicate the Boulder Wellness Center is a marijuana dispensary. Just the unmistakable smell of cannabis and a magazine [...]