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California — A pot legalization bill heads to committee Tuesday with amendments that have made its language more conciliatory — although the bill still sets up a collision course with federal policy. Amid protest by supporters and opponents, AB 390 by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco, will get its first hearing in the Assembly Public [...]

Lawmakers on the California Assembly, Committee on Public Safety, voted 4 to 3 today in favor of Assembly Bill 390: The Marijuana Control, Regulation, and Education Act — which seeks to legalize the production, distribution, and personal use of marijuana for adults age 21 and older. The vote is first time since 1913, when California [...]

Assemblyman Tom Ammiano has vowed to reintroduce the legalization bill.California lawmakers took a historic first step toward legalizing marijuana when an Assembly committee approved legislation that would put the drug on the open market as a regulated and taxed product. read more

The sad case of Rachel Hoffman – a 23-year-old Florida State University student busted for marijuana possession, threatened into becoming a police informant, then murdered during a bungled drug sting – continues to play out in court. After being threatened with jail time for pot and agreeing to work for authorities, police officers gave Rachel [...]

[Editor's note: This article by Paul Armentano was published in Cannabis Culture Issue #72 in Fall 2008. Since then, Rachel's family has continued the fight for justice. Click here for the latest on the Rachel Hoffman case.] read more

Five activists filed a ballot initiative Monday that would legalize all adult marijuana possession, manufacturing and sales under Washington state law — one of the most sweeping efforts at marijuana reform playing out around the country this year. read more

New Jersey’s legislature passed a bill yesterday to legalize medical marijuana, and Gov. Jon Corzine has said he’ll sign it into law before leaving office next week. Marijuana is now legal for some patients in more than a dozen states. But, at least based on the Jersey bill, the rules seem to be getting stricter [...]

Dave Young reports. Jan. 11, 2010.

Dave Young reports. Jan. 11, 2010.

The Gilroy City Council is working on a ban of medical marijuana dispensaries opening in city limits.