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Washington, D.C. — It has been years in the making, derailed by Congress three times in about as many years, but medicinal marijuana could soon be heading to the nation’s capital. In 1998, voters in Washington put themselves near the forefront of the budding medical-marijuana movement when they voted nearly 7 to 3 for doctor-prescribed [...]

VANCOUVER — That sweet scent in the air during next month’s Olympic Games might be the smell of success. Then again, it could just be the weed. It will be far from business as usual for much of Vancouver during the Olympics, but marijuana advocates and police say the city’s laissez-faire attitude toward the infamous [...]

The Senate Health & Human Services Committee voted 6-1 Wednesday to back a bill aimed at preventing doctors from issuing medical marijuana recommendations to recreational users.

While Debate Over Medical Marijuana Continues, Jackson County Sees And Increase In Cardholders Next to the federal courthouse in downtown Medford, medical marijuana patients pass in and out of a nondescript building where cannabis is smoked, grown and exchanged between patients. In the lobby, something that looks like driftwood sits on a desk.  It’s the [...]

California — The Los Angeles City Council approved an ordinance on Tuesday that shutters roughly 80 percent of the nearly 1,000 medical marijuana dispensaries in the city and makes the use of marijuana in the remaining outlets illegal. The vote amounts to a major setback for backers of medical marijuana and a victory for community [...]

Los Angeles — The City Council gave final approval Tuesday to a much-anticipated ordinance that will close most pot dispensaries and curb the so-called “Green Rush” that swept through much of California in recent years. The ordinance, which passed 9-3, caps the number of dispensaries at 70 and provides guidelines that will push the clinics [...]

WHEN THE Assembly’s Public Safety Committee voted 12 days ago to approve the legalization and regulation of marijuana in California, knee-jerk reactions were sure to follow. This was only a first step toward legislation, but San Mateo police Chief Susan Manheimer quickly described the looming possibility as “mind-boggling.” John [...]

Washington, D.C. — A D.C. councilmember introduced a bill last Tuesday that would open five medical marijuana dispensaries in the District. Councilmember David Catania, I-At Large, introduced the bill, which would implement a 1998 D.C. initiative that called for legalizing medical marijuana. The bill, Initiative 59, was approved by 69 percent of voters, but was [...]