Why did Prop 19 fail? 6 theories
California's ballot initiative to legalize marijuana attracted loads of international attention and celebrity support. So why didn't it pass?
Californians have snuffed out a ballot initiative that would have legalized pot and created a framework for taxing purchases, with approximately 54 percent of the state's voters opting against it. Why despite dramatic celebrity endorsements, seven-figure donations... More
Marijuana activists vs. Prop 19?
Many who battled for years to legalize the drug for medicinal use have come out against the ballot measure that would decriminalize its recreational use. Why?
The video: Proposition 19, the groundbreaking California measure to legalize marijuana, has been a notoriously polarizing initiative — even within the community of pot activists. Many who led the fight to legalize medical marijuana — including Ryan... More
Zach Galifianakis' 'dramatic' Prop 19 endorsement
The popular comic lights up a joint on 'Real Time With Bill Maher' during a discussion of Prop 19. Was that a good idea?
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The video: "People think [marijuana] is taboo still," said Zach Galifianakis in the midst of a discussion about California's Proposition 19 on HBO's Real Time With Bill Maher last Friday. Then the actor/comedian suddenly produced a joint from his pocket and, in... More
Will California's Prop 19 pass?
The trailblazing pot-legalization measure remains a close call in the polls. Which way will Golden State voters go?
California's Proposition 19 has become something of a national obsession, since no other state has gone this far toward legalizing marijuana. Prop 19 would make it legal, as far as California is concerned, for anyone over 21 to possess and grow a small amount of... More
Marijuana ads: Savior for the newspaper business?
Where medical marijuana is legal, newspapers are seeing a big jump in ad revenue, thanks to pot-related businesses. Is this good or bad for journalism?
Newspapers have fallen on hard times, but in some states they are receiving a surprise "revenue blessing" — ad sales connected to medical marijuana. "This is certainly one of the fastest growing industries we've ever seen come in," says Scott Tobias, president... More
Why California decriminalized recreational pot: 5 theories
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a law that treats possession of an ounce of marijuana about as harshly as a parking violation. Why now?
Getting busted for having an ounce or less of marijuana in California is no longer that big a deal, or even a crime, under a new law signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. Instead of facing a misdemeanor charge, people caught will a small amount of pot — an... More
Does Prop 19 deserve to pass?
Voters soften to the idea of legalizing marijuana in the state, but politicians, law enforcement leaders, and newspapers are united against it
A ballot measure that would legalize — and tax — marijuana in California gained some ground just one week before the start of early voting, with 49 percent of the state's voters now saying they support Proposition 19. Just 42 percent say they are opposed... More
Marijuana: A gateway drug after all?
Obama's "drug czar" says pot is to blame for a surge in illicit drug use, but some disagree
Illegal drug use has risen to the highest level in nearly a decade, according to a federal government study released last week. The uptick in overall illicit drug use was "driven in large part by the use of marijuana" and a broadening public perception that the... More
The mom who gave her baby pot
A video of a 2-year-old smoking marijuana has bloggers outraged, and the child's mother facing prosecution
The video: A Cincinnati, OH, mother could face up to 11 years in jail after police discovered a cell phone video of her 2-year-old daughter smoking what appears to be marijuana. Prosecutors say Jessica Gamble gave the toddler the pot, and videotaped the incident... More
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